Open is an obsession for Rubin: "The principal attraction of Android is that it's an open system. This makes life easier for developers and producers." ...

Learn more. Google's Android mobile operating system is open source, which means anyone can, in theory, build their own mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

The open nature of Android is about see a big change, as Google looks to enforce its verification policy for all developers.

Google Must Open Android to Other App Stores and Billing Options, Judge Rules The internet giant was ordered by a federal judge to make a series of changes to address its anticompetitive conduct.

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.

According unnamed insiders that spoke to Reuters, Amazon is planning a strategic overhaul of its Fire tablets which would ...

I discovered seven open source Android apps that have become crucial to my daily productivity system.