baatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 months agoBreaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a yearwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1231arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1230arrow-down1external-linkBreaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a yearwww.androidauthority.combaatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square43fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareKokesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months 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-22 months agoOther manufacturers get sources immediately, so no it only harms open-source part of andeoid.
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoI’m pretty sure big OEMs like Samsung do not rely on the public AOSP release.
minus-squarenesc@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months 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.