Instead of four times a year, Google will now only release Android source code to AOSP twice a year, once in Q2 and again in Q4.

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

Only two AOSP drops per year now ...

The writing has been on the wall as Google has slowly moved away from Android as the core product and toward the bright light of artificial intelligence. This week’s news about how Google plans to ...

Google has cut Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code dumps to two a year to align release cadences with its trunk stable ...

Google is introducing further changes to Android's release cycle: The source code will now only be published twice a year in AOSP.

Two a year is for your own good, Mountain View insists Google has confirmed there will be two code dumps to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) per year, down from the four developers have become ...

In a nutshell: Google has confirmed that it will now develop Android privately as part of its efforts to streamline the development process. However, the company has assured users and developers that ...

Google plans to move all development of Android OS behind closed doors so that the process will no longer be visible to the public. This change is a big shift for Android, which has long allowed ...

In 2026, Android updates are becoming more frequent and modular, reducing version gaps but increasing the need for ongoing ...