Android Fragmentation Problems Solved with Next Release?

Four different versions of Android are running on smartphones right now, leaving some hot new applications available only for top-tier phones, and potential buyers wondering whether their devices will seem obsolete in less than a year. Google must feel this pain because, according to Engadget, they’re working to make Android phones more in line…

…Four different versions of Android are running on smartphones right now, leaving some hot new applications available only for top-tier phones, and potential buyers wondering whether their devices will seem obsolete in less than a year. Google must feel this pain because, according to Engadget, they’re working to make Android phones more update-friendly with their next two platform releases, dubbed “Froyo” and “Gingerbread.” By detaching Google’s own apps Gmail, the Camera and photo Gallery, Googles, etc. from the main Android operating system, Google can make the new features that users want available in the Market as updates, rather than waiting on HTC, Motorola, T-Mobile,…

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Android Fragmentation Problems Solved with Next Release?

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