(Image Source: Reproduction / TechCrunch ) In early April, information supposedly leaked slides inside the Google who spoke of the Android Silver , a new support service company available for more advanced devices with its operating system. According to sources of The Information, the search giant aims to break the line Nexus and replace it with a set of celulares high-end that would be part of the project.
The change is both expansive and expensive, since it seems that Google plans to spend enough to promote these devices in stores of operators and through advertising. In essence, this means that the company will spend to subsidize the costs of development and marketing for its hardware partners -., And maybe even help them to integrate features such as voice recognition and resistance to water
In exchange for this new contribution, Google gains a greater control over the software that will come out on select smartphones. The idea is that the company can clear the infamous “engordawares” that other companies usually put in the cell, in addition to ensuring reliable and faster updates, and introduce the real and consistent user experience across all devices default Android Silver.
To everyone
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Among the most likely candidates to be part of the project are the LG and Motorola. Already companies like Samsung, HTC and Sony will probably require a good deal of persuasion by the search giant. Still, these three companies now offer versions Google Play of its main cell, which is currently what’s more like the idea that we have an Android gadget Silver.
The disclosures show that the program would be limited to five models appliances with Silver mark every time, all bringing an almost pure version of the operating system. Moreover, there are indications that they would count with features like support 24 hours a day through the Hangouts (In the style of Mayday, the Amazon) and apps to avoid losing the gadget, among other things.
With a presence
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The desire of the search giant to reaffirm the premium smartphones already become evident in the first cell top line that came out this year, with the words “Powered by Android” (something like “Powered by Android”) appearing on the boot animations and HTC One Galaxy S5 . Additionally, it is rumored that Google would have talked to Samsung customizations to try to control the company earlier this year.
Now, the Mountain View company seems to plan to spend up $ 1 billion to convince manufacturers to ride the wave.’s disclosures indicate that Android Silver will initially be directed only to the United States, Germany and Japan, with kiosks developed by Google itself showing devices with the software within shops. Emerging markets should receive their version of the bill sometime later.
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With Android Silver program targeting the high-end smartphone processor, the only question that remains is what will happen to the middle market after the end of the Nexus line, which indicate that the rumors should only happen in 2015 – so can rest easy, since at least the Nexus 6 has yet to be released.