Google 'Android N' Will Not Use Oracle's Java APIs

Google appears to be no longer using Java application programming interfaces (APIs) from Oracle in future versions of its Android mobile operating system, and switching to an open source alternative instead. Google will be making use of OpenJDK – an open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK) – for future Android builds. This was first highlighted by a "mysterious Android

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