Google will develop Android OS entirely behind closed doors starting next week - eviltoast

Google is adjusting how Android is made, with the AOSP branch moving behind closed doors, leaving the entire OS to be privately developed.

  • seven_phone@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    I am not sure, there was nothing stopping them from taking it fully closed now in one step. It is more likely making it open only after release is a measure to avoid all the community input spaff during development. So long and thanks for all the feedback.

    • lemmeBe@sh.itjust.works
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      10 days ago

      Sure there was. Backlash and bad publicity for one. This way they do it in small digestible bites.