Gingerbread AOSP Source To Be Released – Developers and Users Start Fist Pumping

by Joe Sirianni
tagged Android, motoblur, open source project, plain android, Sense UI, stock, Vanilla

French software engineer Jean-Baptiste Queru, a developer on the Android Open-Source Project tweeted earlier this morning that Gingerbread will be in AOSP shortly after shipping to the masses. What does this mean to you? It means Pure Android on your device! Nothing against HTC’s Sense UI or Samsung’s TouchWiz, but sometimes you just want some plain ol’ stock (aka – Vanilla) Android. If Sense and Wiz aren’t your forte, then this just might be down your alley. It’s a real treat to see Gingerbread following Vanilla, Cupcake, Eclair, and Froyo, being codded off of the AOSP platform. Developers and users alike will certainly not be complaining. What’s your skin of choice? Sense? TouchWiz? MotorBlur? Does one trump over another? Or perhaps just AOSP? Let us know in the comments below.

[via twitter]

Note: All we’re saying here is that the AOSP code will be released, allowing for custom ROM development on things like the Nexus One.

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Comments

Jake

Huh? All Android versions hit AOSP, but that doesn’t mean HTC and Samsung aren’t going to slap a skin on them. This just means the source will be released…that’s it.
Evan

This article makes no sense. I can’t even explain all of the things that are so incredible wrong about this.

Please, hire some writers with some clue.
Marjel

Need to wait for Galaxo to put that in as well…
I would prefer a plain vanilla one, but if Sense would be updated in time, that would be my choice.
arvi

I feel that this is a great move!real android untampered by smartphone manufacturers!cool!
pconwell

uhmm… what?!?

ALL versions of android are AOSP. All Jean-Baptiste Queru meant was the source was being released.

dumb article with dumber headline.
KK

This is a trainwreck of half knowledge.

It appears the writer knows some key words and just threw something together.

Yay for AOSP ROM!?