Project Treble & Android P onwards..

[Topaz8]

Guys, i'm a relatively new dev here and I aim at enjoying Android releases earlier on my Nexus 6 too?.
So I wanna know, is possible to modify the A/B partitions (treblize) my Shamu too? Given that Kernel source is released ever since ,will it be possible despite the Snapdragon 801 SoC?.
In fact, what are your thoughts on bringing project treble to Shamu??

 

[Strephon Alkhalikoi]

The N6 has a Snapdragon 805, not 801. The N6 predates the A/B partition system of the Pixel devices, and to retrofit it would require completely reworking the eMMC to account for the doubled partitions. The SoC doesn't play a factor in this, but to be honest, it's completely unnecessary on the N6 as the N6 is no longer supported by Google or Lenovo. My current device, a Pixel 2 XL, has the A/B partition setup and while it's a nice feature to have, isn't required to get Android working.

 

[thetallguy]

Hi.

Here is a detailed article on A/B partitions and the fact that A/B partitions and Project Treble are not the same thing. They appeared at around the same time but one does not need the other and visa versa.

https://www.xda-developers.com/how-...ess-updates-affect-custom-development-on-xda/

 

[Strephon Alkhalikoi]

Yeah, I wasn't thinking straight and posted about A/B instead of Treble. Oops. What isn't wrong however is that for project Treble to be a thing on this device it would need support from Motorola. That's not happening.