Unfortunately, many Android
device makers choose not to implement A / B seamless updates for one reason or another.
Not exact matches
First, it is making it easier for smartphone
makers to
choose a lower - cost licence, for which it charges 3.25 % of the cost of the
device, rather than the 5 % Apple and others have so far been paying...
In the fall, Google was sued by Skyhook Wireless — the Boston - based outfit that pioneered the art of pinpointing a mobile
device's location based on Wi - Fi and cell - tower signals — which accused using Android to strong - arm handset
makers into
choosing Google's location technology rather than Skyhook's.
The main benefit of this change is that
device makers (OEMs) can now
choose to update their phones by updating the Android OS framework without having to wait for silicon manufacturers to update their vendor implementation code.
On the one hand, Roku could
choose to go it alone, developing its own platform just as it has created its own software for its streaming
devices and the embedded version it has partnered with a number of TV
makers to include.