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by Chris Parsons
Feb 03, 2011
Samsung has released the Android 2.2 source code for the Rogers Samsung Captivate. Anyone who may be interested in making some ROMs or just checking out the source codes a bit can head on over to the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2011
For you folks who like to go lurking around source code, HTC has released the kernels for the EVO Shift 4G, and the Froyo update for the myTouch 3G. They'll be missing some of HTC prop...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 13, 2011
Samsung has released the Android 2.2 source code for its Fascinate 3G+ for Telus. Anyone interested in poking around Sammy's code can head over to its Open Source Release Center and enter the model nu...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 10, 2011
You've got to feel for Xperia X10 owners. They spent most of 2010 stuck on Android 1.6, and so far 2011 has brought the news that the device will never get an official update to Android 2.2 Fro...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 30, 2010
For you coding types: HTC has released the source code for the latest maintenance update to the Evo 4G. That's the one that added the Swype keyboard, Kindle and Blockbuster apps, and NOVA&n...
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by Chris Kerrigan
Dec 27, 2010
Good news for all of you G Tablet users out there -- the kernel source has now been released by ViewSonic, in compliance with the General Public License (GPL). For those of you who are not exactly sur...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 13, 2010
Any developers fancy digging into some code? If so, LG has released the source code for the LG Optimus T for all you developers out there. Although this was noted last week in our forums, we were wai...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 03, 2010
If you have a hankering for some Evo 4G Eclair source code (yeah, that's Android 2.1) for whatever reason, HTC's put it up on its dev site. Chances are most of us don't need this. But if you're i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 30, 2010
HTC has released the source code for the Legend's Android 2.2 Froyo update. No, that doesn't mean you have to download something all over again. It means that modders now have access to the offi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 22, 2010
Samsung's wasting no time with its dual-screen Continuum, releasing the source code just days after the phone became available. Again, unless you're the modding type (as in someone who pieces together...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 18, 2010
HTC this morning released source code for a trio of Android phones: the long-awaited first look at the myTouch 4G, plus the latest maintenance updates for the T-Mobile G2 and the Droid Incredibl...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 14, 2010
Samsung has released the open source portions of the Galaxy Tab operating system and made them available for download. Of course, much of their software isn't open source, so don't expect to see...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 09, 2010
LG has released the required source code for the Optimus S, a mere two days after the handset was released for sale. In the era where getting source code for open-source, GPL products sometimes ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 02, 2010
We've got a trifecta this morning in the source code stakes, with HTC releasing code for the Desire Z, T-Mobile G2 and a maintenance release for the Droid Incredible. As always, certai...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 25, 2010
For you tinkering types, HTC just released the source code for the Desire HD. As always, some proprietary code will remain under wraps. That's not going to mean much if you don't like taking apar...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 14, 2010
Good news for your tinkering types: HTC has released the source code for the Desire Z, one of the phones with the new HTC Sense. Of course, some proprietary code is still under wraps, but we can get ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 16, 2010
Merely a week after launch, Samsung has released the source code for the Verizon Fascinate. That's par for the course for Android, and any proprietary code will have been stripped out. But if yo...
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by Kyle Gibb
Sep 09, 2010
Releasing the source code for phones seems to be all the rage these days (as well as being required under Android open-source agreements), and Dell has just shown its hand. The Dell Streak sourc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 05, 2010
Part of working with Android means that manufacturers have to release the source code for their devices (minus the proprietary stuff, of course), and Samsung has coughed up its code for the Sprint E...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 11, 2010
Late last night HTC released a torrent of code -- kernel sources for the Aria, the Evo 4G update, the Incredible update, and the Wildfire; plus the FRF91 system image for the Nexus One (Happy dance).&...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 30, 2010
Not to be outdone by the competition, Motorola has released the open-source portions of the source code for the Droid X, too! All this open-source licensing agreement following is getting me tea...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 30, 2010
Samsung loves open source -- today they have sent out an e-mail to interested developers with a download link to the open portions of the Captivate and Vibrant source code. (see our Captivate review h...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 26, 2010
On July 24, the online code hosting and storage site GitHub hit a huge milestone -- 1 million projects hosted. That's a whole lotta source code! GitHub is important to Android, as many of ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 05, 2010
Better late than never, HTC has released the Linux kernel source code for the HTC Evo 4G and both GSM and CDMA HTC Hero updates. This should allow the development community to address and improv...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 03, 2010
HTC late last week released its kernel for the Droid Incredible (along with the Eris and Legend) giving chefs another platform on which to cook customs ROMs. That said, we're still waiting on th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 12, 2010
If you're the type of person who's into Android source code -- and let's face it, you probably are -- then you should know that Motorola's had the source for the Backflip available for a week now. Now...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 01, 2010
For those of you into the cooked ROM thing (check out our FAQ if you're new to that), HTC has just released its source code for the Verizon Droid Eris. What's that mean for you? It's a clean set of c...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 22, 2010
Sprint ROM cookers are foaming at the mouth this morning as HTC has released the source code for the Sprint Hero. That means better ROMs, built from the same zeros and ones as HTC. It likely won't co...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 14, 2009
Though the Android 2.0 'Eclair' SDK has been available for quite some time and the Motorola DROID runs Android 2.0 perfectly, the Android 2.0 source code has been kept under wraps for some parti...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 23, 2009
We've received news that HTC has just made the HTC Hero kernel source code public. For the average Android user, this isn't big news but for those who like to dib and dabble, tinker and mod thei...
