Submitted by The inevitable happened. Google apps got installed on the freshly announced Nokia X after a crafty member of XDA Developers rooted the Android handset. The root was achieved via the Framaroot app. The bootloader of the device is unsurprisingly locked, so instead of flashing a single zip file, users need to copy the apk files for Google apps via a root explorer application. After the root, Nokia X also runs Google Now Launcher without breaking a sweat.
And with that Frankenlauncher out of the way, the Nokia X suddenly became worth buying.
“And with that Frankenlauncher out of the way, the Nokia X suddenly became worth buying.”
It’s not worth buying in the US.
Edited 2014-03-03 21:08 UTC
It’s not going to be sold in the US.
Too bad for them, a sub-100$ working smartphone is always worthy, if only as a burner phone (for festivals and other situations where one might lose one’s phone, mind you) or just hacking. Could make a nice mesh network with a truckload of hacked Nokia X (the cheap screen wouldn’t be a matter anymore, the chip and radio are the real meat)…
Its amazing the hoops people have to jump through just to make their phones usable. On pretty much every platform out there.
Andyware can run Android Apps on Windows phone in parallel.
http://www.novapx.com
Can someone get more details?