Download/Install Android Q 10 ROM For Oneplus 6/Oneplus 6T

Contents

1 What is Android GSI File
2 Android Q – Expected Features in Brief
- 2.1 Is GSI useful for developers or not
- 2.2 Check compliance devices
3 Download Android Q 10 ROM For Oneplus 6/Oneplus 6T

Here is the first Android Q 10 ROM for OnePlus 6/OnePlus 6T devices we’re covering now. In 2017, Google has unveiled the Project Treble support for Android devices and Android versions. This Project Treble powers the smartphone OEMs to separate the Android Framework code from the hardware vendor. So, the latest and upcoming Android versions can be rolled out easily to the devices via officially or manually.

In this way, the smartphone OEMs can provide Android firmware updates and Android Security Patch upgrades as well easily than before. All the Android devices are coming with Android 8.1 Oreo or above are required to support Project treble feature by default. We have already seen that the Project Treble made possible Android Pie updates to so many devices easily along with Android 9 Pie Beta program also.

The feature is already coming out-of-the-box with OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T, Google Pixel devices and more. This will bring the earlier access to future Android updates as a beta just like Android Q as well. In order to get a taste of upcoming Android versions, the Android GSI file is a great way to flash update.

What is Android GSI File

The Android Generic System Image (GSI) file is a system image with adjusted configurations for Android devices. It’s considered as a “Pure Android” implementation with unchanged Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code. Any Android device running Android 8.1 or higher can run this GSI file easily and successfully to get earlier access of future Android versions.

So, that the Android smartphone OEMs (non-pixel) can’t customize system settings or carrier, in order to maintain Treble compliance. While Google has made it mandatory to all Treble-compatible devices to be able to boot a GSI over the system vendor. In short, Google now wants to make Android updates more easy to get the people with GSI.

With the first Preview Build of Android Q or Android 10, you can now be able to connect your Android to your desktop. So, just plug-in your device to your PC to get the ‘Desktop Mode’ easily. While you can also check out the expected features, expected name, and release date of Android Q.

Android Q – Expected Features in Brief

System-wide dark mode
Assisted dialing
Desktop experience (for tablets)
Emoji 12.0 (Unicode 12.0)
Google Drive backups (Manual)
Multi-monitor support for desktop
Prevent incoming call ringtone from playing over a holding call
Vulkan API for UI
New APIs for RCS support in third-party apps
Multi-resume feature
New Recent UI
Remove support for seamlessly setting up Live Cases
More devices to get early access – GSI

Is GSI useful for developers or not

Yes! It’s a benchmark for compliance. It provides a consistent testing environment for developers on any compatible Android devices. If your app works on GSI, you can be sure that it also works on almost all Android devices.

In order to start with Android 9 Pie (API level 28), Android compatibility ensures the system images are backward-compatible with previous vendor implementations. This means the developers can flash future Android versions on the current devices which are running vendor implementations of Android 9. Check the following:

Develop apps using new Android features.
Validate existing apps for forwarding compatibility.

Core system functions maintain their behavior across platform versions. However, you might encounter behavioral differences in the following situations:

Interactions that involve the UI.
Work-flows that use new hardware features.

Check compliance devices

GSI works only on devices with the following requirements:

Should be unlocked the bootloader.
Should have Treble support.
Running on Android 9 (API level 28) or higher out-of-the-box. Devices upgraded to Android 9 from an earlier version may or may not support GSI.

Warning: Attempting to flash GSI to a non-compliant device could result in your device becoming non-bootable. Always confirm that your device is compliant before flashing and follow the installation steps provided by your device(s) manufacturer at first. GSI doesn’t support rollback feature. You will need a recovery method and original System ROM to revert to the original system.