As noted by the news release from CalyxOS and Mastodon thread from GrapheneOS, Google did not release the Pixel device-specific source code alongside their Android 16 AOSP release like they usually do. I think many of us, including myself, are hoping this will be published in the near future, but considering they moved AOSP development behind closed doors earlier this year, it’s more likely Google has stopped publishing this section or their code altogether, making development of custom ROMs for Pixel devices significantly more difficult. Sad news for the Android ecosystem, and for open source in general.
What’s with the universal images that Android got support to several years ago? I thought that would stop the need of having custom device code.
GSI can be functional but they frequently break something in my experience . Tried using GSI for my Xiaomi phones and they often lead to problems such as the camera and 5G not working properly.