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Google has cut Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code dumps to two a year to align release cadences with its trunk stable ...

The Android Open Source Project, built and released by Google under the Apache 2.0 license, allows third-party developers to ...

Instead of four times a year, Google will now only release Android source code to AOSP twice a year, once in Q2 and again in ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Today, Android 16 reaches platform stability, as Google releases the third beta. Google has one more beta scheduled for next month, with the final release coming after that. We expect Android 16 to be ...

Well ahead of its usual schedule, Google has just released the first preview of Android 16. This initial developer preview isn’t meant for the general user, but it’s freely available to anyone who ...

When I first started using a smartphone, the choice between Android and iOS felt like an easy one. Sure, Apple had an attractive UI, and an early lead on third-party software support, but going the ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. That little tease of Project Astra yesterday has brought us to a full announcement today for Google’s next ...