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Google will make the Android Runtime (ART) a Mainline module in Android 12

Google will make the Android Runtime (ART) a Mainline module in Android 12

November 25, 2020
Project Mainline is one of the biggest changes to Android in recent years. While you as a consumer may not notice this change, it fundamentally alters how Android operates as an open-source operating system, with more power now resting in the hands of Google than ever before. Whether this increase in control is good or...
Everything you need to know about Android’s Project Mainline

Everything you need to know about Android’s Project Mainline

October 10, 2020
One of the biggest changes in Android in recent years that flew under the radar, relatively speaking against its importance, was the introduction of Project Mainline in Android 10. Google mandates the inclusion of specific Mainline modules across Android releases, with Android 11 coming in with a combined compulsory total of 25 Mainline modules. Here...