Google’s Android operating system has long been portrayed as the “open” alternative to Apple iOS and most other mobile operating systems. While Google typically works on new versions of Android behind ...

Google has released over 17 major versions of Android since its initial release in 2008. For an operating system that has been around for so long, Android packs several advanced features, and with the ...

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After writing about Android fragmentation, I ran into a friend at a conference. He began ranting about a particular type of fragmentation: The way wireless carriers muck up Google’s operating system ...