Now that we have told you it's almost
pure Android stock experience let's move on to the talk of features on the interface.
As far as the software experience is concerned, the device is said to offer
pure Android stock user interface.
Since, Motorola gives
pure Android stock experience, it can be found in the same place.
It is also highly customizable and it runs on
pure Android stock ROMs.
Not exact matches
Just imagine a
pure stock android on the S2?
On the Note 4, there is additional software added by T - mobile to plug this hole (custom version of
stock hotspot app that can detect everything), but I don't think the N5 ever had that «custom» hotspot, simply because its supposed to
pure android
Starting at Rs 12,999, it offers
pure stock Android experience and comes with dual cameras at the back.
In that respect you should know that you are going to lose your Nexus 5 warranty — that's happening because you are going to replace the
stock / default /
pure Android OS with a custom version of the Marshmallow system.
The software is only based on
stock and
pure Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS but represents a free aftermarket distribution of the same platform that was modified and optimized in order to be compatible with your own Xperia Z. Thus, you will be using an unofficial ROM that is developed by third party devs and not by Google or by Sony.
Android purists will still probably be better served by the aging Nexus 7, which sheds ASUS's custom software for a
pure, now Lollipop - powered experience, but for those who don't hold
stock Android in such high esteem, the MeMO Pad 7 is as good as it gets.
That's why you will be enjoying the
stock and
pure Android Jelly Bean firmware that is coming only with
stock features and not with extra ones.
But as I have mentioned above, this is the
pure Android experience that comes only with
stock features, apps and capabilities.
Unlike other
Android smartphones, the Google - Nexus branded handset are affordable and come with
Pure Stock Android OS, without any customizations on top.
If you are tired of the same
stock and
pure Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and if you want to spice things up a little bit, then you will definitely want to try this new custom ROM.
It's a
pure Android device with an 8 - inch, 1920 x 1200 screen, running
stock 4.4 Kit Kat.
The Motorola Xoom is Google's flagship Honeycomb (
Android 3.0) device and will ship with the
pure Google experience —
stock Honeycomb with no fancy overlay, UI or Blur from Motorola.
I am using an
Android and I'm not sure if this is exactly research, but they provide a «Recent News» section (at least for the
Stocks that I've looked into (IGC, XXII) Is that excluded from the research bit, out of
pure curiosity.
Both handsets were running
Android 7.1.1 Nougat at the time of their testing, and the actual software on the two devices should essentially be the
stock version of Google's omnipresent mobile operating system, with the Chinese firm recently stating that all of its future smartphones and tablets will be offered with a vanilla
Android experience and not the Vibe
Pure UI.
With the Moto X
Pure Edition, you get a near
stock Android iteration with some useful features from Motorola baked in, such as twisting your wrist to open the camera, chopping twice to turn on the LED flash, glancing at notifications with Moto Display, or discreetly performing voice commands, just to name a few.
This is a
stock feature from
pure Android 4, but fortunately Samsung has carried it over to TouchWiz.
Before
stock devices like the Nexus and the Pixel, CyanogenMod was the only way to get a mostly -
pure Android experience.
The new Moto X
Pure Edition seemingly continues this trend, offering a near
stock build of
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.
MIUI comes loaded with extras while
stock Android preserves Google's created OS in its
pure form.
The software is only based on
stock and
pure Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS but represents a free aftermarket distribution of the same platform that was modified and optimized in order to be compatible with your own Xperia Z. Thus, you will be using an unofficial ROM that is developed by third party devs and not by Google or by Sony.
Motorola will also be releasing a Moto X
Pure Edition in the US, which allows for the «Nexus experience» with Moto X Style hardware, and will be running
stock Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, and will also be one of the first recipients of future software updates.
It's also a
pure,
stock Android experience.
Google's Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones offer what most consider a
purer version of
Android, as close to
stock as you can get, but they're close to a year old and lack many of the hardware and software features Samsung has added to its phones over the last 18 months.
Following in the footsteps of exclusive Nokia brand licensee HMD Global, which took a «
pure, secure and up to date» oath upon its market debut, Lenovo today joins the
stock Android club with the official retirement of the Vibe UI.
In addition, three of them (the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P and Moto X 2015
Pure Edition) embrace
Android as Google has conceived it, with a fourth (the BlackBerry Priv) coming pretty close both in terms of both
stock purity and phablet contention.
I loved my Nexus 5X, unfortunately the battery was awful... but with this phone I forgot my Nexus because this phone is the perfect combination of
pure stock Android interface, great battery, great display, great design... is very complete.
The bulk of your paying appeal goes toward the streamlined designs and a
pure Android experience with an untouched
stock UI and faster software updates.
Which is a far cry from the early days of Google's
Android flagships, when the stress was on the software — the
pure,
stock Android experience, with assured updates.
Unfortunately, the $ 229 Mi A1 is «temporarily out of
stock» both at Amazon and mi.com/es, though you could also try to get your hands on the
pure Android gem in one of two newly opened physical Mi Stores in Madrid.
For those of you who miss
stock Android, Nokia's devices run
pure Android which enables quicker updates.
You won't have any extra apps or UI changes added by the manufacturer, because it's
pure stock Android.
I want the One's hardware, but I want the Nexus 4's software and promise of timely updates — I've said for a year that HTC should offer
stock Android phones, and I'm still convinced the company could save itself with the One plus
pure Android.
Samsung also has a custom UI on top of
Android, and while it's gotten better in recent years, many prefer the untainted nature of
pure,
stock Android.
We started to see some of those touches with the Moto X, an almost
pure stock Android phone that shipped, and still receives, the latest versions of
Android from the mothership, as well as other goodies.
The Chinese manufacturer announced back in August 2017 that it will ditch its Vibe
Pure UI and ship all its future device with
stock Android on board — the first one was the K8 Note.
CPU / GPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (14nm) octa core @ 2 GHz with Adreno GPU Screen: 5.5 inches, 2.5 D curved glass with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution OS:
Android 7.1.2,
stock pure Android RAM: 4 GB ROM: 64 GB Rear Camera: 12MP + 12MP (dual Cameras) Front Camera: 5MP Security: Finger Print Sensor Connectivity: 4G, VoLTE, GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth, USB Type C ports, IR blaster Battery: 3080 mAh Price: Rs. 14,999 (Check Mi A1 review)
This phone held the Best for
Pure Android (and Movies) category for its big screen and
stock Android OS.
If you have a phone that doesn't run
stock Android — like a Samsung Galaxy or an LG device — we recommend these tweaks to make it more like
pure Android (the best version of
Android, in our opinion).
It may have
pure stock android & get regular security updates, but the versatile features & user experience of miui is way better than
stock android.
Stock Android, also known by some as vanilla or
pure Android, is the most basic version of the OS designed and developed by Google.
While the s7 edge runs on the Samsung Touchwiz UI, the Pixel XL runs
pure stock Android, which requires much less power, but packs a bit less features than the s7 edge.
What I observed form my usage is, it is not that much user friendly in terms of
stock options [I brought the phone after knowing it is
Pure Android, but still not aware it is such pure:)-R
Pure Android, but still not aware it is such
pure:)-R
pure:)-RSB-.
Android One was originally announced in a haze of confusion, basically pitched as a
pure Android version that would run in
stock form on manufacturers» hardware.
Moto X Style /
Pure is also another one, but lacks the finger print scanner and definitely weaker in the camera department, but has very useful features in the software department while keeping the
stock Android feel.
The
Pure Edition's user interface is crisp and modern, just like the previous Moto X. It's running near -
stock Android Lollipop, and Motorola has said it will provide the phone with Marshmallow.
The update is also expected to deliver a «
pure»
Android experience thanks to a new UI dubbed «
Stock +».