Google I / O Android keynote yesterday, product manager Hugo Barra mentioned the company would work with the mobile manufacturers and suppliers to curb any division saw the brand. Despite the breakthrough of the incredible Android in the mobile scene he unfortunately could not entirely escape these problems of infamous fragmentation that Steve Jobs warned us all comments.
This is an inevitable problem for a platform like Android. Users are required to stuck waiting for a their phones manufacturers and independent carriers give an update the green light. And with the number of Android phones just growing, it is more difficult to implement a smooth, simultaneous OS upgrade.
Various carriers and devices experienced these growing pains when it comes to Android upgrades. Motorola has admitted to Mobile World Congress this year, the he had botched Froyo and its devices, and Flash updates, T-Mobile has made statements saying he mismanaged the original deployment of updates, and Samsung itself received the worst manufacturing Android spot when it comes to new operating systems. There were even claims that manufacturer was deliberately holding off the coast on Android users because of the disputes of the carrier, and more recently needed to delay the upgrade of long-awaited for the Galaxy s gingerbread. It is a matter of Google is well aware and has been for some time: last year, Google announced it would try to reduce the pain of upgrade when it introduced a Froyo, which did not solve the problem of the situation as a whole.
According to the Android developer blog, about 66% of users are operated on Android 2.2 (Froyo) and 25% on Android 2.1 (lightning). One per cent of measly4 are using Android 2.3 (gingerbread), although many manufacturers say consumers will this update be rolling shortly. But if one considers the number of Android users are still waiting for gingerbread, how long will it take them to get the ice cream Sandwich? In short, this is messy.
And this is why Google creates a partnership with various carriers and manufacturers to try to find a kind of medium-term. Verizon, HTC, Sony Ericsson, T-Mobile, AT & T, Motorola, LG, Vodafone, Sprint and Samsung are some of the companies on board. In the speech of yesterday, Barra said that if your hardware supports, this team will ensure that Android phones get last OS Android for at least the first 18 months after this particular device hits the shelves. It is a great promise: buy the new hottest Android phone now does mean, you are stuck with any OS he came with, and you sit for months, even a year, until the most recent upgrade. Good new right? Although the sounds of the Q & A session after the event, this plan is more in the stage of the idea than anything else. Here are a few things to note that are still in the air.
The speed with which the updates come after the introduction of a new OS is completely indefinite so far.It is uncertain if this new policy has begun or when ice cream Sandwich is introduced (FYI: there is no honeycomb for phones - Cream Ice Sandwich provides honeycomb features on the phone). What happens if a user buys a phone 10 months after it is on the shelves - do they get only eight months of upgrades guaranteed?According to the Google blog, partners of the initiative "collaborate to adopt guidelines for the speed with which devices are updated after a new platform is exit." It's great, source of new inspiration for Android users - but know that it is a step in the right direction instead of a guaranteed solution, and the details are vague at best.
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