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Re:Changes to Android Open Source Project by charcircuit on Saturday January 10, 2026 @01:35AM (#46563358)
They can still ship play services and their own apps at a faster cadence.
Re:Changes to Android Open Source Project by fluidcruft on Saturday January 10, 2026 @01:50AM (#46563429)
I meant OEMs rushing the gun on new features that aren't fully baked. That probably does add support burden. (I don't know if it happens anymore but it used to be a problem on the OEM forks)
Re:Changes to Android Open Source Project by Groxx on Saturday January 10, 2026 @01:56AM (#46563457)
They push half-baked stuff all the time anyway, I don't think this meaningfully affects that frequency.
Re:Changes to Android Open Source Project by gitttnwmrlg on Saturday January 10, 2026 @04:26AM (#46564174)
Well, now they can only ship half baked stuff twice a year.
Re:Changes to Android Open Source Project by charcircuit on Saturday January 10, 2026 @08:20AM (#46565517)
They should at least be shipping monthly updates with the months security updates. Well some months have not had any since Google is now trying to batch them to be quarterly because OEMs couldn't keep up with monthly security fixes.
Re:Changes to Android Open Source Project by Groxx on Saturday January 10, 2026 @11:39AM (#46567165)
Nah, they can break stuff any time they feel like it. Just like before. They were never limited to following AOSP updates, just look at all the garbage they add on top. Now they just have an excuse to sit on stuff for longer if they don't feel like doing anything.