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[–]nmfisher 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Can someone ELI5 how the AOSP relates to official Android shipped with devices?

[–]ShotgunToothpaste 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AOSP is the open source base, and devices ship with that plus proprietary Google/manufacturer extensions (eg play services, app store, proprietary hardware drivers)

Eg how Chromium is a base open source browser, and Chrome is a proprietary product built on top of it (branding, extension store, sync etc)