baatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 month agoBreaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a yearwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down11
arrow-up1234arrow-down1external-linkBreaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a yearwww.androidauthority.combaatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareKokesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 month agoThat is really great for the whole ecosystem. Other manufacturers won’t have much time to prepare for new releases. Well done, Google.
minus-squarenesc@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 month agoOther manufacturers get sources immediately, so no it only harms open-source part of andeoid.
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month agoI’m pretty sure big OEMs like Samsung do not rely on the public AOSP release.
minus-squarenesc@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoOEMs of course aren’t held to this half a year of wait.
That is really great for the whole ecosystem. Other manufacturers won’t have much time to prepare for new releases. Well done, Google.
Other manufacturers get sources immediately, so no it only harms open-source part of andeoid.
I’m pretty sure big OEMs like Samsung do not rely on the public AOSP release.
OEMs of course aren’t held to this half a year of wait.