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Android Go Will Make the Most Basic Phones Run Smoothly (cnet.com)
Entry-level phones may cost less than big hitters, but they come at the cost of space, speed and efficiency. Google's looking to change that with Android Go. From a report: Android Oreo (Go Edition) will launch tomorrow as part of the Android Oreo 8.1 rollout and all Android Oreo devices with 512MB to 1GB of memory will be optimised for Android Go. Google says this will allow them to function properly as smartphones while doubling their available storage space. The experience includes: An improved operating system with better performance, storage and security features; a new set of lighter Google apps, suitable for first-time web users; a Google Play store that highlights apps designed to work best on entry-level devices.
Even on a slow device, I'm the first...
...so are they going to back-port it to my 4-yo Samsung, so I can finally get an upgrade from Android 4.2?
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Will the low-end of Android Oreo smartphones be slower than the entry-level Android Go smartphones?
Why can't all phones run Android Go? Wouldn't it make all phones faster and make batteries last longer?
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Were your mobile ---c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r--- "device" actually programmable, then a community of enthusiasts would have already popped up to support you "ancient" technology.
I, for one, don't need whizbang graphics, or a UI designed to keep children mesmerized. My current phone's software takes up 11 GiB! Good GOD. Do you know how much you can do with that amount of space?! I don't need your silly animations, or your icons. Please. Just... just... Get out of my way!
My thought exactly. What about these optimizations couldn't or shouldn't be implemented across the board?
The last few phones I bought were "entry level", and one had 1Gb, the other three 2Gb, of RAM, and both of the latter had recent versions of Android so were capable of just adding the SD card storage to the internal space without the user having to manage where files go.
I think there's a case for making Android lighter in general, but aiming to support devices with half a gigabyte... who is making phones that poorly spec'd?
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A cross between a horrible thieving mobile operating system and an irrelevant flavor of the month programming language invented as a pathetic effort to displace C? Never mind, I don't actually care in the slightest. Back to my Symbian phone. *Yawn*
The first computer I had with 512MB of RAM ran Windows 2000, StarOffice, Visual Studio, and Netscape Communicator, with WinAMP playing music in the background. It didn't run them all at the same time, but it typically had 2-3 of them running at once. The monitor was only 1024x768, and wasn't using a compositing windowing system so I realise the requirements for the graphics will be higher on a modern phone, but is 512MB really such a small amount for a device that's typically running a single user-facing application at any given time?
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App developers will then forget these phones as priorities because their users aren't rolling in money. Updates to initially installed apps will bloat in size because of feature creep and device will run out of storage and become a paperweight. Happens to every entry level device sold with inadequate specs to shave off $5 from price, or for price differentiation to upsell pricier SKUs.
I DON'T make it a habit of walking around with $500 or a Gold coin in my pocket all the time.
WHY would I wan't to carry a expensive very fragile thing around all the time?
Star Trek data pads are pretty much disposable no one gives a f*ck if they lose or break one, that is how phones should be!
What I can get for $300 is the most I will spend. If I break or lose it I won't need a grief counselor or a finance company to replace it.
... who are these freaks?
It little behooves the best of us to comment on the rest of us.
"Android Go Will Make the Most Basic Phones Run Smoothly"
So IOW it should have been name 'Android Run'.
Isn't this what Android L was supposed to do?? Unify all the low spec devices out there? If my aging memory serves me correctly, they specifically mentioned 512Mb also as a target for minimum spec
How about they make this available to older phones like Nexus 4 and tablets like Nexus 7? Like someone else mentioned in the comments here, this throw away culture that makes (Android) phones and tablets outdated and not secure after 2-3 years (or less) is absolutely ridiculous and terrible.
2GB isn't a whole lot of RAM for an android device in the mainstream usage. This should be an optional run mode across all devices. Also what happens as applications grow and increase memory usages over the years?
For example: My 2GB devices may have been more than enough RAM for the apps when I bought it. Now apps are using more and more RAM can't use it like I used to. Why shouldn't I be able to tell the apps to run the lower RAM usage versions?
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Thanks for establishing that you are an "all you have to do is" moron who can't figure out that businesses are about profit, not giving away resources.
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I didn't read your whole post, but just happened to glance at the end of your post and noticed your attempt to condescend after spouting your ignorance. "Go ask someone who programs ... " You truly are a special kind of stupid.
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If only there were some measure of intelligence that could test the veracity of your assertion!
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