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Google is making AOSP development more of a private affair

Google will now conduct all its active Android development internally, ceasing real-time code commits to the public AOSP branches. This change aims to improve efficiency by eliminating merge conflicts ...
Android Authority

AOSP isn't dead, but Google just landed a huge blow to custom ROM developers

Google has made it harder to build custom Android ROMs for Pixel phones by omitting their device trees and driver binaries from the latest AOSP release. The company says this is because it’s shifting ...
Android Police

Google's Pixel 10 pops up in AOSP

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. The Pixel 10 has made an appearance in AOSP. A code change hints at potential startup speed improvements. The extent of the ...
Droid Life

Google Making All Android Development Private, Still Committed to Open Source

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. A bit of news from the Android development front this week, with Google confirming that it’s taking Android ...
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Android 16 QPR1 source finally lands on AOSP

Google pushed the first QPR (Quarterly Platform Release) of Android 16 in September, but never pushed the updated codebase to AOSP. Alongside the missing device trees and driver binaries for ...
Android Authority

The Pixel 10 will have faster startup performance thanks to this Android change

Google is working on a change to Android’s early boot process that improves how quickly kernel modules are loaded. This change has resulted in a 30% reduction in loading time for the Pixel 10, ...
Droid Life

Android 15 Hits AOSP Today, Pixel Phones Update in “Coming Weeks”

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Android 15 is stable and has officially been released, only not on your device just yet. Google pushed Android ...