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Kindle Fire? Your smart TV? Your car infotainment? Android is everywhere even without Google

• rchaud 2y ago
  Android TV is not AOSP, it is an Android variant actively developed by Google and requires Google Play Services. Kindle Fire is based on AOSP, that was my mistake. I will say Amazon is a rare OEM in this regard; they're tablet-only, and happy with AOSP because they have their own app store that don't need Play Services integration.
  • EgregiousCube 2y ago
    They are shutting their app store down, at least for non-first-party devices: https://www.androidpolice.com/amazon-android-app-store-shut-down/ https://www.androidpolice.com/amazon-android-app-store-shut-...
  • cyberax 2y ago
    Your point is actually a good one because Amazon has abandoned its app store infrastructure. And it likely will just integrate Play Services in future.
  • mfuzzey 2y ago
    In the tablet / phone world where end users expect to install applications from the playstore yes but there are many other device types that do use AOSP. For instance some parking meters / train ticketing machines / payment terminals run Android. source: I work for company that makes some of them though we are moving away from Android to more classical embedded Linux. Google play services doesn't matter in these contexts.
    • rchaud 2y ago
      Interesting? So Android replaced Windows CE in some cases?
• bsimpson 2y ago
  The Horizon OS for Oculus headsets too.
• bfrog 2y ago
  All of the chinese and indian phones?