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Re: Android Oreo

#11

Post by klondike_ »

Project Treble is the most important thing in this release

>The biggest change to the foundations of Android to date: a modular architecture that makes it easier and faster for hardware makers to deliver Android updates.

With any luck, this will end the huge security/update problem Android has. Right now an update is dependent on the chip manufacturer's drivers, then the OEM adding them to the ROM with their custom "improvements", and finally the carrier pushing the update to devices. Right now it just takes one break in the link and a device goes without updates, which is a security disaster. If Google can push updates from the Play Store (presumably the end goal of Treble), none of this will be a problem.

Re: Android Oreo

#12

Post by [deleted] »

BinaryIdiot wrote: post #2

This seemed like the best choice in name and yet I wonder if they'll draw the same ire from the community as they did when choosing Kit Kat. Honestly I like it; it was better than basically all the other alternatives.

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Re: Android Oreo

#13

Post by PascLeRasc »

pervycreeper wrote: post #6
Freak_NL wrote: post #3

A non-generic brand name for their O-release? Did they strike a deal with Nabisco/Cadbury? I can't imagine Google doing this without some form of legal go-ahead from the trademark owner.

Of course. Would be interesting to know what the exact quid pro quo is for deals like this though (who pays whom, and how much, etc.).

Yeah, I wonder which brand benefits more from this. I would imagine Oreo since there are far more cookie brands than mobile OS's.

Re: Android Oreo

#14

Post by edraferi »

> Native C/C++ API for high-performance audio. API function for high-performance audio including Native C/C++ audio API.

I wonder if this will be good enough to close the gap with the rich music creation ecosystem on iOS.

Re: Android Oreo

#15

Post by taurath »

wyldfire wrote: post #4

> Android Oreo helps minimize background activity in the apps you use least, it's the super power you can't even see. I'm looking forward to this. It seemed to me in the switch from iOS to Android that the battery life definitely suffered. I wish the Samsung Galaxy's "ultra power saver mode" was available in more devices. The "battery saver mode" in my current Android phone is decent but doesn't seem as effective. >…

>Gee, I've never heard of "Mopria" but this sounds interesting.

97% of printers sold now - the initiative happened in 2014, and I assume that it took manufacturers a few years to ramp. So probably don't expect it to work with your 5 year old all-in-one.

Re: Android Oreo

#16

Post by Grazester »

Freak_NL wrote: post #3

A non-generic brand name for their O-release? Did they strike a deal with Nabisco/Cadbury? I can't imagine Google doing this without some form of legal go-ahead from the trademark owner.

KitKat is also trademarked by Hersheys and Google use it. This was of course done in partnership with Hersheys.

edit:// a little late with this

Re: Android Oreo

#17

Post by metalliqaz »

klondike_ wrote: post #11

Project Treble is the most important thing in this release >The biggest change to the foundations of Android to date: a modular architecture that makes it easier and faster for hardware makers to deliver Android updates. With any luck, this will end the huge security/update problem Android has. Right now an update is dependent on the chip manufacturer's drivers, then the OEM adding them to the ROM with their custom "…

God, this can't come soon enough. It's awful out there. Even manufacturers that promise updates don't come through (ahem, HTC, ahem).

Verizon especially makes it miserable. Ah, but who am I kidding, I'm sure Verizon will still find a way to ruin it.

Re: Android Oreo

#18

Post by maxsilver »

klondike_ wrote: post #11

Project Treble is the most important thing in this release >The biggest change to the foundations of Android to date: a modular architecture that makes it easier and faster for hardware makers to deliver Android updates. With any luck, this will end the huge security/update problem Android has. Right now an update is dependent on the chip manufacturer's drivers, then the OEM adding them to the ROM with their custom "…

Or even if just gets the chip manufacturers out of the equation, that alone fixes most of the problems.

The OEM side is usually pretty easy / trivial in comparison. And there are a number of OEMs who would happily push updates but can't, because they can't get hardware packages from Qualcomm / Amlogic / Freescale / etc.

That, more than anything else, holds back new Android releases on lots of hardware.

Re: Android Oreo

#19

Post by pwg »

ghughes wrote: post #5

The awful scroll hijacking implementation on this page really distracts from the content.

Browsing with NoScript in default deny JS mode, I just had to turn of style sheets to be able to read the whole article, unimpeded by any scroll hijacking.

Re: Android Oreo

#20

Post by Grazester »

PascLeRasc wrote: post #13
pervycreeper wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Of course. Would be interesting to know what the exact quid pro quo is for deals like this though (who pays whom, and how much, etc.).

Yeah, I wonder which brand benefits more from this. I would imagine Oreo since there are far more cookie brands than mobile OS's.

Something tells me no one is paid but Oreo benefits with free advertising for their cookies/biscuits
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