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Google will develop Android OS entirely behind closed doors starting next week

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Google is adjusting how Android is made, with the AOSP branch moving behind closed doors, leaving the entire OS to be privately developed.

Google will develop Android OS entirely behind closed doors starting next week

Google is adjusting how Android is made, with the AOSP branch moving behind closed doors, leaving the entire OS to be privately developed.

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Google will move Android AOSP development behind closed doors

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Just to be clear: Android is NOT becoming closed source! Google remains committed to releasing Android source code (during monthly/quarterly releases, etc.) , BUT you won't be able to scour the AOSP Gerrit for source code changes like you could before.
https://x.com/MishaalRahman/status/1904905109022048280
- It just looks like staging to take it closed. This is just worse for the consumer any way you slice it.
  
  You're not wrong.
  
  I am not sure, there was nothing stopping them from taking it fully closed now in one step. It is more likely making it open only after release is a measure to avoid all the community input spaff during development. So long and thanks for all the feedback.
  
  Sure there was. Backlash and bad publicity for one. This way they do it in small digestible bites.

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