Elephone want to attract more devs, will release 5.1 source code for P8000

Elephone are hoping to attract a larger audience of developers by releasing the source code for the Elephone P8000.

The Elephone P8000 is the upcoming phone to launch of the every growing Elephone range. The 5.5-inch FHD device boasts 3GB RAM, Samsung camera and a rear fingerprint scanner and runs Android 5.1 from the word go.

Elephone are already known for providing various custom ROMs for their phones, and now want to attract more developers by releasing the Android 5.1 Lollipop source code for the P8000 at launch. As far as we are aware this is the first time a Chinese phone had its source code released at launch, allowing developers around the world to build their own custom installs for the phone.

Anyone wanting to try their hand at a custom P8000 ROM needs to get in touch with Elephone for more details.

[ Cngdgt, Elephone ]