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> This brings things full circle to the original question of what Google can do to solve the problem of slow Android rollouts, and the answer might be “nothing
by kephra 14y ago
> This brings things full circle to the original question of what Google can do to solve the problem of slow Android rollouts, and the answer might be “nothing.”
There is one simple thing Google could do. Disallow hardware vendors to lock the kernel, and provide an Debian/apt-get like infrastructure that allows end users to upgrade their phones themself.
Google should start with Motorola, who is one of the most evil cases, where its impossible to install an own kernel. E.g. all Motorola Defy+ ship with insecure kernels. They are ready for the trashcan at the date of delivery from security standpoint.
- philwelch 14y agoThis is a great solution for individual hackers to get upgradeable phones. This is a shitty solution for fixing the platform fragmentation problem. As an Android developer, less than 1% of your potential customer base are going to know what to do with a solution that looks even remotely like apt-get. The correct answer is to close down the platform with a stricter licensing agreement and provide over-the-air system updates from a central source.