Google has released the source code and software developer kit for Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The company also started selling its latest Nexus devices today including the Nexus 4 smartphone, the Nexus 10 tablet, and new 32GB and 3G-capable Nexus 7 tablets. Hardware sales have been off to a rocky start (demand seems to have […]
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Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean source code now available
Google has released the source code for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It’s now available through the Android Open Source Project. That means developers can now start digging into the code to port Android 4.1 to run on additional devices or modify the operating system by adding, removing, or tweaking its components. This is the first […]
Google begins pushing Android 4.0.4
The latest version of Google Android is on its way to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Google also recently started offering Android 4.0.4 software updates for Motorola XOOM tablets and Samsung Nexus S smartphones. The software should be available soon for other devices… and independent developers will likely start basing custom ROMs for a variety […]
Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich ported to the HTC G1
The HTC G1 was the first Android phone to hit the market, way back in 2008. It’s also sometimes known as the HTC Dream of the T-Mobile G1. While HTC hasn’t offered a major software update for the G1 in a few years, independent developers have been hacking the G1 constantly over the past few years, bringing […]
Google will release Android 4.0 source code “once it’s available on devices”
Google’s Dan Morrill has confirmed that the company will be releasing the source code for Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The company is just waiting until it’s “available on devices,” which means that sometime after the Samsung Galaxy Nexus starts shipping in November we should see the source code released. It used to go […]