In March of this year, Google revealed it is changing its Android development process and will no longer make real-time code commits to public AOSP branches. The change barely had any public or ...

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 ...

The Developer Preview for the next version of Android usually gets underway in February and progresses to a Beta in April with the public release set for Q3. Work on Android 16 is fully underway and ...

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 has officially released the Android 16 source code, allowing developers to build their own versions of the operating system. Major smartphone manufacturers like Samsung have already had ...

These two features are actually now coming to AOSP Android 15, not Pixel-specific Android 15. So other smartphone manufacturers will be able to use them for their own devices, presuming they don’t ...

A bit of news from the Android development front this week, with Google confirming that it’s taking Android development completely private. While that might sound like a big change, if you aren’t an ...

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 ...

In a nutshell: Google has confirmed that it will now develop Android privately as part of its efforts to streamline the development process. However, the company has assured users and developers that ...