Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP

	Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP(grapheneos.social)
	1157 points by theanonymousone 25 days ago \| 699 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Google is deliberately undermining GrapheneOS and open source Android with increasing roadblocks •Clarifying technical details about what Pixel-exclusive really means in this context ↑Regulation is needed to force parity between AOSP and Google-signed builds ↑Android is inevitably drifting toward a closed macOS/Darwin-like model ↑Call for alternatives like a Steam Phone or Valve-backed app store to escape Google dependency