Google’s source code for Android L has been posted by the company and can be found at Google’s Android Git repo page. The company always rolls out its source code in this manner and the Android L release is no different, the code is available now and is compatible with all current and older Nexus devices. That means the 2012 and 2013 versions of the LTE and Wi-Fi Nexus 7?s, the Nexus 4 and 5 smartphones, and of course the Samsung built Nexus 10 tablet. As Android L is still at the stage of being a developer preview, Google has omitted a few things including binary packages and kernel source. Developers will not be able to create stock builds just yet, although that will of course come with time.
Google has published some of the source code for the Android L developer preview, giving devs a bigger taste of what’s in store for its successor to KitKat. Google has published Android L code on Android Open Source Project for the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (all versions between 2012 and 2013), and the Nexus 10. The move expands on last week’s release of Android L firmware for developers to begin flashing the new OS to Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 wi-fi 2013 edition devices. Developers have been poking around in the new system ever since, exploring some of the significant changes Google announced at its recent I/O conference, such as Material Design, Android’s new user interface scheme that redesigns how it displays notifications, settings, the lock screen, and navigation bar. It’s also introducing the cards concept from Google Now to Android apps for displaying key information. It’s still only a week or so since Google announced Android L, and while the company is going to lengths to showcase the new OS to developers, Google hasn’t released everything just yet. As Android Police notes, the code doesn’t include binary packages or kernel source, which means that stock AOSP builds — such as those used by custom ROM developers — won’t be possible yet.
