Open source apps are usually leaner and more efficient. Without ads, constant tracking pings, or unnecessary permissions, ...

For years, Android has been known as the free-spirited cousin in the world of mobile operating systems. Unlike Apple's walled ...

Earlier this year Google revealed that while it will continue to support the Android Open Source Project by releasing source code for each new build of the operating system, the actual development ...

Google is not discontinuing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but it has made big changes that affect how Android source code is shared, especially for those who build custom ROMs of Android.

Droid-ify is a third-party client built specifically for browsing and managing the F-Droid catalog, and it makes discovery ...

The open-source nature of Android is one of its biggest draws for many people — OEMs like Samsung use it to their advantage by making their own tweaks to the code for skinned versions like One ...

Android has always been an open-source project, meaning its core code is publicly available for anyone to see, use, or modify—in this case, through AOSP.

The Android 15 source code will be released next week, according to multiple sources. Here's what that means for users and developers.

The first PS3 emulator on Android is now available on the Google Play Store, with the developer taking big steps toward becoming legit.

Arguments about what is and isn't open source can be resolved by deferring to the OSI's definition -- but there is much more to it than that.