Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, large swaths of the software have been developed in public-facing channels, ...

Google has been using the open code review system Gerrit to share information about some of the development of its mobile operating system Android, but it has now announced that all work will be made ...

Google is restructuring the development of its Android mobile operating system: There will no longer be a public development branch for Android components in future, Google confirmed to Android ...

Google will shift all Android development to a private internal branch starting next week, ending public sharing of development progress. While the Android operating system remains open-source, ...

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 ...

Ultimate Summary: Google will start developing Android OS behind closed doors, starting next week. Not to be confused with taking Android closed-source, as Google will continue to open source the code ...

Google has been maintaining two Android development branches for years. One is the Android Open Source Project and the other is an internal branch of Android that’s closer to the software that ...