Nexus 5x Android 6.0.1 not supported?

[MarkyMark7]

I just got a Nexus 5x from Google and the Google Play store says it is not compatible with the FAH android app. Here is part of my hardware listing:

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LGE NEXUS 5X

SYSTEM (Android 6.0.1)
	Model: Nexus 5X
	Manufacturer: LGE
	Device: bullhead
	Product: bullhead
	Brand: google
	Android Version: 6.0.1
	API Level: 23
	Build ID: MHC19J
	Fingerprint: google/bullhead/bullhead:6.0.1/MHC19J/2595691:user/release-keys

DISPLAY (1920x1080)
	Size: 1920x1080
	Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
	Default Orientation: Portrait
	Physical Size: 5.2" (13.21 cm)
	Logical Size: Normal
	Density: Unknown
	Pixels Per Inch: X: 422.03; Y: 424.07

PROCESSOR (AArch64)
	Processor: AArch64 Processor rev 3 (aarch64)
	Cores: 6
	Max Frequency: 1440 Mhz
	Instruction Sets: arm64-v8a, 
	SIMD Instructions: Not Supported

MEMORY (1813 MB)
	System RAM: 1813 MB
	JVM Max Memory: 192 MB
	Internal Storage: 10923 MB
	External Storage: 10923 MB (Emulated)

My Samsung SIII is supported; it has a 2 core processor, so I'm hoping to be able to use the Nexus to help out. Let me know if you need the Android hardware or software dump.

Thanks!

[bruce]

The Nexus 5 is supported. The 5x is still on Sony's future plans.

[JimboPalmer]

The 5x is a little odd, it has 4 of one style CPU and two of another style, runing at different speeds. That may be hard to synchronize.

Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 & dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57

https://www.arm.com/products/processors ... cessor.php
https://www.arm.com/products/processors ... cessor.php


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[MarkyMark7]

Thanks Bruce and Jimbo for the info. I hope they do eventually support it. That is interesting about the combination processors. At any rate, at least I'll be able to leave my Samsung SIII running all day now instead of just at night as long as I keep the flaky power cable is securely fastened.

[JimboPalmer]

As I understand ARMs philosophy, they want to run compute bound jobs on the A57s and run interrupt bound jobs on the A53s.
As I understand PG's philosophy, they want all your CPU power.

If I were designing from scratch, (and no one is) I would run one dual-CPU WU on the A57's independent of the A53's which could run another quad core WU.