Photo by James Bareham / The Verge The official release of Android O must be getting close, as Google has … More
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The Galaxy Note 8 might be announced on August 23rd
James Bareham / The Verge We reported on a rumor last month that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 would be announced in … More
RED is making a $1,200 smartphone with a ‘holographic display’
High-end camera maker RED has just announced a premium smartphone called Hydrogen One, and the headlining feature is something the company is … More
Moto X4 photo leaked, showing dual cameras and curved screen
Twitter Evan Blass A new leaked photo of Lenovo’s new Moto device has surfaced, coupled with a report on detailed specs and … More
LG might be working on a mini G6
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge LG released its newest flagship, the G6, in April this year. Now, it seems … More
LG V20 leak shows the Android phone is keeping its second screen
LG’s V20 is set to debut on September 6th, but mobile leaker Evan Blass has already got his hands on … More
The Xperia Z3 isn’t even two years old yet, but it’s not getting Nougat
I’m tired of Sony making me look bad. I spent 3,000 words two years ago talking up the Xperia Z3 … More
Lenovo will preload Microsoft Office, Skype, and OneDrive on its Android devices
Microsoft has announced that its software will be soon be preloaded onto some of Lenovo Android devices. Productivity apps including Microsoft … More
Android will notify you when new devices access your Google account
Android users will now get a notification if a new device is added to their Google account, replacing the email … More
The Superbook is a $99 laptop shell for your Android phone
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Google is making better apps for the iPhone than for Android
Here’s a thing I didn’t really expect to write: I’m finding that I enjoy Google’s apps more on iOS than … More
Xiaomi’s Redmi 3S and 3X are cheap and come with fingerprint sensors
Xiaomi disclosed details on two new phones that it’s releasing this month: the Redmi 3S and 3X. Both are low-priced … More
Share on Facebook (2,232) Tweet Share (13) Pin (7) Developer Nick Lee has earned himself a reputation for putting weird and wacky operating systems on Apple gadgets, including Windows 95 on an Apple Watch. Now, he’s gone the practical route of bringing a full-fledged version of Android to the iPhone. There’s just one catch: you need a special, 3D-printed smartphone case to make it work. Lee decided to clone the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and make a custom version of Android Marshmallow he could run on a board he bought himself. He then 3D printed an iPhone-sized enclosure he found on Thingiverse, and combined the board, a battery, a boost converter, and resistor to make a lightweight case. At first, it was quite bulky, resembling a brick you’d be more likely to have seen in a cellphone store 15 years ago. But after slimming down the design, Lee was able to craft an enclosure not too much larger than your standard smartphone battery case. He also included openings for HDMI and USB ports, as well as a SD card slot. In his YouTube demonstration, Lee appears to slip a light sheet of plastic over the components before placing an iPhone on top. He also appears to boot Android by way of a custom Tendigi app on the iPhone’s home screen. Tendigi, where Lee works as CTO, is a mobile design and development studio in Brooklyn, and Lee uses its iOS app to communicate with the case and load his custom version of Android on an iPhone 6S’s display. The whole process here took many days, Lee says, and it’s not exactly practical. But it is a fascinating look at both the ingenuity it took to perform this feat and the lengths at which you have to go to get even a custom open-source version of Android running on Apple’s flagship phone.
Developer Nick Lee has earned himself a reputation for putting weird and wacky operating systems on Apple gadgets, including Windows 95 … More
Would you pay for Android updates?
Being an Android device manufacturer has to be one of the most thankless jobs in the world. Each day, you … More