Google launched the Android 16 update two months earlier than its usual release schedule of August-September. This was possible due to the new “Trunk Stabe” development model. Now, Samsung has also ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. For years, Samsung lagged behind Google when it came to update speed. While Pixels typically received new versions of Android at ...

Samsung managed to release its Android 16-based One UI 8 update so quickly by adopting Google’s new “Trunk Stable” development model. Instead of using separate branches for new versions, all ...

Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, large swaths of the software have been developed in public-facing channels, ...

Google is shifting its Android development process, moving primary work from public AOSP channels to internal branches to streamline releases. Google is fundamentally changing the way it develops ...

Samsung has confirmed that it has shifted to a trunk-based development model for One UI. The model enables the developers to make real-time changes in the mainstream codebase. And therefore, the ...