baatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 days agoBreaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a yearwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down11
arrow-up1197arrow-down1external-linkBreaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a yearwww.androidauthority.combaatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareKokesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 days 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-up8·edit-22 days agoOther manufacturers get sources immediately, so no it only harms open-source part of andeoid.
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoI’m pretty sure big OEMs like Samsung do not rely on the public AOSP release.
minus-squarenesc@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days 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.