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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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Codul sursă Android 16 QPR1 ajunge în sfârșit pe AOSP după o întârziere de câteva săptămâni — ce e nou, de ce a fost amânat și cum să faci sincronizarea (12 nov. 2025)

Ce s-a întâmplat astăzi Google a publicat sursa completă Android 16 QPR1 în AOSP. Poți vedea modificarea oficială a manifestului—„Update default revision to android16-qpr1-release”—în depozitul platform/manifest, iar default.xml actualizat indică acum către acea ramură pentru android-latest-release. android.googlesource.com+1 Publicarea este în concordanță cu
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