Well, Google did not release the Pixel hardware repos and devices trees with the Android 16 launch. Those in the know are aware of how important those are to custom ROM developers.

Google has made it harder to build custom Android ROMs for Pixel phones by omitting their device trees and driver binaries from the latest AOSP release. The company says this is because it’s ...

Google drops Pixel device trees from Android 16 AOSP, making custom ROMs nearly impossible—bad news for devs and long-term Pixel phone users.

With the launch of Android 16 earlier this week, Google did not release the Pixel hardware repos and device trees that are particularly important for custom ROM developers. This led to speculation ...