If you’re running a low-spec mobile phone, that isn’t too powerful, or you’re subject to high data costs or slow download speeds you should be excited to hear about Google’s latest mobile operating system, Android Oreo (Go Edition).
Android Oreo (Go edition) is a lightweight version Android Oreo designed specifically for users with phones with 1 GB RAM or less. Google see this as a way of bringing the power of computing to more people around the world. On their blog they said:
“Android Oreo devices with 512MB to 1GB of memory will come with the all the Go optimizations. This Android Oreo (Go edition) experience is made up of three key components:
1) Operating System: Performance and storage improvements to the OS with data management features and security benefits built-in.
2) Google Apps: A new set of Google apps, designed to be lighter and relevant to the unique needs of people who are coming online for the first time.
3) Google Play Store: A tuned version of the Google Play Store that allows you to download any app, but also highlights the apps designed to work best on your device.”
The operating system and the special GO apps will be 50% smaller than on the on the full version of the software, which means users will have access to twice as much storage space, if their phones only have 8GB of space to begin with. Google apps that will be getting Go version include Google Go, Google Assistant Go, YouTube Go, Google Maps Go, Gmail Go, Gboard, Google Play, Chrome, and an app called Files Go, which will be a new file management program.
On top of the smaller versions of the OS and apps, Google’s data saver features will be on by default. Google claim that this feature will save Chrome users more than 600mb of data per year and give them greater control over which background apps can use data.
Will Android Go be of use to you? Let us know in the comments below, if you’re excited about Google’s latest announcement.
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