Google is offering Android developers cash in exchange for code to train AI

According to a report from 404 Media, Google has emailed some Android app developers with a "confidential content offer pilot ...

Google Reportedly Wants Android App Code From Play Store Developers

Google is reportedly offering to pay select Android developers for source-code access. Here’s what Play Store developers should check before signing.
Android Authority

Google is reportedly buying Play Store app code from devs, and you can guess why

Google is reportedly paying select Play Store developers for access to their app source code as part of a confidential program aimed at improving its AI coding tools. Developers invited to participate ...
Android Authority

Android 16 QPR1’s source code is nowhere to be found, but Google swears it’s coming

Google has delayed releasing the source code for Android 16 QPR1, worrying custom ROM developers who rely on timely AOSP (Android Open Source Project) updates. While Google typically publishes source ...
TechRadar

Google set to reduce the Android source code releases to just twice a year

AOSP source code to be shared with developers in Q2 and Q4, skipping Q1 and Q3 for the first time Security patches and other updates will still be published Google says the changes will improve ...
Android Police

Google’s new Android source code release schedule is bad news for custom ROMs

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...