What a day! We were hoping for this but never expected it to actually happen - Andy Rubin, VP of engineering at Google and one of the main guys behind Android, just announced that the Froyo source is going to be available today:
1:41PM Andy Rubin: "If you're a third party developer who's built an app for Android, you can talk to it from the cloud." Talking up Froyo -- it's being open-sourced as of today.
That's right - the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) is seeping through into the public source tree as we speak.
Check it out right here - http://android.git.kernel.org/?o=age
Sweet, delicious Froyo drops!
So What Does This Mean To Us?
- it means the code for Froyo has been completed and frozen
- it means developers can download and start porting their custom ROMs to the official Froyo code, starting pretty much immediately and throughout the day, as the code upload continues
- it means the Nexus One will likely be getting the official update really-really soon
- it means manufacturers now have a baseline with which to merge their custom UIs
Who is excited!?
Andy's quote from liveblog by Engadget
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9 Comments
Finally, can't wait for the cyanogen release.
Thanks for the great news.
love me some froyo! all the waiting will pay off when my two Nexus One's get the OTA push.
Amazing news, also can't wait for cyanogen release!!!
Absolutely ecstatic! OTA OTA OTA!
Tis is very good news, looks like HTC were right about the Desire getting FroYo in the next two weeks.
I also see Nvidia Tegra support in there as well.
I want froyo on my incredible!
I need that OTA FROYO in my nexus today!
Excellent news, but a while I feel until us desire users see OTA with Sense, but fingers crossed, or maybe my first venture into rooting for a Froyo Desire ROM.
Can we track the OTA release to stock Nexus Ones running 2.1 using a shared map like Google Maps with the 'collaborate' feature? I would love the see the progress on "The Big Board".