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Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases
Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.
This is a shift from the way Google has worked on Android in the past, which featured frequent updates to the public AOSP branch. As Google works on both public and private branches of Android, the two fall out of sync with respect to features and API support. We may not get those insights anymore, and consequently, there won't be as many opportunities for devs and users to challenge Google before it rolls out an unpopular change.
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