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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by pjmlp on Friday September 18, 2026 @11:50PM (#49763142)
They can easily go back 30 years ago, when each one had their own proprietary in-house OS, using current Android as baseline, or something BSD like PlayStation.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by alightsoul on Saturday September 19, 2026 @07:55PM (#49771177)
This is what phone manufacturers do. Very few use vanilla AOSP with just Google mobile services and their own hardware drivers.
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