Google says Android Open Source Project not being ‘discontinued’ amidst Pixel change impacting custom ROMs
With the launch of Android 16 earlier this week, Google did not release the Pixel hardware repos and device trees…
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Google’s default Clock app gets new ‘more neutral’ color scheme
It wasn’t that long ago that Google opened up its Clock app to be downloaded on just about any Android…
Android Lollipop unofficially ported to Nexus 4, 5, 7, 10 and Xperia Z
While the wait continues for Google to release Android Lollipop as an over-the-air software update and post official factory images…
Here are some of the new Android emoji, and how they compare to iOS 9.1 [Gallery]
A couple of days ago we told you that Hiroshi Lockheimer, SVP of Android at Google, announced on Twitter that new…
All of Sony’s Qualcomm-based 2014 Xperia devices now support KitKat AOSP
In a developer blog post this morning, Sony announced that developers can now build custom versions of Android for all…
References to AOSP code found in Fuchsia source, but it’s not what you think
Sometime in late May, Fuchsia, Google’s in-development OS for mobile (and more), added a loose connection to AOSP in the…
Artem Russakovskii: code tags are ‘no indication’ 2012 Nexus devices will get Android M
Update: Previous version of this story said the original post was from yesterday, when it was actually from June 11th. The…
One developer has managed to install AOSP KitKat on Google Glass
While the previous version of Google Glass is dead and dying, it is still an Android device. And that means it’s…
Hacked Android Marshmallow build now available for Nexus S, here’s how to install it
Several old Nexus devices just don’t support Android 6.0 Marshmallow (and many never will), and that has left some owners…
AOSP commit hints at native ‘face authentication’ support in Android alongside iris scanning
Back in March, we saw a third-party start work on adding official iris scanning functionality to the Android Open Source…
Google scrapped the Nexus 6’s fingerprint scanner just a few months before it launched
Many details surrounding the Nexus 6 were leaked in the months leading up to the smartphone’s launch in late October,…
Google says it delivered patch for Android’s “Fake ID” security flaw to partners
Citing research from Bluebox Security on an Android security flaw researchers have dubbed “Fake ID,” Arstechnica is out with a…
Huawei Watch faces significant delays in China due to block on Google services
We recently reported that the launch of Huawei’s first smartwatch, simply called Huawei Watch, was expected to be delayed until…
Sony makes Android M developer preview available on select Xperia devices
Google only ever makes its Android developer preview versions available on its own Nexus devices – these devices are designed partly…
Google puts two more stock Android apps on the Play Store: Phone & Contacts
Update 2: And they’re back! Update: Uh oh. Looks like they have disappeared from the Play Store. Google has slowly…