# Reduce, reuse, recycle

DevFeed: [Reduce, reuse, recycle](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reduce-reuse-recycle-20265.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gbrownmozilla.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/reduce-reuse-recycle/>)

Author: gbrown-mozilla

Published: 2016-03-10T23:53:41Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Mozilla Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mozilla-automation.md>)

Topics: [LineageOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/lineageos.md>), [USB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usb.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [make](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/make.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Assembly](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/assembly.md>), [Bash](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bash.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [aosp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aosp.md>), [boot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/boot.md>), [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firefox.md>), [firefox-for-android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firefox-for-android.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [make](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/make.md>), [mozilla](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mozilla.md>), [phones](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phones.md>), [root](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/root.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [usb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usb.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes rebuilding AOSP on Ubuntu 14.04 and flashing Android 4.3 onto a Galaxy Nexus after older Android versions could no longer run current Firefox for Android builds. It covers the build, bootloader, USB, fastboot, root, and Java configuration steps, and reports that the Galaxy Nexus became functional and rooted.

## Source excerpt

As Firefox for Android drops support for ancient versions of Android, I find my collection of test phones becoming less ... Continue reading ->