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This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
Samsung Droid Charge – Released May 14, 2011; Motorola Droid X2 – Released May 19, 2011; Motorola Droid 3 – Released July 7, 2011, shipping with 2.3.6 Gingerbread; Motorola Droid Bionic – Released September 8, 2011; Motorola Droid Razr – Released November 11, 2011; Motorola Droid Razr Maxx – Shipping January 26, 2012
In January 2018, BlueStacks announced the release of the BlueStacks + N Beta, running on Android 7 (Android Nougat).This was notable as most Android emulators were running Android 4.4 (KitKat) at that time. [20] This version was powered by an upgraded "HyperG" graphics engine that enabled the use of the full array of Android 7 APIs.
Android x86 (ver. 4.0) on EeePC 701 4G. Android-x86 is an open source project that makes an unofficial porting of the Android mobile operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance to run on devices powered by x86 processors, rather than RISC-based ARM chips.
This rollout began on August 3, 2010, and updates the phone to Android 2.2 build number FRG01B. Another update for the Droid began on August 24, 2010, and it included some minor bug fixes. This update's build number is FRG22D. [31] A third update was released on December 6, 2010, with a version number of 2.2.1 and a build of FRG83D.
Verizon Wireless announced the first firmware upgrade for the Droid Bionic, version 5.5.893, on 8 December 2011. The update was pushed to a limited test group on 9 December 2011, with plans to release it as an over-the-air (OTA) update package at a later date.
Using the Android emulator that is part of the Android SDK, or third-party emulators, Android can also run non-natively on x86 architectures. [157] [158] Chinese companies are building a PC and mobile operating system, based on Android, to "compete directly with Microsoft Windows and Google Android". [159]
Java ME phones have a larger market share than BREW-enabled handsets. Java ME is widely used in Europe, while BREW is primarily used in the U.S. and Japan. [citation needed] One of the initial advantages of BREW was that Verizon made it easy to purchase applications from the phone, while most Java ME carriers did not. However, most carriers of ...