Soldato
Best thing would be to release as an ultra barebones OS with almost everything else downloadable and upgradeable through the store 
Google controlled updates for everyone 
Google controlled updates for everyone Android Kit Kat...
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Don't see how that will be possible as I am pretty sure that all the OEMs (especially the companies who have LOADS of devices like Samsung and Sony) will not want to spend time and money updating old phones, heck they don't even want to provide the smallest of android updates i.e. 4.1 to 4.2
Unless.......google can somehow provide an OTA update without OEM's involvement but again that just brings a whole ton of problems in if they do that.
Also, I don't think google are concerned about the fragmentation issue:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-co-creator-Fragmentation-an-overblown-issue_id45183
EDIT: arsetechnica has a better article
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...oems-step-aside-google-is-defragging-android/
Google play services is the answer.
http://hothardware.com/News/Google-Play-Services-Aims-To-Help-Android-Fragmentation/
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That is awesome!
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Soldato
Not half as annoying as people quoting pics on the same page, 2 posts up
Agreed.
4.4 is better, as it gives them more time to work on something that would warrant a 5.0.
Something good like 'Lager Shandy'.
Superb!
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Best thing would be to release as an ultra barebones OS with almost everything else downloadable and upgradeable through the store
The OEMs won't go for it though. They want the ability to customise the software.
Soldato
So when they get through the alphabet will they go AA and so on?
Alcoholics Anonymous has a bit of a ring to it.
Alcoholics Anonymous has a bit of a ring to it.
Man of Honour
I'm looking forward to eating mine.
Great news!
That is more or less what I have been saying for the last year or two now Definitely the best method and just let OEMs and networks take their sweet time updating their skins.Although still curious to see how they can avoid problems as am sure that there must be some stuff that will conflict with OEM's optimisation and custom skins.
UP YOURS HTC, SONY, SAMSUNG ETC.!
From what was said in the article linked above, OEMs won't be able to touch/modify it at all!
Plus from my understanding, this will only affect the base/core of android, not OEM's skins.
Best thing would be to release as an ultra barebones OS with almost everything else downloadable and upgradeable through the store
That was more or less my thoughts too
Kind of like the google experience devices except you have easy software to use in order to flash a stock android ROM without having to faff about with unlocking etc. Just plug the phone in and load of the files and hit flash, job done.
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Caporegime
Mediocre, unsatisfying and fragmented then?
Yet they still continue to dominate
Says a lot about their competition
Soldato
I'm looking forward to eating mine.
Is that a propper bit of choccie?!?!?!?
Where do I lay my hands on one!?!?! (not had a KitKat for ages!)
