🚨Google is NOT killing AOSP!

Google has come out and refuted speculation that it's discontinuing AOSP. However, the company just made it tougher to build AOSP for Pixel devices.

Here's how👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-not-killing-aosp-3566882/

Google was one of the only device makers to even release their device tree + binaries + full kernel source commit history.

They were never under any obligation to do so, but it served the purpose of making AOSP easy to build for Pixel devices, making it easy to test new features on it (which was the point - Pixels were the AOSP reference hardware). It also made developers' lives easier as they didn't have to build their own device trees from scratch.

Without these things, custom ROM support for Pixels will essentially be dropped to where it's at with other devices. But at least Pixels are still super easy to bootloader unlock and grab factory images for.

BREAKING: Another Linux Smartphone Enters The Market. Meet Liberux NEXX

Liberux NEXX is a phone built on LiberuxOS, based on Debian 13 Linux Distro. Liberux NEXX will never track your activity, collect your data or compromise your privacy. All source code will be available for you to further customize your system or even build alternative versions. NEXX grants you a full ARM Linux system, including Android OS, which would allow you to install applications for this environment without compromising your privacy.

CPU: Rockchip RK3588S
• 8-cores, 64-bit
• 4×Cortex-A76 (upto 2.4GHz)
• 4×Cortex-A55
Manufactured by TSMC on 8nm process

GPU: ARM Mali-G610
• 4-cores MP4 (450 GFLOPS)
Modem: Snapdragon X62 5G
RAM: 32GB LPDDR4X
ROM: 512GB emmC
upto 2TB SD Card support

• 6.34-inch (2400x1080 px) FHD+ OLED Display
• Gorilla Glass protection
• 32MP Single rear camera
• 13MP Front camera
• 5300mAh battery
• Rear fingerprint sensor
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• 2x USB-C 3.1 port

Audio Codec: ALC5640-VB-CG
Amplifier: AW8737SCSR
Wi-Fi/BT: AW-CM256SM (BT 5.0)
5 years of Upgrades

NEXX also supports GNOME Shell Mobile and contains 3 KILL SWITCHES — for Microphone/ camera, Wi-Fi/BT and Signal. When all 3 switches are flipped down, they also disable additional components like the GNSS unit (GPS + satellite systems), the IMU (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer), and ambient and proximity sensors.
Liberux Team is also developing a gadget that, when connected to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, will enable "wireless" connectivity to them. The smartphone is still under crowdfunding and will start shipping worldwide in 2026.

The base model comes with 8GB+128GB+LTE and costs 790€. Since Liberux NEXX has been designed with a modular architecture, you can upgrade the RAM, storage & modem.
Storage: 256 GB (+45 €); 512 GB (+150 €)
RAM: 16 GB (+100 €); 32 GB (+250 €)
5G Modem: +120 €
2TB MicroSD Card: +250€

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Google services alongside AWS and Cloudfare are facing partial outage.

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AMD Developer Community Discord Announced

You can connect with fellow developers and AMD staff and throw your questions on maybe why it sucks. You can even ask questions and share ideas about Game Dev, AI Dev and more!

Discord link: https://discord.gg/amd-dev

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⏩ Google is killing Android Instant Apps, but you probably won't miss them

Instant Apps let you launch Android apps and games without installing them, but almost nobody supported it, so Google is killing it off later this year

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-killing-android-instant-apps-3567211/

The latest update on the OPPO Find X8 Ultra brought this new, super smooth animation when using the lock screen shortcuts.

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