As noted by the news release from CalyxOS and Mastodon thread from GrapheneOS, Google did not release the Pixel device-specific source code alongside their Android 16 AOSP release like they usually do. I think many of us, including myself, are hoping this will be published in the near future, but considering they moved AOSP development behind closed doors earlier this year, it’s more likely Google has stopped publishing this section or their code altogether, making development of custom ROMs for Pixel devices significantly more difficult. Sad news for the Android ecosystem, and for open source in general.

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Their role in security with the straight android phone…is simply pushing security patches as/when they get them from the Android team

    If that were true there would be no reason to use GOS. The entire point is that they introduce new privacy and security options into the OS.