Google drops Pixel device trees from Android 16 AOSP, making custom ROMs nearly impossible—bad news for devs and long-term Pixel phone users.| Tech Times
A mobile operating system (OS) enables devices to run applications and programs. Learn about the types of mobile operating systems and their key features.| Search Mobile Computing
Google buys Android in 2005, but why, and how much did it cost? Here's what you need to know about Google's greatest acquisition.| Android Authority
With the release of Android 16, Google changed how it developed Android. Development is now taking place behind closed doors, with the code dropped after the corresponding version has been released to Pixel devices. Well, it turns out this wasn’t the only thing Google has changed about Android development. As the developers of CalyxOS, a popular de-Googled Android ROM, dove into the Android 16 AOSP source code, they realised something very important was missing: the device-specific source c...| OSnews
Google has confirmed it will move development of the Android OS to behind closed doors. Here's why it's doing it.| Android Authority
E-waste is one of the fastest growing solid waste streams in the world. In 2022, an estimated 62 million tonnes of e-waste were produced globally, but less than a quarter was recycled appropriately. When recycled using unsound, informal activities e-waste can produce many hazardous toxicants that may pollute the air, soil, water and dust. These hazardous toxicants include lead, mercury and dioxins, chemicals that are known to have adverse health effects. Children and pregnant women are partic...| www.who.int