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title: "Why did we open the Android source code?"  
description: "Why did we open the Android source code?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-11-05  
updated: 2020-09-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/22884/why-did-we-open-the-android-source-code  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Why did we open the Android source code?

Google started the Android project in response to our own experiences launching mobile apps. We wanted to make sure that there would always be an open platform available for carriers, OEMs, and developers to use to make their innovative ideas a reality. We also wanted to make sure that there was no central point of failure, so that no single industry player could restrict or control the innovations of any other. The single most important goal of the Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) is to make sure that the open-source Android software is implemented as widely and compatibly as possible, to everyone’s benefit.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Google started the Android project in response to our own experiences launching mobile apps. We wanted to make sure that there would always be an open platform available for carriers, OEMs, and developers to use to make their innovative ideas a reality. We also wanted to make sure that there was no central point of failure, so that no single industry player could restrict or control the innovations of any other. The single most important goal of the Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) is to make sure that the open-source Android software is implemented as widely and compatibly as possible, to everyone’s benefit.


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