Google has delayed releasing the source code for Android 16 QPR1, worrying custom ROM developers who rely on timely AOSP (Android Open Source Project) updates. While Google typically publishes source ...

Google has officially released the Android 16 source code, allowing developers to build their own versions of the operating system. Major smartphone manufacturers like Samsung have already had ...

F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google's new requirements for all Android developers to verify ...

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...

The F-Droid project, which distributes open source apps for Android, will end if Google goes ahead with its plans to enforce ...

With the launch of Android 16 earlier this week, Google did not release the Pixel hardware repos and device trees that are particularly important for custom ROM developers. This led to speculation by ...

F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android.

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

Google now requires developer ID verification for new Play Store accounts, a move that the F-Droid project says could endanger its existence and user privacy.