Those challenges include deeper integration of hardware and software to alleviate
Android fragmentation issues, optimization of development cycles, mitigation of rising Distribution TAC expenses and a counterpoint to the unbundling of apps that has resulted from the European Commission's investigation of Android, the analyst said.
Not exact matches
Google's
Android OS currently faces
fragmentation issues mainly because of its multiple versions installed on a multitude of devices from phone manufacturers.
Even so, the fact that Gingerbread is still the most widely used version of
Android more than two years after its debut shows that
fragmentation is still a significant
issue for the world's most popular mobile operating system.
Since keeping watch on the
fragmentation issue and the evolution of the
Android OS, it was starting to look more likely that it might be time to get the project going again.
Fragmentation is still a major
issue for
Android and Google's latest numbers show that no matter how hard it has pushed for carriers and manufacturers to update their devices, most smartphones and tablets continue to run an old and less secure version of
Android.
Google is finally trying to put an end to all the
fragmentation issue with all the
Android devices.
When google or
android figure out some serious shit in there camp including this oracle
issue battery life,
fragmentation, security i will not drop my BB7 not even for those POS apps.
Android's
fragmentation becomes an
issue again, as the operating system is used on devices with literally hundreds of different screens and displays, so developers have a hard time making their apps compatible with all of them.
Since there are so many smartphone and tablet makers developing
Android - powered terminals, the
fragmentation inside Google's mobile operating system has become an
issue.
We know a little bit about Ice Cream Sandwich, which seems focused on fixing a lot of the nagging
issues in the
Android world, like unifying its phone and tablet software, reducing
fragmentation, and adding support for some neat integrations with other hardware in the real world.
While
Android users have often talked about the
fragmentation issue, the Google chairman Eric Schmidt, has said variation in devices give more choices to the end users.
Among the many new features and improvements that it's supposed to bring, KitKat will supposedly finally deal with the
fragmentation issue that has plagued the
Android ecosystem ever since the OS first launched.
It's no secret that
Android suffers problems with
fragmentation which lead to inconsistent update schedules across the board but a new report from SecurityLab shows that
issue may be worse than most would think.
But if you have one of the millions of phones that will never receive an Oreo update, the biggest
issue with
Android security is one that's plagued the platform for a while:
fragmentation.
But when it comes to
Android tablets, the comparison harkens completely on the storied
fragmentation issue that continues to plague Google's platform.
Google's biggest
Android issue is
fragmentation — the fact that not everyone can install the latest version of its OS at the same time — so it made
Android Pay backward compatible to devices running KitKat and up (two OS versions ago).
Google is hard working to solve the
fragmentation issues on
Android and over the air updates.
Lack of such tight control over both the hardware and software is what somewhat makes the Nexus and other
Android phones lag behind the iPhone, especially when it comes to
fragmentation issues that are often faced by
Android developers.
For more casual consumers used to iPhone's update policies and for those that fear the dreaded (and exaggerated) «
fragmentation issue» of
Android, the addition of fast and frequent
Android updates will also likely be welcomed.
As good as this sounds, unfortunately has nothing to do or bound to help with
Android's
fragmentation issue and slow updates from carriers and manufacturers.
Having more
Android One phones on the market might also help with the operating system's
fragmentation issue, where only a small fraction of smartphones currently run the latest version,
Android Nougat.
None of this means that your
Android device will get
Android 5.0 pushed out to it on November 3rd, of course, since
Android's well - known
fragmentation issues stemming from OEM and carrier requirements mean Lollipop's rollout will be staggered depending on the device you have.
Android's
fragmentation becomes an
issue again, as the operating system is used on devices with literally hundreds of different screens and displays, so developers have a hard time making their apps compatible with all of them.
Android fragmentation is still a real
issue in Google's mobile ecosystem, as
Android 8.0 Oreo, currently the latest OS version, runs on just 1 percent of
Android devices.
Although not solely responsible, they were instrumental in establishing
Android's
fragmentation issue: the situation where existing devices miss out on new OS updates, sometimes because manufacturers are unable or unwilling to create new versions of
Android + Skin for older phones in their ranges.
Since it's up to OEMs and carriers to create and release
Android update, Google can't really fix
Android annoying
fragmentation issue.