Once the android16-release branch appears in the Android Platform Manifest, the full code should be ready for download. Today’s Android 16 source code release is happening much earlier than usual.

Google Inc. today announced that the source code for its Android mobile operating system is now available for anyone to use free of charge. Developers can find the source code on the Web site for ...

Google is not discontinuing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but it has made big changes that affect how Android source code is shared, especially for those who build custom ROMs of Android.

However, since Android 12’s release, there’s no longer a guarantee that the Pixel OTA update and Android source code drop will happen on the same day, and there’s a good reason for that.

When Android 16 was released, Google uploaded the main system code to AOSP as usual. But this time, the source code that is specific to Pixel phones was missing, as reported by Android Authority.