AOSP isn’t dead, but Google just landed a huge blow to custom ROM developers
June 12, 2025
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Android Authority

Google omits device trees and driver binaries from latest AOSP release. Company says this is because its shifting its AOSP reference target from Pixel hardware to a virtual device called Cuttlefish to be more neutral. Google insists AOSP isnt going away, but developers must now reverse-