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| Treble, the Google project that will accelerate Android updates |
Google's latest effort to get smartphone manufacturers and Android tablets drop the updates faster is called Project Treble, and intends to remove a full category of channel partners update.
The Treble project, announced a week before the big Google I / O developer conference, makes it possible for device makers like Samsung and Motorola to get OS updates to their users without having to wait for a version Updated firmware that controls the devices' chipsets.
Android is an open source OS, so phone creators are free to modify and test the system to fit their hardware. That means it looks very different on every mobile device that runs it. Since Pixel phones are designed and supported by Google, run a version of the OS with few modifications. Meanwhile, Motorola also installs skin-less versions of Android on their phones, while Samsung and Amazon modify their version of the OS to the point where they only look like a version that is in the pixel.
Every time there is no update, companies have not only ensured that they work with the modified version, but also have to wait for manufacturers like Qualcomm to make sure it is compatible with the modem, processor and other components of the phone . Finally, they have to work with the operators to get an update.
That prolonged process means that, unfortunately, Android is fragmented compared to iOS, a fragmentation that supposedly frustrates Google. Only 7% of Android users are running the latest version, Android 7.0, compared to 79% of iOS users who are running iOS 10.
By eliminating chip makers from the upgrade process, Google hopes to accelerate everything. Larger manufacturers like Qualcomm and Sony are already in agreement with the project Treble, and Google says that will go along with the following version of Android, denominated Android O.
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