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 today released the Android 15 source code to AOSP and revealed that the stable update will reach Pixel devices in the coming weeks.

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However, the company has assured users and developers that the operating system will remain open source, and it will continue to release the source code for new Android versions.

But, Google does treat “the Android project as a full-scale product development operation” as an effort to “ensure the vitality of Android as a platform and as an open-source project”.

In a statement posted to an Android developer mailing list, Google software engineer Jean-Baptiste Queru announced that the Android 4.0 source code is being rolled out to the public Android Open ...

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.

But for developers, that's just the beginning. App makers and custom ROM producers can't get their hands dirty until the source code behind that over-the-air update hits the web as well.

Android Authority confirmed that Google plans to take Android development entirely in-house. Essentially, Google is privatizing the Android source code.

Lilbits: Google is moving more Android development behind closed doors, Nothing Phone (3a) Community Edition, and a 31.2 inch color E Ink display with an 18 Hz refresh rate ...