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I did search for it in google, and I did read the wiki about it over and over, but still there are questions in my mind on what this "cyanogenmod" does.
does it replace the OS in my phone? Is it compatible for my phone? etc., can someone explain to me what this cyanogenmod is and what does it do? thanks
Android is open source like Linux so custom versions of the OS can be made. Cyanogenmod is a version of Android that mostly resembles the stock Android experience on Nexus devices. Many phones ship with a skinned version of Android and come bundled with bloatware apps that can't be removed. By installing cyanogenmod the phone gets a cleaner and usually faster Android experience which many power users prefer. But since its an unofficial build not all hardware may work unless there is a stable build for that device. It all depends on what device you have as there must be a build for it, you can't use a build for another device even if the hardware is similar.
my phone is called Candy Chat Cherry Mobile, is this phone compatible for this cyanogenmod?
Cherry Mobile Candy Chat specs:
2.4″ resistive screen @ 240×320 pixels
Full qwerty keypad
Dual-SIM, Dual-standby
MediaTek 416MHz processor
256MB ROM
128MB RAM
up to 16GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g
GPRS/EDGE
Bluetooth 2.1
1.3MP camera
FM radio
Android Froyo 2.2
Yes it is technically compatible with "cyanogenmod"! But you can't really get many functions in your mobile! And you need build your version to get "cyanogenmod" coz if I'm right there ain't support for your device! Don't go to that much trouble just stick with what you have!
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So if JellyBean comes out for that specific device would that mean a final CM10 would be available for that specific device?
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So if JellyBean comes out for that specific device would that mean a final CM10 would be available for that specific device?
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If the device maintainer doesn't stops halfway, then yeah you'll get one. :good:
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So if JellyBean comes out for that specific device would that mean a final CM10 would be available for that specific device?
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I extremely doubt that a ldpi phone with a 415mhz CPU and with a resistive touch screen will get know! But fingers crossed!
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So I was wondering about Android Jelly Bean, here are my phone specs:
512 MB ROM
256 MB RAM
CPU MTK6573 650MHz+ARM116-507MHz
Android 2.3.4
if there is anything more you need to know, I will reply, since i can't post outside links.
Now what i wanted to know is if my phone could support Android Jelly Bean, if it can, how can I install it.
I really hope that answers won't be something like "I don't know" or "you can't install it"
If anyone can help me, please do. Much appreciated.
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So I was wondering about Android Jelly Bean, here are my phone specs:
512 MB ROM
256 MB RAM
CPU MTK6573 650MHz+ARM116-507MHz
Android 2.3.4
if there is anything more you need to know, I will reply, since i can't post outside links.
Now what i wanted to know is if my phone could support Android Jelly Bean, if it can, how can I install it.
I really hope that answers won't be something like "I don't know" or "you can't install it"
If anyone can help me, please do. Much appreciated.
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Well... you can... as long as your device has a custom rom that run based on CM10... and a swap partition with at least 512 MB ram.
LG gt540 has the same specs and it can run ICS (dunno about JB).
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Well... you can... as long as your device has a custom rom that run based on CM10... and a swap partition with at least 512 MB ram.
LG gt540 has the same specs and it can run ICS (dunno about JB).
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I read that JB demands even less than ICS, so new question:
What the hell is CM10, how can I check if I have it, or install it (if it is possible), and
What "swap partition" are you talking about, what is that?
As a PC engineer, I have to say that I have no ****ing clue what you just wrote.
If you're phones not popular enough chances are you won't be able to get jelly bean, purely because no developers have made a ROM for it.
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If you're phones not popular enough chances are you won't be able to get jelly bean, purely because no developers have made a ROM for it.
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Well my phone is from China, a site called Dhgate
I wouldn't agree with you considering that you can find plenty of phones with both JB and ICS
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Well my phone is from China, a site called Dhgate
I wouldn't agree with you considering that you can find plenty of phones with both JB and ICS
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How do you expect to find a JB rom for your phone if nobody has developed for it ? You haven't even given the name of it.
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How do you expect to find a JB rom for your phone if nobody has developed for it ? You haven't even given the name of it.
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You're right, I'm sorry. My phone name is X15i you can find it on Dhgate, just add this:
/x15i-4-3-inch-quad-band-android-2-3-capacitive/p-ff808081353bfcc301355fff686e1141.html
I thought considering that one android version can be installed on all sorts of phones the specs of my phone would be enough, since it doesn't have a company manufacturer (samsung, lg, etc.) but a Chinese phone. If they can install Android operating systems on other Chinese phones, I'm sure that there is a way for me to install another Android on my phone.
On a computer, when you install an OS, you don't look for manufacturers and developers, you look for hardware specifications. You can't install Windows 8 on a Pentium III and expect it to run smoothly, instead you put Windows 95.
The problem is I don't know whether JB is Win 8 or Win 95 and will my phone support it.
It all depends whether someone port jellybean to your device.
BTW which device do you own
Kung-Fu-Panda said:
I read that JB demands even less than ICS, so new question:
What the hell is CM10, how can I check if I have it, or install it (if it is possible), and
What "swap partition" are you talking about, what is that?
As a PC engineer, I have to say that I have no ****ing clue what you just wrote.
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CM10 is a custom after market firmware based on Android 4.1 It's basically JB with a lot of features and improvements. You can check if anyone has made it by using Google. Also it doesn't matter what company made the phone, but if no developer made a custom JB ROM for it then you're out of luck. With Android it's a bit different than with computers as far as OS installation goes. And for your swap question, the windows counterpart would be Page file.
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You're right, I'm sorry. My phone name is X15i you can find it on Dhgate, just add this:
/x15i-4-3-inch-quad-band-android-2-3-capacitive/p-ff808081353bfcc301355fff686e1141.html
I thought considering that one android version can be installed on all sorts of phones the specs of my phone would be enough, since it doesn't have a company manufacturer (samsung, lg, etc.) but a Chinese phone. If they can install Android operating systems on other Chinese phones, I'm sure that there is a way for me to install another Android on my phone.
On a computer, when you install an OS, you don't look for manufacturers and developers, you look for hardware specifications. You can't install Windows 8 on a Pentium III and expect it to run smoothly, instead you put Windows 95.
The problem is I don't know whether JB is Win 8 or Win 95 and will my phone support it.
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When you install Windows on a PC you have access to multiple drivers (even generic ones) for all the hardware that comprises the PC, no driver then that piece of hardware won't function. An Android build includes the necessary "drivers" for a specific device so you need a build built specifically for your device for everything to work.
Your phone, by looking at specs would not support Jelly Bean. The processor isn't fast enough to run it very smooth in my opinion. As said before, swap partition (windows page file) would fix the RAM issue because JB would never be able to run on only 256MB. Look around on Google for a ROM for your phone but honestly, the most I see your phone running smoothly and without problem based off its specs is Gingerbread and MAYBE Honeycomb but that's it.
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Shawn said:
Your phone, by looking at specs would not support Jelly Bean. The processor isn't fast enough to run it very smooth in my opinion. As said before, swap partition (windows page file) would fix the RAM issue because JB would never be able to run on only 256MB. Look around on Google for a ROM for your phone but honestly, the most I see your phone running smoothly and without problem based off its specs is Gingerbread and MAYBE Honeycomb but that's it.
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The specs aren't that bad to be honest. Its a dual core/CPU phone and there are single core 600MHz phones running ICS just fine.
RAM is definitely and issue although even with 256MB it should run okay provided you don't use too many apps. My old X8 runs ICS and JB decently with only 192MB usable RAM. And Thad bit about honeycomb is irrelevant seeing as its a tablet OS.
Have a look around on the Chinese forums, there should be a ROM lying around or at least instructions on how to root
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Also it's impossible to run a Honeycomb ROM simply because there aren't any. Google never released the source for it.
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Also it's impossible to run a Honeycomb ROM simply because there aren't any. Google never released the source for it.
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No it got released along with ICS. One of our devs even managed to make a honeycomb ROM for the X8 lol.
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Android aint like a pc you that can install any os. Android phones need os like ics or jellybean to be made by the phone manufacturer. If there's a dev for it, it can make a custom one like cm10,aokp, or muie, by hacking it, to run all hardware in phone.
Technically the stock honeycomb version is a ROM. Also, I know it's a tablet OS but I'm saying from a hardware specification perspective it would run it. And as said, source was released.
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Hi,
I'm willing to buy a new Android phone.
I'm not so excited about the prices of current flagships models (S3, S4, Nexus, HTC One, etc.) but I like their hardware (obviously!).
About one month ago I discovered a whole bunch of Android phones from China. Their specs are amazing (beside the processors, MTKXXXX).
What I'm asking here is:
is there a phone from these China makers which has:
- a decent processor (not MTK series)
- current flagship phones hardware (1-2gb ram, quad core processor, decent front/back camera, various sensors, etc.)
- availability outside China (I'm from Italy)
- support for custom roms (like Cyanogenmod or any AOSP/AOKP)
?
Thank you
Take a look at Oppo, Meizu and the like. They have great specs and some models are made not only for China but for the rest of the world as well.
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thanks would like to see them...so why people buy sony,htc ecc yet?
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Biggest reason that most don't buy those phones is there is no trust of knock off devices.
OP you may find roms for them on other sites but you will not find any here.
Wayne Tech S-III
cippa lippa said:
thanks would like to see them...so why people buy sony,htc ecc yet?
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Also, not all of the Chinese smartphones are intended for external market.
Thank you for your answers.
I've asked this question because I'm interested in having a decent piece of hardware (I don't care if it's a knockoff of another phone or if it has original design) AND a ROM that is not the original one. I've read they're full of chinese bloatware and bugs, so the combination I'm looking for is a decent hardware and a rom made by other developers than chinese one (a cyanogenmod?)
But if there is no support here at XDA for any of these phones I think it's not worth to buy any one of those phones.
Bootlaoder language written in chinese
Hi,
I wanted to install ROM but after putting the tablet in bootloader mode, I discovered the language is Chinese. I took picture and is attached here. Any help interpreting or changing to English? This is just frustrating.
It one of those generic tablets made by Speed. The model is MB-Z5S.
Is there a ported ROM available for the Nexus 5 from the Goophone i5s or i6? I looked at these and I'd actually like to try them out to see how smooth they'd run on a more powerful phone. Either that or an equal iOS mimic ROM would be nice if there's one already released. Sorry if this has already been asked, but I couldn't find anything.
no.
in general, roms that are ported from one phone to another, do not run smooth and are buggy, thus the nature of a port. anyways, why would someone want to go in reverse, go from the latest available backward to something worse? and there arent any ios mimic roms for the nexus 5, its kinda funny that you even asked, as many people buy nexus devices to get as far away from ios as possible. your closest choice would be a miui rom, but thats not the same either,
You're not going to find a 'iOS mimic' ROM. And it will NOT run smoother if we had it available.
iOS runs the way it does so smoothly on their devices because the software is optimized to best match the hardware. Android has vary different hardware and uses native code way different than ios so you'd get either one of two things. A really really buggy laggy iOS ROM or an ok performing (and this would be with the 805 SOCs or anything newer and better) iOS ROM.
miui is your closest bet or use different launchers with some xposed modules along with these to make your device somewhat look like an idevice.
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You're not going to find a 'iOS mimic' ROM. And it will NOT run smoother if we had it available.
iOS runs the way it does so smoothly on their devices because the software is optimized to best match the hardware. Android has vary different hardware and uses native code way different than ios so you'd get either one of two things. A really really buggy laggy iOS ROM or an ok performing (and this would be with the 805 SOCs or anything newer and better) iOS ROM.
miui is your closest bet or use different launchers with some xposed modules along with these to make your device somewhat look like an idevice.
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What he said about MIUI. iOS is a closed source operating system, its pretty much impossible to port iOS over to a Android device and then they'd have to work on getting the App Store etc etc all that working. It most likely won't happen and if it does, I'm sure Apple would send a cease and desist.
What I suggest the OP to do if you really must do that, download a ROM with CM Theme Manager and use this theme alongside Xposed modules http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2631573
I have a goophone i6 rooted, and i would love to see this device running cyanogenmod, does anybody knows if it is possible? I always like the iphone design from the outside but i love android cyanogenmod rom, any help will be apreciated thank you
soskey22 said:
I have a goophone i6 rooted, and i would love to see this device running cyanogenmod, does anybody knows if it is possible? I always like the iphone design from the outside but i love android cyanogenmod rom, any help will be apreciated thank you
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same here
would be nice to have it as native android, because there is alot of bugs in the "ios7" rom
soskey22 said:
I have a goophone i6 rooted, and i would love to see this device running cyanogenmod, does anybody knows if it is possible? I always like the iphone design from the outside but i love android cyanogenmod rom, any help will be apreciated thank you
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stainlessdk said:
same here
would be nice to have it as native android, because there is alot of bugs in the "ios7" rom
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Then get an iPhone.
This is the Nexus 5 section.
GooPhone i6
soskey22 said:
I have a goophone i6 rooted, and i would love to see this device running cyanogenmod, does anybody knows if it is possible? I always like the iphone design from the outside but i love android cyanogenmod rom, any help will be apreciated thank you
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Can you possibly tell me where to find the info to root the GooPhone i6... (Newbie Here)
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Can you possibly tell me where to find the info to root the GooPhone i6... (Newbie Here)
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Google it. This is a nexus 5 section.
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CodemasterRob said:
Is there a ported ROM available for the Nexus 5 from the Goophone i5s or i6? I looked at these and I'd actually like to try them out to see how smooth they'd run on a more powerful phone. Either that or an equal iOS mimic ROM would be nice if there's one already released. Sorry if this has already been asked, but I couldn't find anything.
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Hi, there is no ported ROM currently for such devices as of this month, as the the Stock ROM has only been released recently. But I do have link where to download the Goophone I6 Stock ROM. From there, I think you'll have to work on porting it yourself.
Link for Stock Goophone I6 ROM:
http://www.needrom.com/download/goophone-i6
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I have a goophone i6 rooted, and i would love to see this device running cyanogenmod, does anybody knows if it is possible? I always like the iphone design from the outside but i love android cyanogenmod rom, any help will be apreciated thank you
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I have actually done research and this is actually possible, provided only that you know how to extract it's recovery IMG and Kernel. Take note that you'll have to be aware of the MTK platform of your device, as there are a lot of iPhone 6 clones out there running on different platforms.
Anyways, if you are interested in creating a custom mod recovery for this device, I have a link that just might help you:
Link:http://www.chinaphonearena.com/foru...575-MT6515-MT6577-MT6517-MT6589-MT6582-MT6592
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Yes there is
Please click here to go and download the Stock software for both goophone i6 versions (plastic and metal)
Why would anyone want a port like this, especially with lollipop arriving? Take discussions to goophones to the proper forums, we need no goo here.
This is a nexus forum for nexus people. We'll have no goophone here.
You need to be British to get that reference.
We can close this thread now. I think either my understanding of what a Goophone is or what I wanted was wrong, but either way I think MIUI would be my best bet if I wanted an interface similar to iOS to switch things up for a while. That's all I was really asking for. Thanks guys.
I got a Project Tango tablet from work, it has k1 tegra chipset and it is stuck on original firmware, which is android 4.4.4 and doesnt performs very well on normal tasks as far as it is very powerfull hardware. Any chance I can upgrade it with custom firmware? Maybe shield tablet which has similar hardware without the special sensors?
Last time I had the tango (back in July 2016) there were no custom firmware/rom for it. I would check out the Tango Devs group on G+ to see if anyone has created an update for it.
Any news about this? Any help would be much appreciated.
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First off you are going to need root the device. Then a custom recovery. Then you can think of customs ROMS if you can work out the hardware and the appropriate drivers.
Just because it has the same processor as the Shield does not mean that all the other hardware is the same.
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First off you are going to need root the device. Then a custom recovery. Then you can think of customs ROMS if you can work out the hardware and the appropriate drivers.
Just because it has the same processor as the Shield does not mean that all the other hardware is the same.
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Thanks, the process is crystal clear, I just wanted to know if anybody already advanced anything in this device, but it feels as there is no progress at all, so It will be worth to sell this nearly new tablet and buy another device with more community working with it. A shame, with 128Gb emmc, 4Gb RAM and a powerfull processor...
It would be great if we could get any assistance from Google on this, I highly am doubtful they will release kernels but it is worth trying to petition them to release them, or anything of value towards this, to the community. The hardware is excellent on the tango Dev tablet, but at this point the software is absimal, and, as is, barely functions. I find most software cannot run and constant glitches make using it worse than a contemporary generic device despite an excellent touchscreen and the tegra processor.
I have rooted my Tango tablet, but what hopes do we have of a community rom running any newer version of Android? (5.1+) The shield tablet has similar hardware and could maybe be used as a base to develop from, as the basic kernel will be similar. anyone determine what wifi/Bluetooth hardware is on board the tango?
Come on Google, help us get full functionality and release the kernels!
Is there any one behind this project?
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It would be great if we could get any assistance from Google on this, I highly am doubtful they will release kernels but it is worth trying to petition them to release them, or anything of value towards this, to the community. The hardware is excellent on the tango Dev tablet, but at this point the software is absimal, and, as is, barely functions. I find most software cannot run and constant glitches make using it worse than a contemporary generic device despite an excellent touchscreen and the tegra processor.
I have rooted my Tango tablet, but what hopes do we have of a community rom running any newer version of Android? (5.1+) The shield tablet has similar hardware and could maybe be used as a base to develop from, as the basic kernel will be similar. anyone determine what wifi/Bluetooth hardware is on board the tango?
Come on Google, help us get full functionality and release the kernels!
Is there any one behind this project?
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if you want the development of the kernel at least started, make the kernel start logs. use the program syslog from Google Play for example.
I completely forgot that I found and downloaded the source code of the kernel on this tablet. The kernel is there version 3.10.24. With a strong desire, it could easily be adapted to the modern kernel 3.10.96.
I have the possibility of getting this tablet sub $100 and would be extremely interested if a newer Android could be loaded here. Or even maybe something like UBports (formerly Ubuntu Touch)
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I completely forgot that I found and downloaded the source code of the kernel on this tablet. The kernel is there version 3.10.24. With a strong desire, it could easily be adapted to the modern kernel 3.10.96.
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I can't find this source anywhere, could you upload a copy? I know a few people, myself included are looking for it. Someone else who is looking https://plus.google.com/u/1/+GregWillardr3pwn/posts/V1K5XDBtKig
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I can't find this source anywhere, could you upload a copy? I know a few people, myself included are looking for it. Someone else who is looking https://plus.google.com/u/1/+GregWillardr3pwn/posts/V1K5XDBtKig
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They have been with me for so long that I don’t remember exactly where I downloaded them from. I remember that it was some kind of official site about the project of tango.
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They have been with me for so long that I don’t remember exactly where I downloaded them from. I remember that it was some kind of official site about the project of tango.
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So you don't know exactly if these were the most recent version of the source?
If these are not the latest, it's better than nothing. I'm going to share these with that other guy and on reddit. Thank you for uploading these.
For anyone following this, the latest kernel appears to be here https://github.com/r3pwn/android_kernel_google_yellowstone
Hi guys, orginal Android 4.4 is still the latest Rom available, correct ?
HI.. I need the ROM stock for this device, Someone?
Hi again.. I found this on github, someone know something about this project?
NVIDIA AOSP device tree for building Project Tango Android 7.0
https://github.com/Project-Google-Tango/android_device_google_yellowstone
Anonikat I looked at that too. How great would that be? A 7.0 N even if I'd loose some Tango functionality. I'd just like it as a regular tablet, personally.
ShapeShifter499 said:
I have the possibility of getting this tablet sub $100 and would be extremely interested if a newer Android could be loaded here. Or even maybe something like UBports (formerly Ubuntu Touch)
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Closest I've seen so far that seems functional for the most part is LineageOS 15.1 (Android 8.1) that's listed as an unofficial release in this forum.
Here is TWRP recovery project for this device https://forum.xda-developers.com/sh...overy-project-tango-k1-atap-twrp-3-2-t3901519