Sentences with phrase «manufacturer skinned version»
If you're not a fan of stock Android most Android One devices are also available in a manufacturer skinned version, like the two versions of the HTC U11 Life that Josh and I are in the midst of reviewing.
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First, the advent of jet milling (a method of pulverization using high - pressure air) has made it possible for manufacturers to break down matte makeup powders into ever smaller particles, which lie on the skin less conspicuously than earlier versions did.
So that any phone that met the hardware specs would all be running the same version, with the manufacturer skins on top operating via API's and such.
Google's own tablet is particular in no small part because there's no manufacturer skin to delay more recent versions of the OS, and even though the Tegra Note 7 doesn't bear the «Nexus» branding, NVIDIA is aiming to give it the same timely advantage.
If you do decide to go with an Android device, make sure you do a little research and look at the version of Android it runs, the manufacturer skin on top, and the manufacturer's record for software updates.
Most China - based smartphone manufacturers embark on two types of software upgrades: Updates to the custom Android skins that run on top of Android, and upgrades to the underlying Android version.
While Sony's UI still contains a fair amount of bloatware, overall the manufacturer's skin seems toned down from previous versions, and fairly close to stock Android, including swiping to the right from home to get to Google Now and a pre-installed app drawer (unlike LG).
Another Nougat feature that previously existed in manufacturer - skinned versions of Android (e.g., TouchWiz) is the ability to set one wallpaper for your home screen, then have a separate wallpaper just for your lock screen.
With otherworldly hardware compared to the Nexus 5, and both devices running the same base Android version, there's only one thing to blame for the Galaxy S6's poor performance — a bloated manufacturer skin.
With Project Treble, Google is separating the OS framework from «vendor interfaces,» which allows device manufacturers to roll out updates without having to rework their custom skins for a new version of Android.
There are a lot of MIUI fans, mind you, and the company does a better job at custom skin than most smartphone manufacturers, but MIUI lives on a dated Android version far too long than one would like.
The manufacturer is going with the 9th generation version of MIUI skin which will be on top of the traditional Android operating system.
Manufacturers like Samsung and HTC «skin» their versions of Android, replacing the clean look Google created with their own look that's often more cluttered and less cohesive.
Even though it was not listed on the changelog, this software package also brings to the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus the upgraded version of the South Korean smartphone manufacturer's proprietary skin, which is called the Samsung Experience 9.0 UI.
Google's new version of Android, Nougat, has some changes under the skin that should encourage manufacturers to update to the new platform.
As is the case for most Chinese smartphone manufacturers, Meizu's big flagship phone runs a heavily skinned custom version of Android, called Flyme.
One of the biggest differences between Android proper and the version of the OS meant specifically for wearables is the fact that no OEM skins are allowed — this means that updates, once released by Google, can immediately start hitting devices from an assortment of manufacturers.
This is basic stock Android 4.4 KitKat, so you're looking at a sleek, fast and pretty barebones experience compared to other phones that may be running a manufacturer's skinned version of Android.
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.
Whether that's subject to change with version 5.0 of Huawei's skin due out soon or maybe some sort of proof that the Chinese manufacturer does indeed have another Nexus phone up its sleeve, we have no clue.