Despite the withering incentives to root a device as Android matures with each iteration, the custom ROM community continues to provide what the software devs of major OEMs just cannot – extended ...

The Android 12 stable launch just hit the Android Open-Source Project (AOSP). This is a significant milestone in the release cycle. However, it will be at least days or even weeks before we see it ...

Today Google pushed the source for Android 12 to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and brought about some bad news for hopeful upgraders. Here on the 4th of October, 2021, Dave Burke, VP of ...

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google just pushed Android 12 to AOSP, hooray! Oh, you want it on your Pixel phone? That’s not happening just ...

In a significant departure from previous years, Google today rolled out Android 12 to AOSP but did not launch any devices, including Pixel phones. Today we’re pushing the source to the Android Open ...

One of Android’s greatest strengths, and source of occasional frustrations, is its wide variety of software variations. Samsung’s One UI and even Google’s Pixel UI offer their own spin on the core ...

Android 12 Bea 1 Generic System Image (GSI) was made available for download this morning before the official Android 12 Beta 1 for Pixel devices. GSI packages for ARM64, ARM64+GMS, x86_64, and x86+GMS ...

Although we’re not yet seeing the stable Android 12 update for Pixel hardware — or any other device for that matter — the first wave of custom ROMs is now already available for intrepid device ...

As many of you know, Google started rolling out Android 16 earlier this week. With that launch, Google made a move that fired up speculations AOSP (Android Open Source Project) is going away. Well, ...