Week 52, 2025: Development and Testing Updates

[Manoj]

@Tentos

an /e/OS A15 build for version 3.3

Which device are you checking for?

[Tentos]

I am sorry, I completely forgot to mention my device. It is a OnePlus 6 (enchilada), currently with /e/OS A15 3.2.
I have also edited the original post.

[Manoj]

Checking. Will update.

Update: enchilada A15 build failed. The team will try to make another build and release with v3.4

[Helight]

Thanks! I finally managed to lock the bootloader thanks to your suggestion!
What I had to do:

Reinstall stock OS over CLI - and making sure the phone does NOT boot into the OS (e.g. stopping the boot process when the message is displayed after the reboot, that “the bootloader is unlocked, press power button to pause”. Then with power button hold press, and volume down enter bootloader.

There I then got: fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability return 1

Then I had to flash /e/ 3.3V again, and once more make sure that the device does not even once boot into the OS.

I then had /e/ installed and got the fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability return 1

I could lock the bootloader then according to the manual without issues

[Manoj]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays all

[bauduen]

@anitaz

Successfully updated to 3.3 from previous version of official /e/OS on:

1. “herolte” Galaxy S7, not rooted, official /e/OS

Dear anitaz, thank you very much for publishing, helps me a lot to dare updating my s7 after the hollydays!

[Manoj]

These devices will no longer get /e/OS builds. We are dropping them from our release system. We tried to build v3.3 for them but the builds fail. We even tried with the Minimal Apps configuration but did not succeed.

Vendor	Device Name	CodeName
Google	Pixel XL 2	taimen
Google	Pixel 2	walleye
Motorola	Moto G7 Power	ocean
Motorola	Moto G6 Plus	evert

[anitaz]

Sorry for my maybe stupid suggestion, because I’m not a developer. Have you tried with no apps at all, to see if it can be updated or installed separately without updating, just booting?

I can probably buy those phones, that’s why I’m asking if I can help to be a guinea pig.

[Manoj]

The intended audience of /e/OS has always been the average non-technical users who would require a standard set of application to use out of the box. Users who are more technically inclined have used adb commands to remove default apps but there is a certain risk in that mode as some core functionality breaks.

[SalmonSnake]

How to run Android Auto without Google apps

I managed to make Android Auto work without the Google apps. All credits of this goes to dylanderdaly and sn-00-x in Github who are behind these stubs. Instead of Google Maps, Google App and Google TTS I decided to try these stubs before installing the Android Auto app. Download these to your computer: Google App stub Google Maps stub if it doesn’t start to download, click on View raw Google TTS stub if it doesn’t start to download, click on View raw Activate USB debugging on your phone’s …

[aibd]

@anitaz

I can probably buy those phones,

This is the second time that I have owned a device where system is too small for /e/OS.

For ocean listed above e-3.2 was built as eng MINIMAL_APPS and there was some headroom

~$ adb shell
ocean:/ $ df -h /
Filesystem            Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/block/mmcblk0p63 2.6G 2.4G  145M  95% /

but I guess e-3.3 is a bit larger. A generous spirited offer but any amount of testing cannot create space for a build with Advanced features installed to system.

@anitaz

you tried with no apps at all

Would ofc be LineageOS. Lineage4microG (after their downtime clears) may be available for some affected devices.

[mihi]

Am I understanding correctly, the system uses 2.6 GB?

My FP6 uses, when I check storage in the settings 32 GB. I am wondering why it its so huge (reported on gitlab).

[aibd]

@mihi

system uses 2.6 GB?

Yes, that is what adb shell → $ df -h / reports on my device is as @Didou’s (thanks) post below (2.4G). Others could try! It will vary by device (it is also possible that certain devices take extra resources to achieve a15 but I did no research on a build machine yet).

@mihi

why it its so huge

Plenty of apps and Advanced features all installed to system.

[Didou]

Let’s try this with my Galaxy S7 herolte, freshly passed on e3.3

@aibd

adb shell → $ df -h /

heroltexx:/ $ df -h /

Filesystem	Size	Used	Avail	Use%	Mounted on
/dev/block/sda14	4.1G	2.6G	1.4G	66%	/system/etc/gps_debug.conf

[piero]

Ouch ! …

e-3.3-a15-FP3

piero@HP-p6-2038fr:~$ adb shell
FP3:/ $ df -h /  
Filesystem            Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/block/mmcblk0p30 2.9G 2.7G  106M  97% /

i hope dynamic partition feature could allow to enlarge the /system partition
yes, up to
BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE := 3221225472
so 3,2 Go

[Didou]

Pire !
OnePlusNord avicii e3.3

girafe@girafe-HP-G72-Notebook-PC:~$ adb shell
OnePlusNord:/ $ df -h /
Filesystem       Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/block/dm-17 1.4G 1.4G     0 100% /

[Didou]

@mihi

Am I understanding correctly, the system uses 2.6 GB?

my understanding is that the system use

2.4G

out of a

2.6G

Filesystem

[anitaz]

Thanks for detailed reply. I don’t own those phones, just wanted to help to buy one.

[anitaz]

The same output with updated v3.3:

❯ adb shell
heroltexx:/ $ df -h /
Filesystem       Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/block/sda14 4.1G 2.6G  1.4G  66% /system/etc/gps_debug.conf

[obacht]

Hi @Manoj can you give a status on UP-implementation as it disappeared from device settings in 3.3 and seems to be buggy?

Foss Warn and nfty

Yes, strange, I didn’t install ntfy separately, it ran with the onboard service… But now I’m getting a message from foss-warn saying that the subscriptions have expired and re-registration is failing, and I can’t add any locations… [1000003905] Also: UP seems to be gone from device settings - system, really odd… Can you check in your 3.3 @MiSta ? I think that part is not fully implemented on e’s end… I switched back to ntfy-install for my signal … Foss warn does not work on my system any…