Android 16 Qpr1 Source Code Is Nowhere to Be Found but Google Swears It's Coming
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The Android 16 QPR1 source code is delayed, raising concerns among developers, despite Google's assurance that it will be released, following an unusual source code release pattern for Android 16.
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Android 16 has been highly unusual though, with the only source code release done 3 months ago in June, when it was initially released.
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+r... - only two "16.0.0" hits here, both from June 10.