Motorola Moto G8 Plus, Nubia Mini 5G, and Realme 1/U1 Android Pie kernel sources are now available

Kernel sources for the Motorola Moto G8 Plus, Nubia Mini 5G, and the Realme 1/U1's Android Pie builds are now available for download.

By  Skanda Hazarika Jul 28, 2020

Publishing the kernel source of an Android-powered smartphone is needed for the OEM to comply with the GNU General Public License v2, and it also helps third-party developers to build custom recoveries and ROMs for that device. An ideal kernel source release should be accompanied by appropriate commit history, and all the dependencies are expected to be properly documented. While we don't expect every OEM to maintain such high-quality control, even a partial release should be enough for experienced developers to get the ball rolling. Manufacturers like Motorola and Nubia have a good track record of releasing kernel sources and they have now posted kernel sources for the Moto G8 Plus and the Nubia Mini 5G, respectively. Realme, on the other hand, has released a revised kernel source package targeting the Realme 1 and the Realme U1.

Realme 1 and U1 updated with December 2019 security patches, and more

The Realme 1 and Realme U1 update brings the latest security patches, dark mode toogle, improvements to the stock launcher and Notification Center and more.

By  Kishan Vyas Dec 12, 2019

Earlier this week, Realme rolled out updates to the Realme X2, 5, 5S and C2, bringing November security patches, dark mode quick toggle, and more to these devices. Now, the company is rolling out a new software update to last year's budget smartphones: Realme 1 and Realme U1. The update brings the latest security patches, improvements to the stock launcher and Notification Center, and also fixes known issues reported by users.

Realme 1, U1, C1 and Realme 2 will not be updated to ColorOS 7 and Android 10

In a recent tweet, Realme has confirmed that the Realme 1, 2, U1 and C1 won't be receiving updates for ColorOS 7 and Android 10.

By  Pranob Mehrotra Dec 2, 2019

Late last month, Realme revealed the ColorOS 7 release timeline for a few of its devices. As per the schedule, the Realme 3 Pro, XT, X, 5 Pro, and X2 Pro will get ColorOS 7 based on Android 10 in the first quarter of 2020, with the Realme 3, 3i, 5, 5s, and 2 Pro to follow in the second quarter. Lastly, the Realme C2 was scheduled to get the update in Q3, 2020. The company has since opened ColorOS 7 beta recruitment for its flagship X2 Pro, with plans to roll out the stable update by January 2020. At the time, the company didn't reveal whether the update would be released to older devices. But now, it has officially announced that the Realme 1, 2 U1, and C1 won't be receiving the ColorOS 7 update.As reported by The Mobile Indian, in a recent tweet Realme has confirmed that the aforementioned devices won't be receiving the Android 10 update. The tweet came from the company's official support handle for the Indian region in response to a query from a user. This new information falls partially in line with a post on the Realme Community from earlier this year, in which an admin stated that the Android 10 update probably won't be released for the Realme 1 and 2 Pro. Thankfully though, the recently released update timeline confirms that the Realme 2 Pro will receive the update sometime in June next year. However, the Realme 1, 2, U1 and C1 won't get the same treatment. These four devices were initially released with Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box and have already received ColorOS updates based on Android 9 Pie.