Among the smartphones and tablets featuring Google not only are the Nexus . There are also devices made ??by other brands that following an agreement with Google selling their devices in the Play Store totally free and with a twist. The characteristic feature of these terminals is in its operating system in short take pure Android without manufacturer's application layer.
When we say we mean the pure Android operating system found in the Nexus that is as Android is unchanged or anything. Andy pure.
Currently there are several manufacturers who accepted this agreement with Google. This is Samsung HTC Motorola Sony and LG . These manufacturers offer one of its completely free in store for pure Google and Android models. These models are called Google Play Edition ( GPE ).
But as many of you will not have a GPE device but it will have free purchased at a store or hit one with an agreement as an operator today I provide you some links where you can download the ROM for your pure Android terminal. Of course your device should it belong to the list of GPE.
Samsung Galaxy S4
In 2013 the keynote of Google I / O terminal incorporation of Korean to the list of announced GPE .This is the Samsung Galaxy S4 .
This device can find from that day available on the Play Store totally free and with pure Android installed . This means you will not have the Touchwiz interface is so characteristic of the Galaxy and offer the user a pure Android experience.
If you want to try pure Android on your Galaxy S4 and feel the experience of a Nexus in your hands you can.
For starters you have to pass for this XDA forum thread
where offer an AOSP ROM
from Samsung Galaxy S4 . Once downloaded this ROM we will copy it to the phone's internal memory . I recommend if you have no experience download the version ODEXED .
The rest of the process is the same as always. First we enter our custom recovery do all wipes(data cache) then flash the ROM downloaded and finally restart . Usually we will have pure Android in the Galaxy S4.
IMPORTANT : Clarify that this installation we will have previously installed a custom recovery on the terminal otherwise you can not or you start.
HTC One
The Taiwanese company has not loved less and also offers one of its terminals to carry pure Android and sold at Play Store . The flagship of the company the HTC One
.
Today if you buy the terminal either at a store or by telephone company will come with the famous HTC Sense . This is the application layer own devices HTC where certain features that make it special terminals and offer a different user experience are incorporated.
But on the other hand some people prefer to enjoy the pure Android experience without having to bear the manufacturer's application capable. And in this case we can transform our HTC One on Google Play Edition .
To start the installation of this ROM with pure Android we have to access this topic on XDA
where we offer a GPE ROM
from HTC One .
As in the previous case we have to copy the ROM downloaded to the storage terminal. Then access the custom recovery you have installed flash downloaded the ROM perform all wipes (data cache) and reboot.
IMPORTANT : Clarify that this installation we will have previously installed a custom recovery on the terminal otherwise you can not or you start.
Once we restart the phone and the Google Play Edition version of the HTC One To enjoy pure Android.
Sony Xperia Z Ultra
Sony also wanted to contribute their bit by adding one of its smartphones to the catalog of GPE .The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is another of the devices you can buy pure apart from the typical Android application layer of Sony.
With this addition we can have a pure Android with characteristic peculiar range Z Xperia Sony's ability to soak and wash it .
Currently several prestigious developers blog XDA among which is DooMLoRD are carrying version 4.4.2 Xperia Z Ultra KitKat GPE for anyone with an Xperia Z Ultra can have a pure Android experience. You can follow their progress on the issue dedicated to this port on XDA
.
In its latest version (v2) have been fixed major bugs but still it is recommended that only developers install this ROM.
So we have to wait and go review the progress of these great developers.
Motorola Moto G
The latest addition has been the recent terminal Motorola the Moto G . This mid-range device is the only one without striking benefits among the rest of the GPE range.
As you know Google Motorola sold to Lenovo
. And what I mean by this is that if a device is designed by Google why not bring pure Android as the Nexus range? Did more to see what Motorola wanted Google?.
But if you want to enjoy pure Android on your Moto G at all costs users of XDA will make it easy.In this issue of XDA
explained through simple steps like installing this ROM the GPE and also provides links to downloads of the ROM
you have to flash and custom recovery
again.
The steps are (modified by me):
- Download the ROM GPE
- Download CWMGPE.zip file (custom recovery for the GPE version that we will install)
- Sure we have installed 4.4.2 version but not the GPE
- Start the custom recovery that we have already installed if not have install .(ClockWorkMod)
- Flashing the ROM downloaded GPE
- Flashing the CWMGPE.zip file (updated your custom recovery to a version compatible with GPE)
- Perform all wipes (data cache delete)
- Go back and click on reboot.
- Ready
After completing these steps we have the Moto G factory and version Google Play Edition installed. Now you will have pure Android.
The scene of Android does a great job
As you can see all GPE covers ROMs for other devices have been posted on XDA . This is because this forum is one of the major tributaries of the Android development . Thanks to the good developers who publish their work on XDA many of us may have modified ROMs or clean versions in this case GPE for our Android up Device.
In my opinion I think the development of Android has grown so much thanks to these forums where many people share their creations and work non-profit donations only in some cases.
And you installed Google Play Edition version on your device? You comment below.
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