Android Port on Meizu M8 Coming Along Nicely

Err0r · 11-10-2009

When we first reported on Android coming to Meizu M8 in June, we honestly didn't have high expectations.

Meizu's international fans have been working hard porting the system on their own over to the Meizu M8. They've come a long way, already having a working Android port on the system that anyone can download and try. The video below shows the Android port running on Meizu M8.

For more information, pictures and download, visit the Meizu M8 Android Project Page!

Update: Rumor has it that Meizu has been internally testing Android and will release a dual-boot solution similar to that created by the Meizu Me community to the public in the coming months. Source

marcovgent · 11-10-2009

Great work!

Keep up the good work!

r3wDy · 11-10-2009

anyone could install it its easy.
but its still unusable as we work ond drivers for wlan and gsm

Stopthewar · 11-10-2009

Originally Posted by r3wDy

anyone could install it its easy.
but its still unusable as we work ond drivers for wlan and gsm

you have any idea how long it will take to manage wlan?

MetalKing · 11-10-2009

But Andorid will work ONLY IN LANDSCAPE MODE?

Loonix · 11-10-2009

once the drivers for the tilt-sensor are figured out maybe it can be freely rotated.
but until then, yes. this test-version is landscape only.

r3wDy · 11-10-2009

dunno, im working on it :P
It a question of getting s3c SPI drivers to work

kakabuda · 11-11-2009

Yes but, now too i have didn't have a good exprience, Android don't have wifi, phone bluetooh, basically nothing.

evow04 · 11-11-2009

yes true but,
if we were meziu engineers and we´d have their resources on the hardware it would all be running.
Reverse enginering builds are not that easy to do with just a few guys who work on building drivers

so or we have patience, or we receive resources from meizu/other, or we have more people working on the drivers : it will be done.

edit, you should really be checking who are working on the android builds, that are really only the guys who are part of this forum.
can´t find any other people on other forums who are busy with it atm.

rori · 11-12-2009

Originally Posted by evow04

...you should really be checking who are working on the android builds, that are really only the guys who are part of this forum.
can´t find any other people on other forums who are busy with it atm.

Absolutely correct!!!!
And if anywhere, US, Asia, Europe, etc.,....there will appear a 100% working Android on Meizu M8, it´s only because of you guys !!! TOP WORK !!!!!

Soliduz · 11-12-2009

first thank you guys for working that but i think j. wong had a ultra special secret team where they work on Android

they only to hide for the other mobile corporation, forget the other OS (symbian, webOS etc.) j. wong come with Meizorid

......sarcasm, i still luv it

no really i thank you, guys for all support

kadajawi · 11-13-2009

Cool

Too late for me though, I've already bought an Android phone. However I wonder what you guys are going to do about the buttons... my Android has 6 (not counting the volume ones), and you do need them. Ok, the search button maybe not, but the rest... home will probably be the big button in the center, but what about menu? Or back? The OS is designed around them, without using the phone might be a bit difficult...

nicojoy69 · 11-14-2009

Bad news : i had to return my m8 for repair (no service RRRHHH) or i hope replacement !! with a SE version !

good news : i chek this forum and can see ANDROID is running on the phone !

So I cannot stand to get my phone back to try THIs !!!!

THANK YOU ALL GUYS FOR THIS BIG GOOD WORK !!!

Cu

evow04 · 11-15-2009

Originally Posted by kadajawi

However I wonder what you guys are going to do about the buttons... my Android has 6 (not counting the volume ones), and you do need them.

If i am correct those keys are not really needed cause they are just some 'shortcuts' to system actions. It is like for example all those pmp´s that are coming out, most of them do not have so much keys either.

btw what android phone do you have? you like it?

nicojoy69, hopefully you have it back soon to get started ;-)

Eliot · 11-20-2009

I Would Love To Run Android On An M8.

evow04 · 11-20-2009

Originally Posted by Eliot

I Would Love To Run Android On An M8.

Hi Eliot,

did you allready had a look here? If you have issues with it you can post here.

goodluck!

SoulspeedX · 11-22-2009

If I run Android on an M8 the excitement might cause my heart to rupture.

SteveMB93 · 11-26-2009

Another reason for me to buy a Meizu. Too bad I don't have any money to buy one.

12-01-2009

does it only work landscape, if that then no

stofffel · 12-01-2009

Originally Posted by Unregistered

does it only work landscape, if that then no

scroll down on the main site (meizume.com). There is a picture of android in edgewise mode. I don`t know if edgewise is the right word but you know what i mean. (turned 90 °)