Oh, just imagine the possibilities! The Lumia 525 was one of the many handsets that Nokia released back in the days when things were looking up for the Windows Phone platform.
And though we have moved far away from that time, developers continue to tinker with this handset.
One senior developer over at the XDA Developers forum even managed to run Android 6.0 Marshmallow on the Nokia handset — we are talking about sideloading the Google operating system on a device that is three years old.
Going by the name of 'banmeifyouwant', the developer explained the process involved. And it begins by completely removing the Windows Phone and UEFI elements from the handset. Then comes the process of flashing the Qualcomm Little Kernel Boot Loader, TWRP or TeamWin Recovery Project.
This is a custom recovery method for Android devices, by the way.
And then comes the fun part, deploying a port of the CyanogenMod 13.
Do all that, and you get this:
Of course, successfully sideloading this version of Android on the device does not translate to everything working as expected on the Lumia 525 — areas like Wi-Fi and the modem cause a number of issues.
But the important thing is that the display works as expected after a little calibration
According to the developer, the port is still in Alpha, which is another way to say that some minor quirks will be experienced and need to be fixed. The good news is the developer plans to release the installer and source code, in due time.
And better yet, the port also works on the Lumia 520, which comes with half the amount of RAM.
These two have been, over the past couple of years, two of the most popular handsets in the Windows Phone ecosystem. Now, with Microsoft not allowing the Windows 10 Mobile upgrade on these smartphones, at least there is a way for owners of these handsets to transition to Android.
Very impressive work from the developer, all said and done!
Source: Lumia 525 Gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow
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