Google has confirmed it will move development of the Android OS to behind closed doors. Here's why it's doing it.

The company is streamlining development on the platform to help free up resources for artificial intelligence.

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Google is centralizing Android development internally to simplify the process and reduce bugs Editorial Note: Talk Android ...

Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, ...

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The operating system will still be open source, but Google is now moving all development to a private, internal software branch. It previously worked on some features, like the Bluetooth stack, in ...

Google will shift all Android development to a private internal branch starting next week, ending public sharing of development progress. While the An ...

Google will no longer make AOSP code commits publicly as it develops Android, but source code will still be openly published ...

More info. A bit of news from the Android development front this week, with Google confirming that it’s taking Android development completely private. While that might sound like a big change, ...

The business version of Gemini builds on the core AI capabilities already familiar to Android developers but introduces enhanced features for organizations managing sensitive codebases and workflows.