Snowdroid Anaconda

Snowdroid Anaconda
Announced	January 1, 2025
Based on	Android 6.0
Available in	Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Android Emulator (ranchu)
Status	Pre-release (Alpha 1) Development has been suspended

Snowdroid Anaconda is the first version of the Snowdroid project based on Android 6.0 "Marshmallow", the development of which was started on January 1, 2025.

Supported devices

Real devices

Brand	Model	Codenames	Released	Supported AOSP versions	Compatibility
Xiaomi	Redmi Note 4 (MediaTek)	nikel	2016	Android 6.0 #1 (MRA58K)	Partly

Changes

Snowdroid Anaconda (2025)

Main changes

1. Added support for video wallpapers.

2. Added a branded Easter egg, unlockable via "Snowdroid version" in the system settings.

3. The outdated Tablet PC term has been replaced with a more universal term - tablet (only in Russian translation).

4. The Music app has been redesigned after not being updated since 2011.

5. Most ringtones and notification sounds have been replaced.

6. Added menu for selecting FM radio recording quality.

Android 6.0 "Marshmallow"

1. The main design of the system has been changed:

• The default Android theme has changed, instead of the cyan variant, the following colors are used:

#256189 as an accent color for the status bar and controls,

#2F7CAF as primary color for action bar,

#1C4967 as a background color for the main part of the notification panel.

• Updated app icons, using the icon pack from CyanogenMod 13 as a replacement for Android 4.x era icons.
• Restored dark theme from Android 6.0 Developer Preview.

Development

Further deadlines will be specified upon completion of the current stage of development, and may be changed under possible circumstances.

Roadmap

1. Snowdroid Anaconda Alpha 1 (1.0-alpha1)

Released June 1, 2025 exclusively for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (nikel).

2. Snowdroid Anaconda Alpha 2

3. Snowdroid Anaconda Beta

4. Snowdroid Anaconda RC1

5. Snowdroid Anaconda

6. Snowdroid Anaconda FP1

Branch names

Platforms

Branch name	Android version	Based on AOSP branch	Description
snowdroid-a-6.0.1	Android 6.0.1 "Marshmallow"	android-6.0.1_r81	-

Unofficial patches

Branch name	Android version	Based on AOSP branch	Description
snowdroid-alps-mt6797-a-6.0	Android 6.0 "Marshmallow"	android-6.0.0_r1	Heavily modified by MediaTek to run on the MT6797 SoC

System apps with Gradle support

System apps compiled via the Gradle build system, including those developed on Android Studio, can be integrated into AOSP/Snowdroid as a prebuilt APK file. The process of integrating APK files into AOSP is described in Android.mk sample file.

Branch name	Packages	Android version	Based on AOSP branch	Description
snowdroid-a-gradle	Gallery2 Music	Android 8.1 "Oreo"	android-8.1.0_r81	-
snowdroid-a-gradle-v4	OlivieLauncher	Android 8.x "Oreo"	-	Only for Android Studio not higher than 3.6

Addons

Branch name	Packages	Target branch	Derived from	Description
snowdroid-a-6.0	VideoWallpapers Soundscape	android-6.0.1_r81	- ManuelBauer/soundscape-livewallpaper	-

Initialize Repo Launcher

See how to prepare AOSP build environment.

repo init --depth=1 -u https://gitlab.com/snowdroid/platform/mainfest/ -b [platform branch name]
repo sync -f --force-sync --no-clone-bundle -j4 --no-tags