Android newbie

[Bm4n]

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[Edusoner]

Hello! The truth is that I am also a bit new to Android, I have bought a tablet and the same, trying out Android to see how it is!

[Elfo]

Welcome to the world of Android, little one. Since you mention that this may be a preliminary experience to get something better in the future, I'll share my point of view...

In August it will be 3 years since I have my Samsung Galaxy S 1 (they are on the 4th already). Despite the fact that it lacks a flash on the camera, I have never been "outdated" thanks to the community behind it, especially the Cyanogenmod team, who make an "distribution" of Android for a multitude of free mobile phones and tablets (or more free than Android "by default" and definitely more free than what manufacturers usually package) that, in addition to letting you tinker with everything you want and more (governors, memory management, overclocking, development functions...), provides a great "base" experience for you to then personalize to your liking.

What do I mean by this? That for my next mobile, that is, when my SGS blows up or I lose it (because I've grown fond of it xD), the first thing I'll look for is that it's supported by the Cyanogenmod team. In fact, one day I would like to get a decent tablet. And yes, the first thing I'll do is see if the Cyanogenmod team supports it.

Having said that, you will see that there are many other similar projects, forks, individual communities regarding a single device, a bit of everything, the fauna in Android is rich and varied. Enjoy the journey!

[cobito]

@Elfo:

Welcome to the world of Android, little one. Since you mention that this may be a preliminary experience to get something better in the future, I'll share my point of view…

In August it will be 3 years since I have my Samsung Galaxy S 1 (they are on the 4th already). Although it lacks a flash on the camera, I have never been "outdated" thanks to the community behind it, especially the Cyanogenmod team, who make an "distribution" of Android for many phones and tablets that is free (or freer than Android "by default" and definitely freer than what manufacturers usually package) that, in addition to letting you tinker with everything you want and more (governors, memory management, overclocking, developer features,...), provides a great "base" experience for you to then customize to your liking.

What do I mean by this? That for my next phone, that is, when my SGS blows up or I lose it (because I've grown fond of it xD), the first thing I'll look for is that it is supported by the Cyanogenmod team. In fact, one day I would like to get a decent tablet. And yes, the first thing I'll do is see if the Cyanogenmod team supports it.

Having said that, you will see that there are many other similar projects, forks, individual communities regarding a single device, a bit of everything, the fauna in Android is rich and varied. Enjoy the journey!

Well Elfo, I'm glad to read from you again. Thanks for sharing your experience, I'm going to take a walk through that developer community you mentioned to see what they say.

[Elfo]

@cobito:

Elf Man, I'm glad to read you again. Thanks for sharing your experience, I'll take a walk through that developer community you mentioned to see what they say.

Let's see if I can afford to stop by here more often, because since the last time I said I'd be back, a few months have passed :facepalm: Nothing that a subscription by mail to remind me weekly can't fix ;D

Getting back to the Android topic... One good thing that came out of the Android licensing controversy and the "Google pack" apps (which includes everything basic to use the phone) was that communities like Cyanogenmod or AOKP (AOKP.co: About) were created, which is a "remaster" of the original AOSP (Android Open Source Project, Android Developers).

Just look at how things are that in January Cyanogenmod hired the founder of AOKP: Cyanogen hires AOKP founder Roman Birg - Android Community

I've been a bit disconnected from the Android world for a couple of months, thanks in part to the fact that the last stable Cyanogenmod update for my phone (the 10.2, based on Android 4.3.1; the 11 is already available) is working so well that I've forgotten about tinkering with it for months xD But I'm planning to try a Cyanogenmod "clean" of official Google apps, including replacing the Play Store with F-Droid (F-Droid · ).

Cheers!