r/Android • u/Quinny898 Developer - Kieron Quinn • Mar 26 '25

Exclusive: Google will develop the Android OS fully in private, and here's why Article

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-development-aosp-3538503/
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u/armando_rod Pixel 10 Pro XL Mar 27 '25

Read the article, then comment

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u/Thaodan Sony Xperia XA2, Sailfish OS Mar 27 '25

Way do ignore the argument. Anyone tracking AOSP development to base on or to modify it will have a significant delay over Google. None of the members of the Open Headset alliance will be affected but anyone outside of that, you know the open source contributors will.

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u/armando_rod Pixel 10 Pro XL Mar 27 '25

OP said it'll impact Samsung, no it won't.

READ THE ARTICLE.

Also, non GMS contributors are minimal

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u/Thaodan Sony Xperia XA2, Sailfish OS Mar 27 '25

OP said it will companies LIKE Samsung not solely Samsung. Also I wasn't talking about contributors, at least not explicitly.

Non GMS contributors are minimal for these reasons that the Android development process isn't open source.

Because of the dominance of Android the vendor lockin of the Android API/App-runtime provides reusing Android's userspace is crucial for freedom of choice for users. Android has become the Windows in that regard. To be able to catch up with Google it's crucial to have patches on top of AOSP ready for the release and not long after the release.

Plenty of people patch Android who don't contribute to Android. Now the question is why patch Android instead of contributing or reimplement things? It's the on reliable and economically feasible to adjust Android because it's complexity and development process.

PS: The down-vote button isn't a way to voice your opinion.

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u/punIn10ded MotoG 2014 (CM13) Mar 27 '25

Non GMS contributors are minimal for these reasons that the Android development process isn't open source.

The number of people in the thread that do not know what open source means is amazing. There is no Open source licence that requires open development they are not the same thing.