Rumour: Google To Make The Newest Android Version Mandatory For OEMs | TechTree.com

Rumour: Google To Make The Newest Android Version Mandatory For OEMs

The search-giant is finally taking the right steps to end the fragmentation issue on Android.

 

Let’s face it! Google is and always was a bit lenient when it came to handset makers. Especially, the Chinese and Indian brands that flood the market every few months with new handset releases. It always sided handset makers allowing them to dump an older version of the world’s most widely used mobile OS onto their handsets. This always left the consumers stranded and begging when it came to updates.

However, the future for android users does not look so bleak after all.  If a leaked document from mobilebloom.com is to be believed, Google is all set to get rid off the fragmentation, which has android’s Achilles heel. The policy will ensure that smartphone makers (no matter how big or small) will have to offer only Google’s latest software versions.

Consumer one, Smartphone maker zero! It’s high time that this was needed to be done, as there are still android handsets out in the market, that shocking even come with Froyo out of the box (with obviously no signs of an update).

The leaked policy basically goes like this. If you are a manufacturer, then you will need to load your newly launched device with nothing but the latest android software version (KitKat for now) before shipping your device to the consumer. This will apply to all devices that access Google’s services framework and the Play Store.

This comes as sign of relief for Android users as a new version of Android is usually launched in a span of nine months. Handset makers smartly run older versions to keep costs running low; so it’s now time to stay updated or step out!

This leaked policy may not fight platform fragmentation directly, but certainly puts an end to older versions of Android running on a brand new device; keeping newer handsets updated by default.


TAGS: Mobile Phones, Android, Google

 
News Corner
IMP IMP IMP
##