Turkish mobile manufacturer General Mobile has officially launched the General Mobile GM 9 Pro (codenamed GM9PRO_sprout) handset in January 2019 and it comes with the Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box. The device hasn’t received the Android Pie update yet. So, it’s expected that it may not get Android 10 as well. If you’re also using this device and want to use the Android 10 to taste it out, then you can follow this guide. Now, you can install AOSP Android 10 for General Mobile GM 9 Pro [GSI Treble Build] from here.
A huge thanks to the phhusson (XDA Recognized Developer) for developing the Android 10 GSI custom build for General Mobile GM 9 Pro (OGM17E). The GSI or Generic System Image is a system image that can run Pure Android on Project Treble supported device without modifying the AOSP code.
All the Android 8.0 Oreo or higher version running devices support Project Treble. Check out all the requirements, downloads, and then full firmware installation guide on your General Mobile GM 9 Pro.
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General Mobile GM 9 Pro Specifications
The handset offers a 6.01-inch AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It runs on Android 8.1 Oreo and powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC, coupled with Adreno 512 GPU. The device packs 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage option. It has a dual rear 12MP+8MP camera and an 8MP selfie camera as well. In terms of connectivity, it has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, a 3.5mm audio jack, and more.
While the device is backed by a 3800mAh battery and includes an accelerometer, gyro, proximity, ambient light, and a fingerprint sensor.
What’s on Android 10?
Google has started rolling out the latest Android 10 version update to its Pixel series devices which is the 10th iteration of Android OS. It brings plenty of new features to the device system like system UI, new gesture navigation, improved privacy and location control. The update also offers enhanced app permissions, foldable display support, security features, system-wide dark mode, etc.
The Android 10 also offers built-in call screening, multi-camera API, smart replies in the notification panel, 5G support, improved call quality, bubble feature, live caption, and more. While the latest version also improves battery life, Focus mode which is similar to the Do Not Disturb mode, etc. Apart from that Android 10 also features 65 new emojis. It also comes with direct audio streaming support to hearing aid devices.
Android 10 Features
Here we will provide short details of the most highlighted features of Android 10 (aka Android Q). Check out the Top 10 Android 10 features.
- Live Caption: This feature will automatically start caption when you will play media on your phone.
- Smart Reply: It will offer suggested responses or actions to your incoming messages like Facebook Messenger.
- Sound Amplifier: It will boost audio, filter background noise, and fine-tune the sound for the improved listening experience.
- New Gesture Navigation: This system is now smoother and faster than before.
- Dark Theme: It offers better battery backup and reduces eye strain during lowlight conditions.
- Privacy Controls: It features offers your device system to choose when and how your data will be shared.
- Location Controls: It feature also offers advanced security layers and control any apps or the map to access your location.
- Faster Security Updates: This option will be useful for both the smartphone OEMs and users via Google Play service. This will offer faster updates.
- Focus Mode: It’s an improved version of the Digital Wellbeing feature with an enhanced user interface and few changes.
- Family Link: It’s quite similar to the Focus mode which is basically for kids. The parents can now control devices or apps usage time limits and content limits as well.
Steps to Install AOSP Android 10 on General Mobile GM 9 Pro
Disclaimer:
First, you have to unlock the device bootloader in order to flash any Custom ROM. But going to the process. let’s take a look at requirements and download links first.
Pre-Requirements:
- You need to unlock the bootloader on General Mobile GM 9 Pro at first.
- Download the required Android 10 GSI ROM file and Android 10 GApps file from below.
- Keep your device battery charged up to 60% at least for a smoother process.
- Take a complete backup of your device data without Root. In case anything goes wrong, you can easily restore all the data.
Download Links:
- Android 10 GSI | Download [A/B system with Arm64] – Download Gapps version
- Download and install General Mobile USB Drivers
- Fastboot Method: Download ADB and Fastboot tool
- TWRP Method: Download TWRP Recovery for General Mobile GM 9 Pro
Instructions to Install: AOSP Android 10 for General Mobile GM 9 Pro
Guide to Install Generic System Image (GSI) on Your Android DeviceWe hope that this guide is helpful to you and you have successfully installed the AOSP Android 10 Custom ROM on your General Mobile GM 9 Pro handset easily. If in case anything goes wrong or if you have any queries, feel free to ask in the comments below.
Source: Github| Credits to phhusson
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