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Ask HN: Android OS with Linux level customisation

2•KinetiNode•1h ago
Hello HN, I've been working with Android from the past few weeks and I have noticed that android is nowhere near customisable like linux. So I've decided to develop a custom ROM that has exactly this. A fully customizable android with linux level customization. Before I even start this project what are the most technician limitations for this project? Why has noone done this before? I would love to see critiques and why this doesn't work , I'm still learning android so I'm not too sure why it might not work. Thanks!

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mohanz•1h ago
I believe I've tried that back to the age of android 6 and successfully turned one of my old phone to a mini server. However I'm not sure whether the current versions it would be easy to even bootload and config the moving parts yourself. What is your primary use case?
1970-01-01•57m ago
>working with Android from the past few weeks

>Why has noone done this before?

This is a joke.

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