[X Style (Pure) General] ResistanceIsFutile:
[MENTION=5593145]stevejohnson42[/MENTION]

Good job Sir :good:

Finally someone was able to help the dude...

Many times the words just retry the command again in one form or another have been said here in the thread for when a failed ADB command entry received it.

I'm thinking of all the days kerdiaz has been stuck at that error = failed.

Instead of saying a double thanks to you - [MENTION=5820564]kerdiaz[/MENTION] should of hit the "THANKS!" button for you...

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[MENTION=2444885]aybarrap1[/MENTION]

Everything's good as I see it, and as my answer was to you - I hoped to inform other readers here as well.

Android 8.0 Oreo is still not so impressive as one would hope for, the focus of it's update is more to do with adding low-key features and tweak functionality added in Android 7.0 Nougat.

Android 7.0 Nougat still remains the reigning king with a 30.8 percent of the market share in all active Android devices in use today.

Android's Oreo biggest key feature wealth for the newest devices lies in being the catalyst for Project Treble, a system-level change in Android's OS that bypasses much of the testing currently required by manufacturers, chipmakers, and carriers.

Project Treble, is a re-engineered update to the framework that lets device manufacturers modify Android incrementally.

Effectively, it's separating the device-specific, low-level firmware maintained by chip makers from the broader Android codebase.

The separation, is achieved by the introduction of a new vendor interface between the Android OS framework and the vendor implementation.

It’s akin to Android’s (CTS), a set of tools, which ensure apps work across the thousands of different hardware configurations in Android’s ecosystem.

Project Treble aims to do what CTS did for apps, for the Android OS framework and means faster, more frequent updates to Android-based phones and tablets.

But it isn’t backward-compatible for older Android devices that will remain stuck on the old upgrade cycle.

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A big problem of the Android platform is in security updates coming to older hardware running on Android - I'm not really speaking of a new Android OS version being released to older hardware, and to be clear for everyone.

I'm talking about as in the Android Security update (Patches) traversing on down to the older devices after their out from Google.

Google issues monthly security updates (and rolls out OS version updates as well), faster to all of its supported Pixel, Nexus, and Android One devices than anyone else in the Android's ecosystem market.

But, these are not always released in a timely manner by manufacturers and followed through by a carrier for all the other Android devices under their branded names.

There’s little incentive to put forth a lot of work into updating the older models that’s been replaced by a newer one, especially when all OEM's would rather encourage you to buy the newest model out anyway.

Despite; Android is an open source software, which means that the code is freely available under the Apache License for modification and distribution by device manufacturers, wireless carriers and enthusiast developers.

Has this caused an adulterated view for the security in older Android devices by manufacturers and in a viable life span to the money invested for an Android powered devices ownership of the user?

Android’s OS (Nougat backwards) biggest problem then is the fragmentation of it in the market place for a user of an older device.

I think the Pure model came out at a time when people were pretty frustrated with a carrier offerings and the bloat that came with them and a lot of folks bought into the Pure as a way out.

As an unlocked phone that would work with most any carrier, close to the stock android experience, at a competitive price - what isn't to like about that?

We'll never see again those days that have gone by now, and can only hope that some custom ROM developers can update this phone far more quickly to a newer OS version or keep it's security patched at least.

That the official Lenovo-Motorola 'Lenovorola' company in releasing the Style/Pure isn't doing this is just sad to everyone.

You shouldn't need to leave your Moto X Pure Edition just lying around at home unused, and via LineageOS in a completely stable form and/or others taking the LOS into their own ports in offering custom ROM developed for clark - though their numbers are small. These devices live on still.

Just some food for thought in yours or others choosing a new device when the time comes and to with the platform it's running on...