Liliputing

Lilbits: Android Open Source Project isn’t dead, Nothing Phone (3) will be available in the US, and a tiny new RISC-V board

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 ...
Android Authority

First PS3 emulator hits the Play Store, goes open-source

PS3 emulator aPS3e is now available on the Google Play Store. From the mysterious Chinese developer aenu, it’s based on the RPCS3 source code. The project now claims to be open-source, but may not ...
Android Authority

Your open-source custom ROM has a dirty secret, and Librephone wants to fix it

Librephone is an effort to reverse engineer proprietary code needed for your phone to run. While projects like LineageOS prioritize open-source code, some binary “blobs” have so far been necessary.
Android Police

Why Android users should switch to open source apps

I’ve been covering the Android space since 2022, mainly covering AI and everything around the Pixel and Galaxy phones. I earned my bachelor’s degree in IT, majoring in AI, so I naturally view ...
Android Police

Open source software that streamlined my Android usage in surprising ways

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Most people get a lot of mileage out of Google's first-party software and other popular apps that get tons of recommendations. I ...