Rewind almost 15 years, and the Android ROM scene was thriving. Nightly builds, tons of projects, we truly were living in a golden age. Nowadays, things have changed significantly. Just what happened ...

Google is not discontinuing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but it has made big changes that affect how Android source code is shared, especially for those who build custom ROMs of Android.

As many of you know, Google started rolling out Android 16 earlier this week. With that launch, Google made a move that fired up speculations AOSP (Android Open Source Project) is going away. Well, ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

While LineageOS is far from perfect, it’s a superior choice in many areas compared to any stock Android experience. It’s leaner, runs better, comes with zero bloatware, and lets you use your Android ...

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Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...

After weeks of testing, the latest version of the popular CyanogenMod custom version f Google Android is available for download. CyanogenMod 6.0 lets you replace the software that shipped with your ...

Microsoft’s Surface Duo is an Android-powered dual-screen mobile device that began shipping before Google had really done much to bring native support for dual-screen hardware to Android. So Microsoft ...

Android 4.3 added bt low power support, but Samsung's 4.1 stock rom already had that built in. Same for other features. And when was the last time you wanted to run an app that wasn't supported on ...