Stephen is an author at Android Police who covers how-to guides, features, and in-depth explainers on various topics. He joined the team in late 2021, bringing his strong technical background in ...

Android was originally envisioned as an operating system for digital cameras, but the universe had bigger plans. Fast-forward two decades, and Android now dominates the mobile operating system market, ...

It was revealed earlier this week that Google would be moving the development of Android entirely behind closed doors for the first time, a change that now appears to have taken effect, but the ...

Google has confirmed to Android Authority that the Android team will still review code contributions from external developers. The company also shared details on what branch of Android platform ...

The operating system that powers every Android phone and tablet on the market is based on AOSP, short for the Android Open Source Project. Google develops and releases AOSP under the permissive Apache ...

Google has just confirmed that AOSP isn’t dead, but the Android 16 update has us worried. Google forgot to offer a rather important part of the puzzle for developers, and we’re still not sure if it’s ...

Certification and support deadlines mean big changes for collaboration devices and how employees work together. Here’s how to prepare. With the AOSP, Microsoft was able to customize Android to fit ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. The Pixel 10 has made an appearance in AOSP. A code change hints at potential startup speed improvements. The extent of the ...

Google updated its Android Source pages today with a change for when it publishes source code to AOSP. In short, Google will now publish twice per year, in Q2 and Q4. They claim this is to align with ...

Google is preparing some kernel improvements for Android devices which are said to improve boot times by up to 30% on the Pixel 10, the first semi-official reference to the unreleased smartphone. Two ...