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Replicant 4.0 0003 images release
It has been two months since the last images release and we decided that it was time to release another batch of images. These are still based on Android 4.0. First, it comes with support for the Galaxy Tab 2 … Continue reading
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Replicant 4.0 0002 images release
Since some progress was made lately, we decided to release a new set of images. The new features available in this release are mostly camera support for the Galaxy S2, accelerometers support for the Nexus S and Galaxy S2 and … Continue reading
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Replicant 4.0 SDK release
It was brought to our attention that the Android SDK is now being released under an overall proprietary software license. In the past, we already had to release a free software SDK, back in Replicant 2.2 times, because the Android … Continue reading
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Replicant 4.0 0001 images release
After months of working hard to bring Replicant to the next upstream release, we are proud to announce the release of the Replicant 4.0 0001 images. This new release comes with support for both new devices, such as the Galaxy … Continue reading
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Replicant 2.3 0005 images, fixing the USSD vulnerability
Earlier this week, we were noticed that an USSD vulnerability was discovered in Android. After doing a bit of research, we came to understand the nature of the vulnerability: intents can basically dial a number and start a call without … Continue reading
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Replicant 2.3 0004 images release
Even though we didn’t update the homepage for a long time, we are still actively working! Lately, a big part of the work was focused on adding support for the upcoming Goldelico GTA04. We strongly encourage the use of the … Continue reading
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New set of Replicant 2.3 images, including Galaxy S support
As it was announced a few weeks ago, we are now releasing a new set of Replicant 2.3 images including Galaxy S support. Nexus S support was also improved, mainly on the modem part (there is now basic data support). … Continue reading
Galaxy S support is upcoming
Back when we were just getting started with Nexus S, a lot of people asked us to add support for Galaxy S, which is a very popular Samsung device running Android. It was quite hard to handle porting multiple devices … Continue reading
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Wiki and tracker are now powered by Redmine
Replicant web services are kindly hosted by the Oregon State University Open Source Lab. Recently, they asked us to consider switching from trac, which was powering our wiki and tracker, to redmine, another engine providing the same services. The reason … Continue reading
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Nexus S status update, with new images
The work on the Nexus S was started in July 2011. At the time, we just discovered that the modem uses a Samsung-specific protocol. On the Android architecture, communication with the modem is done via the RIL (Radio Interface Layer). … Continue reading