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Android 16 QPR1 source code finally lands on AOSP after weeks‑long delay — what’s new, why it was held back, and how to sync (Nov 12, 2025)
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Il codice sorgente di Android 16 QPR1 arriva finalmente su AOSP dopo settimane di ritardo: novità, motivi del rinvio e come sincronizzarlo (12 novembre 2025)

Cosa è successo oggi Google ha pubblicato il sorgente completo di Android 16 QPR1 su AOSP. Puoi vedere la modifica ufficiale del manifest—“Update default revision to android16-qpr1-release”—nel repository platform/manifest, e il file aggiornato default.xml ora punta a quel branch per android-latest-release. android.googlesource.com+1
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