Re:Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone
by cookiengineer on Sunday July 14, 2024 @07:23AM
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Same here, same here.
All Blackview and CAT models were insanely bad when it comes to their software, and I couldn't get them to run any self-built ROM and neither any GSI image so I gave up on my dream of an open rugged phone, too :(
In the BV case I even tried using the MediaTek root-mode exploit, but didn't have success booting any compiled kernel because lots of drivers are messy in their firmware.
Re:Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone
by exe34 on Sunday July 14, 2024 @03:44PM
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i miss the bv, if you drop it, you worry about your foot and the pavement.
Re:Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone
by wkat4242 on Monday July 15, 2024 @05:27AM
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Yeah and the company behind CAT phones (bullitt) is now bankrupt so they will no longer provide any support.
Re:Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone
by sadboi31 on Monday July 15, 2024 @10:05AM
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The Moto Z2 Force is great but it does seem as if it is slowly losing some support. I've dropped mine from a bike going 30+mph multiple times and have dropped it on the concrete (no case) more times than I can count.
I gave up on rugged phones for this, I got a pixel 5 and a rhinoshield, which has survived over a year so far, although I don't just throw it around like I could with the bv7000. that phone was the smartphone equivalent of an old Nokia 3310.