Release 2 of the 2024 GSS Cross-section data are now available. This updated data features questions related to religious affiliation and practice, industry and occupation, household composition, and new topical questions. We encourage users to review the documentation and consider the potential impact of the experiments and data collection approach on the survey estimates. Release 2 also reflects adjustments to some variables following a disclosure review process that was implemented to better protect GSS respondent privacy (for details, see the GSS 2024 Codebook).

Gapps Android 12 💯

There’s also an ecosystem story. GApps are the hinge connecting third-party apps to Google’s backend: Firebase push messaging, in-app billing, safety net attestation, and location services. For many apps these are invisible dependencies; remove them and functionality degrades or disappears. Android 12’s new APIs and privacy signals changed how some of these services operate, nudging app developers to adapt. The interplay between updated Android internals, GApps, and app developers is an example of a layered tech ecosystem where change in one layer ripples across the whole stack.

There’s also an ecosystem story. GApps are the hinge connecting third-party apps to Google’s backend: Firebase push messaging, in-app billing, safety net attestation, and location services. For many apps these are invisible dependencies; remove them and functionality degrades or disappears. Android 12’s new APIs and privacy signals changed how some of these services operate, nudging app developers to adapt. The interplay between updated Android internals, GApps, and app developers is an example of a layered tech ecosystem where change in one layer ripples across the whole stack.

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