Android Froyo To Stem Platform Fragmentation?

on 03/29/2010, filed in Home > CellPhones

If you’re using Android 1.5 or Android 1.6, chances are that you’ve come across a cool Android app that you wanted to install, but couldn’t because your carrier hasn’t released the latest version of Android for you yet, so you’re stuck with the old version, unable to install the latest app. Fragmentation has been an issue for Android for the past few versions, especially those that have been left behind, but now Google might be tackling this issue, and it could be done in the upcoming major versions – Froyo and Gingerbread. Apparently Google will be carving out the major features and core elements from the main OS, so that you’ll be able to download the updates you need directly from the Android Market. This means that if Google released a new version of Gmail, you wouldn’t be stuck with the old version just because your carrier didn’t release the latest version; you could just download the necessary components off the market. Do you think that this is the solution to fragmentation in the Android ecosystem?

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

Google: Google is an Internet Search company with profits mainly derived from its AdWords advertising program. Google is also known for other high-profile web-related products such as Chrome, GMail, Google Docs or Google Map, and it has also made a very successful entry into the mobile handset market with its Android mobile operating system. The company was created in 1998 and went public in 2004. Google is one of the most visited site in the world.

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