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.

Currently, the way it works is, Android is able to accept code contributions from third-party developers. Even though the majority of the AOSP development is done by Google itself, others can ...

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 ...

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

Google told Android Authority that it will move all Android development to its internal branches next week, marking a significant shift from the system that has been ...

Google LLC today unveiled more features for Android Studio, its toolkit for building Android apps, powered by its Gemini artificial intelligence model. Naming classes, methods and variables is ...

Besides the GDC 2025 announcements, Google announced today that Gemini in Android Studio “now supports multimodal inputs, which lets you attach images directly to your prompts” for visual help ...

Google has told Android Authority that it is doing this to streamline the development of Android. Currently, the way it works is, Android is able to accept code contributions from third-party ...