Finally, Google could release the factory image and binaries of the new Nexus 7 , after a legal battle with Qualcomm cumbersome ended with the departure of one of the heads of the development of Android, Jean-Baptiste Queru .
now available on the web for Android developers , the Nexus factory image 7 (2013), the new tablet from Google that was presented a few weeks ago and is already available in some world markets. Being a family device “Nexus” Google, releasing its factory image and binary should not be any surprise or big news, however, this specific device suffered many problems for months to reach this result, primarily by the limits imposed by the processor manufacturer that incorporates Qualcomm .
And according to one of the developers said platform Android major until recently, Jean-Baptiste Queru , the development of the next generation of Nexus 7 took over half a year, almost the same as-long legal battle with Qualcomm to allow them to release the Nexus factory image 7 and its binaries.
Unfortunately, this battle ended so cumbersome to Queru tired so left office as head of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP ) and overall participation in the platform development, with a great loss pair the android world, and doing some very important and unforgettable statements like “Android really is not as free as many think.”
manufacturers like Qualcomm influence over the years has managed to lose many of the freedoms that Android was in its infancy. Each time seems to be more difficult for developers of ROMs and custom Kernels get access to the source code of the system, and many handset manufacturers constantly refuse or evade the application of the community to release the Bootloaders.
This tired
Queru and managed to departure. Still, after six months of a legal battle that just met a few days ago, Google could release binaries and Nexus factory image 7 which allow developers to cook ROMs using all the tools needed, and all the wonders that make communities like CyanogenMod or XDA-Developers.
As additional information, I should mention that the new Nexus 7 not the first Nexus device suffering a situation . Previously, Google had trouble releasing the codes of the Nexus One and the Nexus 4, which also incorporate Qualcomm, so we can see as guards his secrets and technology company.
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