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Google to Shift All Android Development to Private Internal Branch

The company confirms the transition will begin next week, maintaining open-source releases of finalized code while ending public development visibility.

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Android 15 on Pixel screen

Overview

  • Google has confirmed that all Android development will move to its private internal branch, ceasing real-time updates through the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
  • This shift aims to streamline the development process, reducing errors and inefficiencies caused by merging public and private code branches.
  • Finalized Android source code will continue to be publicly released, ensuring the platform remains open-source.
  • The change is expected to have minimal impact on users and app developers, but developers relying on AOSP for updates will lose access to real-time progress.
  • The transition will begin next week, with an official announcement from Google anticipated soon.