Post #2428589
2025-12-12 08:11 UTC
@spipau@mastodon.social Of course it can go even more proprietary. Major parts of what typically is part of a phone OS, like the Clocks or SMS app, have been proprietary for a while now. Android 16 QPR1 (the latest version) was released to various devices in September, but the source code was only published 2 months later. And security updates are already being delayed in AOSP by up to three months vs the proprietary version.
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@larma@mastodon.social 2025-12-12 08:15
@spipau@mastodon.social At any point, Google can decide to stop updating AOSP. Stop publishing security patches and new major updates. Of course you can still use the old code that's already published today, but it will be a security nightmare in just a few months and will stop being able to run new apps in 3-5 years. @tbernard@mastodon.social