Neowin News Feed for: Aosp

Microsoft believes that AI agents will eventually replace apps through Project Solara

Usama Jawad — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:50:02 +0000

Microsoft's new Project Solara hints at a future where AI agents replace traditional apps across entirely new device experiences. Read more...

Motorola announces partnership with GrapheneOS Foundation

David Uzondu — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:34:01 +0000

Motorola has entered a long-term partnership with the GrapheneOS Foundation, a move the company says will help "strengthen smartphone security," among other goals. Read more...

Android development moves internally at Google ahead of public releases

Omer Dursun — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:06:02 +0000

Google is shifting its Android development process, moving primary work from public AOSP channels to internal branches to streamline releases. Read more...

Work on Android 15 is complete and Google has released the source code

Paul Hill — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:52:01 +0000

Google has published the source code for Android 15. It will start arriving on phones in just a couple of weeks but you could be waiting months depending on the OEM. Read more...

A Microsoft 365 plan with better endpoint management is in development, here is what's new

Usama Jawad — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:00:04 +0000

Microsoft is working on improvement capabilities for endpoint management. Features will be made available individually as add-ons before being bundled in a new Microsoft 365 plan eventually. Read more...

Android 12 is now available in AOSP, coming soon to Pixel devices

Usama Jawad — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 05:50:01 +0000

Google has announced that it is pushing the Android 12 source to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The OS will begin rolling out to existing devices, starting with Pixel, in the next few weeks. Read more...

Next-gen Android 13 likely named after this delicious Italian dessert

Sayan Sen — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:22:01 +0000

A commit was made earlier today to the AOSP Gerrit which likely has leaked the purported name of the next-gen Android 13. As per the leak, Android 13 may be named Tiramisu, after an Italian dessert. Read more...

You may soon be able to get new emojis on Android without waiting for system updates

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 06:20:02 +0000

Google has made several commits to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The changes - which have not been merged yet - indicate that the company is looking to decouple emojis from system updates. Read more...

LineageOS 17.1 based on Android 10 now official with theme engine, Lineage Recovery, more

Rajesh Pandey — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:44:01 +0000

The LineageOS team today officially announced the release of LineageoS 17.1 that is based on Android 10. The release brings a number of new features including an AOSP ThemePicker app. Read more...

A 'Pixel 5' mention spotted in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) comments

Abhay V — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 21:58:02 +0000

A comment in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) repository hints at the existence of a Pixel 5. The device, codenamed 'bramble', is part of the trio that Google is expected to launch this year. Read more...

A typo broke unlimited original quality image backups for Google Pixels running custom ROMs

Timi Cantisano — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:18:01 +0000

A discovered typo in AOSP-based ROMs for the Google Pixel and Pixel XL prevented users from being able to upload original quality photo uploads to Google's Photos service for free. Read more...

Android P could officially support call recording

Vishal Laul — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 13:14:01 +0000

The next version of Android could include functionality that would open up the ability to record calls for app developers, as per a number of commits made to the AOSP over the past few days. Read more...

Next version of Android could restrict access to hidden APIs

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:02:02 +0000

With most of us wondering what flavor of pudding the next version of Android will run with, some interesting changes have been spotted in the AOSP that could make its way to the final product. Read more...

LineageOS gets a bunch of improvements, including new features in the Jelly browser

Andy Weir — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:16:01 +0000

The LineageOS Project has outlined a wide range of improvements that it's delivered to the operating system, including numerous new features for the Jelly browser that it brought to LineageOS in May. Read more...

Alleged codenames of next Google Pixel phones have leaked

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 07:56:01 +0000

The next generation Google Pixel smartphones are expected to come out later this year, but the devices' likely internal codenames, "Muskie" and "Walleye", have already leaked online. Read more...

February security patches for Android out for supported devices, here's the changelog

Steven Parker — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 08:30:37 +0000

Google has announced the February Security Patch Level OTA update for supported devices, the update contains a fix for a "Remote Execution" vulnerability, as well as bunch of others. Read more...

Google launches Android January security updates; LG, Samsung, others follow suit

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:42:01 +0000

Google has started pushing the latest security updates for its Android operating system. A large number of fixes are in tow, and luckily, some third party manufacturers are already on board. Read more...

Fiat Chrysler will demonstrate infotainment system concept developed with Google at CES 2017

Gabriel Nunes — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 22:44:01 +0000

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has partnered with Google to rebuild its Uconnect system over Android, in an attempt to harness the platform's ecosystem as an infotainment system for its vehicles. Read more...

Copperhead, F-Droid & Guardian Project start partnership for open, secure mobile ecosystem

Paul Hill — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:54:01 +0000

Copperhead, F-Droid & Guardian Project have formed a partnership to develop a mobile ecosystem that is open source and secure. A planned crowdfunder will help them make for-consumer devices. Read more...

Android Lollipop 5.0.1 found to be hogging RAM, fix incoming

Shreyas Gandhe — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:08:01 +0000

Android developers have acknowledged an issue with the latest 5.0.1 Lollipop update which is causing the operating system to consume a lot of RAM and resulting in slow execution of apps. Read more...

Nokia X review

Shreyas Gandhe — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:38:22 +0000

Nokia's very first Android-based smartphone has landed in stores, and here's an in-depth review about its performance, usability and all the blasphemous things Nokia did by cheating on Windows Phone. Read more...

Nokia and Android. What gives?

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:09:44 +0000

Nokia has just announced a brand new line of phones, the Nokia X, based on the Android Open Source Project. We answer some of the biggest questions in regards to this surprising move. Read more...

Android 4.1.2 released to AOSP

Jake Durasamy — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:03:35 +0000

Jelly bean has now been out for almost 4 months, and whilst it has provided the best Android experience yet, bug fixes must be made and features must be incorporated, which is why it has been revised. Read more...

Five reasons to use CyanogenMod ROMs on your Android device

Jake Durasamy — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:05:39 +0000

We may have reviewed Ice-cream Sandwich and Jelly bean in the past, but maybe it's time for a better, faster and much more customizable experience than any OEM ROM available for Android can provide? Read more...

Sony's Xperia S gets added to AOSP - to be a Nexus soon?

Ambroos Vaes — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:03:18 +0000

Google's technical lead at AOSP (the Android Open Source Project) added a git project for the Xperia S. If Google's experiment works out the Xperia S might soon basically be a Nexus! Read more...

Google releases Android Jelly Bean source code to AOSP

Swagatam Mukherjee — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:40:46 +0000

The Android Jelly Bean source code has been released for developers along with proprietary binaries for Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus devices. Expect updates from developers soon. Read more...

Android 2.2 (Froyo) source code released

Benjamin Rubenstein — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:54:05 +0000

In celebration of Verizon's Droid X launch, Google has announced the immediate availability of the Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) source code. Since a few days after Google's I/O developers conference back in May, Nexus One... Read more...