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Re:Extending the Android SDK by pjmlp on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @04:01AM (#34322193)
That workaround is called "Modular System Components":

https://source.android.com/docs/core/ota/modular-system

Of course, they could require by contract OEMs to provide updates, like they do for other Google based services.

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Re:Extending the Android SDK by kramerger on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @04:51AM (#34322521)
This has been in place for a few years and seems to work quite well.

(Google does a lot of creepy stuff, but HN should also give them credit when they do great things)

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Re:Extending the Android SDK by pjmlp on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @04:56AM (#34322553)
Quite a few years, means since Android 10, and they add to first introduce GSI[0] (after Treble changes) to actually make it work, as OEMs were free to ignore Treble anyway.

[0] - https://source.android.com/docs/setup/create/gsi

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