Android firmware for Meizu M8?

Do anyone know about Android firmware for M8, cause recently no one is talking about it.
I remember Jack promised a same firmware like in M9 to be used in M8 for testing purposes.

Thanks

http://www.meizume.com/modding-devel...-releases.html

but nothing simple or supported your saying?

He didn't promise the same firmware for M8. They only decided to provide the necessary drivers and some support from engineers to help the development of an Android firmware.
M8 is very different from the M9 in terms of specifications so it wouldn't be possible.

Hi,
I were asking about an official Android firmware, not the one that you provided the link for.
I just remember that there were some news that it would be an official android firmware developed by Meizu.

thats what i hope, a meizu produced android firmware for m8, since most of their users have m8 at the moment.

i would even pay up to 100RMB for it

Originally Posted by Rabsi1

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i would even pay up to 100RMB for it

€10.65 or $14.94?

I'm just trying to understand here something...Is it really so hard to make an Android firmware for M8, if they already prepared one for M9?
Now, most of the time they changing the body of M9 and the graphic interface of FW maybe, i don't think that it's took a lot of effort to make an Android work on M9 hardware.
So to make it work on M8 hardware will be even easier know.
What is for sure, that it much easier then takes to LBE team.
Hope Meizu will think about it

Originally Posted by yagor81

I'm just trying to understand here something...Is it really so hard to make an Android firmware for M8, if they already prepared one for M9?
Now, most of the time they changing the body of M9 and the graphic interface of FW maybe, i don't think that it's took a lot of effort to make an Android work on M9 hardware.
So to make it work on M8 hardware will be even easier know.
What is for sure, that it much easier then takes to LBE team.
Hope Meizu will think about it

The problems are the driver to create a full Android on M8

Originally Posted by yagor81

I'm just trying to understand here something...Is it really so hard to make an Android firmware for M8, if they already prepared one for M9?
Now, most of the time they changing the body of M9 and the graphic interface of FW maybe, i don't think that it's took a lot of effort to make an Android work on M9 hardware.
So to make it work on M8 hardware will be even easier know.
What is for sure, that it much easier then takes to LBE team.
Hope Meizu will think about it

God, the hardware on the M8 is completely different.
It takes even longer to get android on the M8, because a lot of things need to be optimized because of its 'slow' processor.
Creating a phone(hardware) is rather easy, creating good and reliable software is NOT.
Try to learn some C/C++ and you will know that this isn't easy AT ALL.

It might be more then this;
remember that Meizu made a deal with MS to get Wince at a bargain price. There might be a clause in their contract that prohibite the use of other OS on the M8 series.

So drivers will not be the problem since they got all documentation from their hardware supplier.

also I want to state that it would be in some way a suicide for Meizu to official bring out android for m8, cause why the hell would you want to buy m9 if the only real new features will be a faster CPU and 3G?

Originally Posted by evow04

It might be more then this;
remember that Meizu made a deal with MS to get Wince at a bargain price. There might be a clause in their contract that prohibite the use of other OS on the M8 series.

So drivers will not be the problem since they got all documentation from their hardware supplier.

also I want to state that it would be in some way a suicide for Meizu to official bring out android for m8, cause why the hell would you want to buy m9 if the only real new features will be a faster CPU and 3G?

You forgetting here something - a lot of people buying new phones because of new look and new hardware (more fast) even though a software is the same, like it was for sony-erricson...many years it was same soft with minor changes. BTW, M9 will have a GPS also, don't it? It's another reason to buy it.
Anyway, the reason i started this topic, was because i was sure that Meizu talked about releasing Android FW for M8, for testing purposes...but i think it was when M9 announced, so actually a long time ago

Originally Posted by LVL

God, the hardware on the M8 is completely different.
It takes even longer to get android on the M8, because a lot of things need to be optimized because of its 'slow' processor.
Creating a phone(hardware) is rather easy, creating good and reliable software is NOT.
Try to learn some C/C++ and you will know that this isn't easy AT ALL.

I learned C/C++, so i know how hard is to create software, and even harder to test it the way, till everything works well. But here, the software (i mean the core) is already written, all it needs, is to optimize it to work on different hardware. I know, is not so easy, but it's not the same as to write a code from the beginning.

Originally Posted by yagor81

You forgetting here something

Yes that´s true, but not all of us want those extra options.

For example, I don´t use 3G; even though i got a free & unlimited 3G pack on my sim card from work. Reason I don´t use it is cause it kills a battery fast. Same with GPS, A-GPS is crap and I´ve got a build in GPS in the car.

So honestly I am happy with the M8, it looks good, has a decent standby time and all options i want (TS, internal memory,..)
Only downside I know is that TS sometimes sucks, ánd the reception isn´t that great however my current SE has a better one the FE.

So for me (and many more) a decent Android build would mean a new perspective and yet an other reason to keep it since it would be able to do so much more then now:-)

Now back on topic:

Meizu talked about releasing Android FW for M8, for testing purposes...but i think it was when M9 announced, so actually a long time ago

Indeed, they mentioned it, but they also promised to run older CE software ánd a Mobile Office application. Never saw one of them :-)

Originally Posted by evow04

So for me (and many more) a decent Android build would mean a new perspective and yet an other reason to keep it since it would be able to do so much more then now:-)

I just hoped that Meizu will be on our side here (M8 users)...i bought mine M8 a year ago, so for buying M9 i will have to sell old one, and no body here, in my country knows what is Meizu M8 - will make me a hard times to sell it.
Maybe the replacement program will be a good one - I definitely want Android.

Originally Posted by evow04

Indeed, they mentioned it, but they also promised to run older CE software ánd a Mobile Office application. Never saw one of them :-)

Yeps, here you right...It was always hard to trust Jacks words

Originally Posted by evow04

also I want to state that it would be in some way a suicide for Meizu to official bring out android for m8, cause why the hell would you want to buy m9 if the only real new features will be a faster CPU and 3G?

Are you being sarcastic?

Originally Posted by HondaRacer

€10.65 or $14.94?

does it matter? but it would be some incentive to put meizu through some work to create an m8 android firmware minus small things such as gps and 3g.

Original Mail from Ramon:

Dear Sir,

How are you!

We don't have plan to develop Android based system for M8.

Regards,

2010-11-03
Meizu

Originally Posted by meizu_michael

Original Mail from Ramon:

Dear Sir,

How are you!

We don't have plan to develop Android based system for M8.

Regards,

2010-11-03
Meizu

I wouldn't rely much on what customer support has to say. Wong is the CEO, and he recently said that Meizu won't be leaving M8 users without Android in some form; or something to that effect. Logically, Wong would be the first to know of any decisions Meizu makes, because he's the one that makes those decisions; not Customer Support.

I'm not defending Meizu, though. I seriously doubt the M8 will officially get Android anytime soon since their priority is on the M9 now.

Originally Posted by Source

I wouldn't rely much on what customer support has to say. Wong is the CEO, and he recently said that Meizu won't be leaving M8 users without Android in some form; or something to that effect. Logically, Wong would be the first to know of any decisions Meizu makes, because he's the one that makes those decisions; not Customer Support.

I'm not defending Meizu, though. I seriously doubt the M8 will officially get Android anytime soon since their priority is on the M9 now.

NOOO, wong has idea's
And wong is BIG dreamer.

M8 will not get official android, if jack is smart, jack would advice people to buy the M9....