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DriedLamu Firmware
https://kasesag.me/projects/driedlamu
https://git.firestarter.house/driedlamu.git

Custom Android 15 based firmware cleaned from bloatware and Google Play services for lamu (Moto G05, G15) based on the stock firmware.

This project is a fork of DebloatedMotoWeed for penagarf (Moto G13/23). Original source: https://github.com/moto-penangf/DebloatedMotoWeed

Features

Core features are referring to basic script functionality. Optional features refer to features which can be enabled or disabled using setup wizard before building the firmware.

Core features

• Removed Motorola bloatware software (even the one which could not be removed manually)
• Removed pre-installation of bloatware from sources such as Google, Motorola
• Removed Google Play services
• Removed all Motorola telemetry
• Enabled Camera2 API
• Replaced Moto Launcher with Lawnchair. Quickswitch (app switcher) integration enabled
• Disabled Moto's HelloUI translucency
• Changed default assistant from Google Assistant with a custom one. Invokes custom assistant allowing to quickly kill Android's SetupWizard, change behaviour of power button and default assistant application
• Disabled 'Ram boost' feature by default

Optional features

• Pre-installation of microG and F-Droid.
• Installation of essential apps from Fossify package:
  • Calculator
  • Clock
  • Contacts
  • File Manager
  • Gallery
  • Messages
  • Phone
  • Voice Recorder
  • Music Player
  • Calendar
• Added tones from LineageOS and replaced 'Hello Moto' default ringtone with retro version (OPTIONAL).
• Installation of Root using APatch
• Enabled insecure ADB
• Disabled Moto's HelloUI systemwide
  • Experimental feature. May cause small UI defects while making system UI look more like AOSP.

Current issues

• Setting up a device can only be finished by hitting 'Set up offline' when wifi connection dialog appears. This will not be ever solved.
• Default phone app has to be set manually by the user after the first boot-up. Might also not be solved.
• Patched microG cannot be easily upgraded in non-rooted environment.

To be done

• Port FEC util from Android built system to CMake
• Produce archive with modified firmware. Automatic script should handle that.

To be done In very future!

• bash: Better error checking
• fec: build binary from source. Do not provide it in 'utils/bin' as there are different architectures
• apks: cache apk downloaded metadata in order to not get rate limited

Installing

Requirements

• Your device has to have an unlocked bootloader
  • Make sure that you have installed kaeru as well and 'bldr_spoof' is disabled.
• For building, Linux-based environment is required (x86_64, aarch64). You also might have to install Android Studio with CLI utilities.
  • For now you cannot generate vbmeta images on Linux aarch64. Only x86_64 is fully supported.

Building

• You have to have Android SDK installed to use Android specific utils.
• Install dependecies shell sudo pacman -S android-tools apksigcopier dialog
• Run make config script to create configuration. You have to do this before proceeding forward.
• Run make build script to build DriedLamu.
• Run make flash script to flash DriedLamu on your device.
• Run make upgrade script to upgrade DriedLamu on your device (might not always work).

Credits

• https://www.rigacci.org/wiki/doku.php/doc/appunti/hardware/blackview_bv5300_pro
• https://github.com/WeiguangTWK/fec-standalone-for-AVBTool
• https://github.com/moto-penangf/DebloatedMotoWeed/
• https://github.com/IsHacker003/microg_no_sigspoof