Thanks to a vibrant developer community, Android users have access to a fantastic selection of open-source apps. Whether you seek transparency, trust, or freedom from locked-down ecosystems, ...

Google is making some big changes to how it operates the open-source version of Android, aka the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). As reported by Android Authority, the company says it will soon ...

Google is releasing the source code for Android 2.3 Gingerbread. That’s not a huge surprise, since the company releases the source code for every version of Android after the company as finished ...

Since the beginning of Android, it’s been developed out in the open as part of the Android Open Source Project. However, it seems that they now will take this private, and develop the Android OS fully ...

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, ...

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I’ve previously detailed a list of open source Android apps I always install on my phones, old or new. While all those apps add utility to my handsets, few of them provide pure entertainment. That’s ...

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.

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...

There's some trouble brewing ahead for developers of custom ROMs for Pixel phones. In the midst of a reorganization about how the Android open-source project is run, Pixel ROM devs have been caught by ...