Android fragmentation
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Android fragmentation
The many models of Android smartphones and tablets on the market. Because device makers are free to enhance the Android operating system with user interface additions, and because vendors do not update all their customers' devices with the latest version of the Android OS, there is a huge number of Android hardware/software combinations on the market. Not only is it confusing for users, but it is increasingly difficult for developers to ensure that their apps work on every device. See Android and Chrome OS.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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Cook also mocked Android's user base saying that "other platforms suffer from horrible fragmentation scenario." Google has been taking steps to fix the
Android fragmentation issue for the past few years and with Android O, it is reportedly separating the original vendor implementation and has updated the Android OS framework.
Between that and the continuing sorry state of
Android fragmentation, the app situation for Android tablets remains a disaster.
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