AOSP stands for the Android Open Source Project, the public repository for Android’s source code. By releasing Android 15’s source code to AOSP, independent platform developers (i.e., those who build ...

Google has released the Android 15 source code to AOSP. The source code will allow developers to build custom ROMs based on the latest Android release. The company has also said that the stable ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Android source code releases, better known as AOSP releases, will no longer be coming multiple times a year, as Google confirms that it’s transitioning to pushing them out only twice a year instead.

The Shift to "Trunk-Stable" Google’s official justification centers on its "trunk-stable" development model. This internal engineering strategy aims to keep the main code branch in a shippable state ...

Google is not discontinuing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but it has made big changes that affect how Android source code is shared, especially for those who build custom ROMs of Android.

Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, large swaths of the software have been developed in public-facing channels, ...

The writing has been on the wall as Google has slowly moved away from Android as the core product and toward the bright light of artificial intelligence. This week’s news about how Google plans to ...

Google’s Android Developer Verification raises a bigger question: can Android remain open when Google increasingly governs participation?

Google’s open-source tool Vanir enables Android developers to quickly scan custom platform code for missing or applicable security patches. By automating patch validation, Vanir helps OEMs deliver ...

Once in spring and once in fall. Ever since the first version of Android was released in 2008, anyone who wanted to could access the source code of the operating system. However, Google has now ...