The goal for this privatization is to simplify Android OS development and not to hinder external developers, which is why Google remains committed to publishing source code to AOSP after each release.

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 ...

Currently, the way it works is, Android is able to accept code contributions from third-party developers. Even though the majority of the AOSP development is done by Google itself, others can ...

Google LLC today unveiled more features for Android Studio, its toolkit for building Android apps, powered by its Gemini artificial intelligence model. Naming classes, methods and variables is ...

Google plans to move all development of Android OS behind closed doors so that the process will no longer be visible to the public. This change is a big shift for Android, which has long allowed ...

Google told Android Authority that it will move all Android development to its internal branches next week, marking a significant shift from the system that has been ...

Samsung to push Android updates faster, thanks to “Trunk Stable” Under the new Trunk-based development model, all changes and development happen directly to the main codebase of Android.

Google has told Android Authority that it is doing this to streamline the development of Android. Currently, the way it works is, Android is able to accept code contributions from third-party ...