This time, we are all set for an official release without going through an unofficial release of LineageOS 22.1
As always, thanks to @Ankit_Siddhapura for the support and to @fwg-cag for the last minute intimation on some blockers.
Let’s collect and discuss any potential issues, blockers and feature requests(from device side) in this topic. Use Official bugreport channel to report bugs.
Few important notes:
This could as well be the last update due to really old 4.9 kernel.
Update to proprietary blobs and firmware files shall happen as soon as there is a new FPOS release.
Here are the collection of relevant external links:
Micro-G for LineageOS : popular as an open-source alternative to the Google Mobile Services (a.k.a. Google Apps). They also provide monthly builds of LineageOS for FP3 with Micro-G patches included.
For developers: AOSP , the original open-source part of Android, and a handy code-search site .
If you would like to express your thanks to the maintainer by means of hard currency, please visit my Ko-Fi page: TeamB58.
Thanks to all users for your support. I really hope to see you all soon with LineageOS 23!
Ok, so it seems that dk1978 have abandoned the development. It’s sad, but @TeamB58 thaks for what you do. When the microg version will be compiled I will upgrade (⌐■_■)
Just an additional comment: If you are a microG-user or want to support microG users, you can help filling the beaconDB-map location map: https://beacondb.net/
I’m just a little confused: can we expect an Update for LOS23 or not? (you doubt that in the beginning regarding the old kernel 4,9, but you hope to see us all soon with LOS 23)
LOS 23 would be for Android 16, which is now in beta. So LOS23 on any device would not be out soon…
It would be a shame, but as long as the security updates still come, I dont care too much about not having the current Android.
Lineage will not give any guarantees, but this table might allow you to do the math about how long Android 15 is probably going to last you (“red” versions are not provided with security updates anymore):
hello everyone, before talking LOS 23 and Android 16, LineageOS team decided to split QPR in different LOS versions like now with 22.1 for A15QPR1.
Maybe should we consider QPR updates as breaking as new major releases.
So Android 15 will be supported only for three years, maybe four. All because the difficulty to upgrade the kernel. It sounds a mantra, but I hope the next model will gain mainline support. Thanks to @TeamB58 for his efforts.
FP3 when released did not have most performant chips at that time.
Now, also smartphones chips have improved in that term.
I guess Google expected standard for Android 15 is now higher than what FP3 have (most 2019 smartphones are now EOL for upgrades, Fairphone being a -good- exception here).
Sadly, smartphones industry is still in a quick planned obsolescence for old devices.
The now new 7-year support given by Google and Samsung only affects high-end smartphones (and only for new released devices).