Dev group TEAM M.A.D have managed to secure the kernel source code for the Jiayu S3 and S3 Plus and even bring an Android 6 based ROM for the phones.
As a general rule of thumb Mediatek devices donāt generally have their source code released. According to GPL rules, Mediatek are required to release source code however they havenāt been very free with code in the past. Not releasing code is actually the model of their business and means that phones donāt get updates/the latest Android versions and forces people to buy new phones to get the latest Android features.
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But this might be all about to change thanks to Team M.A.D. The dev team have just confirmed that they have the code for the MT6752 based S3 and the MT6753 based S3 Plus. Not only have they got the code but they have released it too!
If that wasnāt enough then the team have already started work on custom ROMS for the phones based on Android 6.0.1. These ROMs include CyanogenMod 13, Paranoid Android and AICP.
Itās great news to finally see Mediatek releasing code for phones, but it has taken TEAM M.A.D 1 year of lobbying to get the code! Perhaps in the future Mediatek will be more forthcoming?
Those of you wanting the source code can download it from Github here.
All of my respect are theirs!
“Perhaps in the future Mediatek will be more forthcoming?” Nope. Mediatek = China and China = Quantities and Quantities = cheap prices
I am not complaining, it’s just how they do business.
Just one small problem with your theory.
Mediatek is from Taiwan not China.
Haha… brilliant!
But Taiwan is a part of China isn’t it?
Depends who you ask, according to China yes. According to Taiwan no. For economic purposes they are a separate entity.
Nope, Just historical claims. They are 2 very different country. Hong Kong and Macau in the other hand, yes but with special ruling, having it’s own independent governing. Special administrative states.
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All of my respect are theirs!
“Perhaps in the future Mediatek will be more forthcoming?” Nope. Mediatek = China and China = Quantities and Quantities = cheap prices
I am not complaining, it’s just how they do business.
Just one small problem with your theory.
Mediatek is from Taiwan not China.
Haha… brilliant!
But Taiwan is a part of China isn’t it?
Depends who you ask, according to China yes. According to Taiwan no. For economic purposes they are a separate entity.
Brands like Mediatek, HTC and Asus aren’t considered Chinese products.
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Nope, Just historical claims. They are 2 very different countries. Hong Kong and Macau in the other hand, yes but with special ruling, having it’s own independent governing. Special administrative states. HTC, Asus, Gigabyte, Wistron and Foxconn are from Taiwan too.
I am a JIA yu S3 owner. This M.A.D has taken this phone to another level with RC roms and now they are killing it with awesome three rom’s.
I am a JIA yu S3 owner. This M.A.D has taken this phone to another level with RC roms and now they are killing it with awesome three new rom’s.
Finally a good cheap phone. Up until now, only Elphone P8000 was dirt cheap with passable specs and released sources, Jiayu is a better brand, so I welcome a second member to the “piss poor yet w Sources” category.
Finally a good cheap phone. Up until now, only Elphone P8000 was dirt cheap with passable specs and released sources, Jiayu is a better brand, so I welcome a second member to the “piss poor yet w Sources” category.