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by shakna
2893 days ago
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> While Android remains free for anyone to use as they would like, only Android compatible devices benefit from the full Android ecosystem. By joining the Open Handset Alliance, each member contributes to and builds one Android platform—not a bunch of incompatible versions. If you use an Android fork, as enabled and allowed by Open Source, you aren't allowed to use Google anything anymore. That's the deal. |
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Specifically, if you use an android form that doesn't pass the compatibility test suite. There is no vendor that distributes stock android, not even google. Every OEM maintains a fork from the base android distributed by the android open source project.
The thing you aren't allowed to do is fork android in a way that prevents users from installing android apps.