Perhaps the title to many says nothing, in fact few know what Project Trebl isand, one of the most extraordinary features that Google has implemented with the release of Android Oreo, so much so that developers and producers are queuing for those who will be able to use it in their software or devices. Officially, only devices placed on the market with the Oreo operating system already installed by default and not updated, will be sure to exploit this function, due to the different partitioning requirements required by Project Treble. For example, the Samsung Galaxy S8 despite being a top of the range does not have Treble, and the same can be said for the flagships of OnePlus and Nokia 8. But surprise The humble Redmi Note 4 Xiaomi will actually be able to use Project Treble.
In short, Project Treble is a way for separate the basic Android operating system framework into a module, far from everything that chipset manufacturers, OEMs and carriers add to the operating system. This simplifies many things, like software updates and even porting Android Oreo AOSP on other devices. In particular, the developer of XDA @phhusson has done a good job in creating an image of Android Oreo system that has been launched on different devices and SoCs. It was this great job that created the foundation for Project Treble that could run on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor laying the groundwork for XDA developer @abhishek987, who was able to use the "cust" partition on MIUI, as a part of the make-shift provider requested by Treble. So he used the already mentioned image of the Android 8.1 system by @phhusson on Redmi Note 4, with Full Treble functionality.
So now it will be possible flash the Lineage OS 15.1 ROM following the instructions provided by the developer, which will allow you to have two news on the device Redmi Note 4: the first is Android Oreo, currently absent on all the OEM devices of LEi Jun. The second novelty is that you can take advantage of the Project Treble feature, which means that when the Android P update will be released, it will be easier to release the AOSP version. So if you thought that your Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is obsolete, well you have to change your mind.
What is the requirement for this partition (how many GB)?
I did not understand one thing well.
What advantage would there be, given that the Lineage have weekly updates? Obviously excluding the possible porting of android P.
the advantage does not lie mainly in the custom ROMs but from the fact that the process of Android updates will be accelerated, often delayed by the OEMs.
Ok. But what about the minimum size for the Vendor partition?
Anyone who has tried the LineageOS 15.1 (treble) can post a screenshot with details about the partition?
Thank you.
But the roms with oreo are already there for the redmi note 4, what is the difference? sorry for the ignorance….
The advantage does not lie mainly in custom ROMs, but from the fact that the process of Android updates, often delayed by OEMs, will be accelerated.