The Android scene has created a LineageOS 20 build geared towards the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2, bringing these two relics of the past up to date.
The habitual lifespan of an Android device is between two and three years, although these days it’s not uncommon for high-end devices like the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra to offer up to four years of updates guaranteed. In any case, it is no longer necessary to change phones every year, we no longer live in those times.
In any case, it should be noted that we talked about official support above. When you turn your head Opinion… Things change. Extended support for custom ROMs thanks to the community extended well over 4 years. Just look at this news comes to us from XDA Developerswhere they tell us that the mythical Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 You got a dose of Android 13.
Android 13 for two habitual relics
Thanks to LineageOS 20, both of these old devices have been given a modern dose, despite not being any younger. it is Unofficial build of the latest version of the well-known ROM. Why not officially? Because the LineageOS team is not behind it, although those who created it took it as a base.
This must now be remembered It’s only been a month since Android hit 13 AOSP. In a short time many things cánido be done (in sight), but the managers and collaborators of what was formerly known as CyanogenMod are involved in the active development of the twentieth version of its ROM; There are no official versions yet. On the other hand, LineageOS 19 it wasn’t official until early 2022So it may be a while before we see the same for version 20.
As you cánido imagine, it is a construction in its early stages of development. This means features like NFC, Bluetooth audio on calls, microSD card support, and network monitoring won’t work. Hopefully all of these errores will be fixed over time.
So were the first devices in the Samsung Galaxy Note series
In the unlikely event that you still own one of these devices, we owe it to you to let us know These are very old devices. If you install 2022 programa on 2012 hardware, performance may not be great.
The then impressive specifications of these terminals nowadays they are very short: The Galaxy S3 had 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, while the Note 2 had 2GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It’s great for breathing new life into old devices, but it might borders on necromancy in this stadium.
Using the backlink to the source we left at the top of this article, you cánido go to XDA Developers and download the necessary archivos. Custom ROMs may not be as habitual (or necessary) as they used to be, but it’s always fun See the scene is still alive.