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The Tor Project quietly launches a beta Android VPN – and looks for testers

The Tor Project, known for its highly anonymous Tor browser, has just expanded into VPNs. The company's first "experimental" ...
Android Police

Here is why I use Brave browser instead of Chrome or Edge on Android

It’s easy to fall into the habit of using the pre-installed browser on our Android phone. For years, I did just that and defaulted to Google Chrome, or, occasionally, Microsoft Edge, thinking that was ...
Android Authority

Sources: Here's when Google will release the Android 15 source code

AOSP stands for the Android Open Source Project, the public repository for Android’s source code. By releasing Android 15’s source code to AOSP, independent platform developers (i.e., those who build ...
TechCrunch

Mobile browser Arc Search is now generally available on Android

Following an October beta release for Android, mobile browser Arc Search hit general availability Thursday. Its developer, The Browser Company, is known for its desktop browser Arc. To reach more ...

Android 16 QPR1’s source code is nowhere to be found, but Google swears it’s coming

Google has yet to release the source code for Android 16 QPR1, sparking fears about the company's commitment to AOSP.
ExtremeTech

Google Keeps Android Open Source, But Custom ROMs Get Harder to Make

Google is not discontinuing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but it has made big changes that affect how Android source code is shared, especially for those who build custom ROMs of Android.