AOSP: What the abbreviation means

Experienced users in the Android segment should have already been confronted with the abbreviation AOSP. Because now the system is not only installed on the smartphone and tablet. You can find out what the meaning of AOSP is in the following practical tip.

Abbreviation AOSP: That is the meaning

AOSP stands for Android Open Source Project and is just a more specific name for the mobile operating system.

• The term "AOSP-Rom" is used when the Android is only slightly adapted.
• The open source stands for the source code of Android, which only contains the necessary and meaningful codes.
• This version is available for download from Google free of charge. This means that every developer can experiment with the basic structure of Android himself and make adjustments.
• Optionally, developers can send back a customized version with new codes. If these are considered necessary by Jean-Baptiste Queru, the chief developer, they will be implemented.
• However, if manufacturers integrate their own interface and services or the changes are in large quantities, one speaks of AOKP, the Android Open Kang project.
• Manufacturers and developers are very free here and there are only special restrictions that affect Google services.