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Report claims Google may move to 'privately' develop Android's future

Google reportedly "confirmed" to a publication that it will move to "privately" develop its Android OS and slow down its AOSP releases. The main purpose of this is to "streamline" its process, as Google won't have to worry about "merging conflicts" with the AOSP as often.

Ars Technica · 1d

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases

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, but that will no longer be the case. This does not mean Android is shedding its open source roots, but the process won't be as transparent.

ZDNet · 1d

Google will now keep Android development a secret - until official release

Starting next week, the Android OS development process will be hidden from the public. Here's what you won't see anymore.

Ars Technica21d

No one asked for this: Google is testing round keys in Gboard

In the latest build of Gboard (v15.1.05.726012951-beta-arm64-v8a), Google has changed the key shape from the long ... with a particular layout, people develop muscle memory. Big texters can ...

ExtremeTech on MSN13h

Google Moves Android Development to Private—Is It Really Open-Source Anymore?

Google is making some big changes to how it operates the open-source version of Android, aka the Android Open Source Project ...

Google is getting a little more private about Android development.

The operating system will still be open source, but Google is now moving all development to a private, internal software ...

Exclusive: Google will develop the Android OS fully in private, and here's why

Google has confirmed it will move development of the Android OS to behind closed doors. Here's why it's doing it.

Kamil Anwar on MSN3h

Google Axes Live AOSP Commits As Android Development Goes Fully Private

For the last decade and a half, Google has developed most of Android in a way that allowed the public to track new commits in real time. Much of the work was done in public-facing channels. Now, ...

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