Developers take note: Samsung is getting some more source code out the door, but it's just one device this time. The kernel source for AT&T's version of the Galaxy S4 is out, and it's up for grabs at Samsung's open source site.
Kernel source for a few other variants of Samsung's flagship have already been posted. In fact, this development means T-Mobile is the only major carrier whose GS4 hasn't joined the open source club. It's a strange world when Verizon, Sprint, and now AT&T devices have kernel sources posted before T-Mobile.
The AT&T GS4 kernel source is available on the page linked below. It's a 382MB download. Enjoy.
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excuse my ignorance, what do developers do with this kernel? and why is not available from the beginning or it is released now?
This is the easiest way for them to develop TouchWiz based ROMs for the phone.
thanks, but I still struggle to understand why Samsung would encourage such thing.
They legally have to. The kernel is under the GPL
got it. :)
It's not the kernel. It's the kernel *source*, which means the files that the kernel can be built from.
Let the ROMing begin.
Not ROMs. Kernels.
The 4.3 ROM already leaked now. My point was once the kernel leaked the ROM wouldn't be far behind
I'll bet Verizon just hates when this happens...
Does the kernel source include APT-X blobs like always? Or will we not see APT-X on custom kernels?