Google will now only release Android source code twice a year
Android Authority••general
Key Points:
- Starting in 2026, Google will reduce the frequency of Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code releases from four times a year to twice a year, specifically in Q2 and Q4.
- This change aims to improve platform stability, simplify development, and better align with Android’s trunk-stable development model.
- Google will continue to release monthly security patches on a dedicated security-only branch, ensuring ongoing security updates remain unaffected.
- The company emphasized that its commitment to AOSP remains strong, and the new schedule will help deliver a more stable and secure foundation for the Android ecosystem.
- Developers are encouraged to use the android-latest-release branch for building and contributing to AOSP, as it will always reference the
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