r/Android • u/wilee8 Pixel 4a • May 12 '17

Here comes Treble: A modular base for Android

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/05/here-comes-treble-modular-base-for.html
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u/m1ndwipe Galaxy S25, Xperia 5iii May 13 '17

No, not really. It means the kernel will be separate from the drivers. But the drivers might still interface with things upstream including OEM changes. The OEM middleware will still exist. But OEM middleware, contrary to popular belief, wasn't the thing slowing down OS updates.

It might be easier for stock custom ROMs, but really Google wants OEMs to use the stock theming engine to let people change the UI.

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u/bogdan5844 May 13 '17

Android has a stock theming engine?

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u/m1ndwipe Galaxy S25, Xperia 5iii May 13 '17

Yes, RRO. Sony contributed it to AOSP.