frontpage.
newsnewestaskshowjobs

Open Source @Github

fp.

Open in hackernews

ask HN: How do I run Android 15 on a system with Andr 12 vendors?

3•KinetiNode•6h ago
Hi HN, I'm trying to Flash a new OS onto my old smartphone that was provided by my college.. I removed the MDM softwares that come pre installed using adb so im good to go but there are some problems im facing ,

I want to use a higher android version (currently on android 12) , my device is fully VNDK compliant and supports project treble. Since there is no actual custom ROM for my specific device i need to use GSIs (generic suystem images) I found one GSI (CrDroid GSI) that should work fully.. According to AOSP and project treble any version of android should work on my device even if the system vendor is stuck with android 12. But practically you can only go like 2 versions ahead before things start breaking. i want to use android 15 but its ourt of reach. Ive asked several AIs for this too and they just say "Deal with it" , I mean not wrong but is there any work around?? (If you want to know HOW GSIs does this then im more than happy to explain in comments)

Thanks!

Comments

yulu123•5h ago
I don't think its possible. Even if you choose a GSI that is supposed to work on old vendors some things will still break.
KinetiNode•5h ago
Thanks

See in yourself. Then, evolve at sleek.silisleek.com

2•silisleek•10m ago•0 comments

Best way to avoid bloat and AI – selfcontaining OS

4•bialamusic•1h ago•0 comments

Ask HN: What's Your BHAG?

2•sudo_cowsay•1h ago•0 comments

What is the downside of coaching that I may not be seeing yet?

2•ikut3hva•1h ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Anyone still do work on Intel Macs?

19•senor_digimon•13h ago•17 comments

Ask HN: When will ChatGPT Voice be able to control my phone?

2•spapas82•4h ago•4 comments

What if we learned languages like we acquired our first?

6•Salim_wariz•5h ago•5 comments

Created a network that combines Hacker News and geniuses at one place

2•silisleek•6h ago•3 comments

ask HN: How do I run Android 15 on a system with Andr 12 vendors?

3•KinetiNode•6h ago•2 comments

Jc Zig

2•jczig•6h ago•0 comments

Ask HN: I still don't understand why AI agents need "skills"

12•skeptic_ai•12h ago•12 comments

Tell HN: Amazonbot aggressively scraping my website and ignoring robots.txt

18•pera•17h ago•14 comments

Ask HN: How are you using AI to learn?

6•mfalcon•15h ago•12 comments

Ask HN: Am I the only one getting so many cursor ads?

3•alexander2002•3h ago•2 comments

A daily estimation game where the crowd's answer fights an AI

2•holdthelineworl•4h ago•0 comments

AI will always find a difference

3•ghassenfaidi•12h ago•0 comments

Ask HN: How do you make people notice the cameras watching them?

3•bogomil•5h ago•2 comments

Ask HN: Best Blogging Platform?

5•asxndu•16h ago•5 comments

Tell HN: HackerOne Announces Mandatory identity verification

17•0xmattf•1d ago•1 comments

Which web browser has no AI?

10•lilerjee•17h ago•11 comments

Ask HN: Should organizations be allowed to have all types of personl data(X.com)

4•dfps•18h ago•0 comments

Ask HN: What did you learn last month? (July 2026)

14•bhu1st•1d ago•11 comments

Ask HN: When did we go from agentic loops to graphs?

4•grandimam•19h ago•2 comments

Ask HN: How did your boss's behavior change with the rise of AI?

8•aredirect•1d ago•9 comments

Everything that happens in a US airport is under duress

16•dfps•1d ago•22 comments

Strategic Oil Reserves Down to a Record Low Two-Week Supply

19•megamike•2d ago•20 comments

Wyro – Draw a backend on a canvas, export TypeScript with no lock-in

5•Paaul01•23h ago•1 comments

Ask HN: When a post of yours does well, do you know why?

5•john_builds•1d ago•5 comments

OpenAI Usage Reset 4th time in 7d

2•bavovna•1d ago•4 comments

Ask HN: What's the Point of Your Startup?

9•sawyers•1d ago•18 comments