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HMD Global Releases Nokia 5.1 Kernel Source Code

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HMD Global Releases Nokia 5.1 Kernel Source Code

HMD Global, The House of Nokia, released recently the Kernel Source Code for the Nokia 5.1 smartphone. This open source code allows developers to create and modify custom ROMs and custom recovery modules for this device. The Nokia 5.1 phone launched in May this year as a budget category smartphone with stock Android experience.

Nokia 5.1 Kernel Source Code

There is an issue about the kernel source code that all of the new Nokia smartphones doesn’t come with the unlocking bootloader option or tool. The source code is licensed under the GPL (General Public License) or LGPL. However, the kernel source code for the Nokia 5.1 supports Android 8.1 Oreo version, since the device runs on the latest Google Cookies out of the box.

Here is the file link of Nokia 5.1 kernel source code. The HMD Global already published kernel source code for some other Nokia devices as well such as Nokia 1, Nokia 3, Nokia 3.1, Nokia 5.1, and Nokia 8. Whereas, the Nokia 5.1 source code released recently.

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Amit Kumar wrote 458 posts for The Droid Guru between June 2018 and March 2020. Most of them are Android news and firmware posts: OxygenOS updates for OnePlus phones, Android 9 Pie rollouts for Samsung, Xiaomi, LG and Asus phones, and install guides for MIUI and LineageOS builds. He also covered phone launches, leaks and stock wallpaper downloads. — 455 articles

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