A picture worth pondering about the Android world today
Many Android phone users may be annoyed because apps are often available on Google Play Store slower than iPhone users. However, this annoying story comes from a quite distant cause and is also the biggest problem of Android today, which is fragmentation.
Business Insider page recently had a chance to visit the office of former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor and they found an interesting scene right at the entrance to the room. It is a cabinet with a variety of different Android devices in operation.
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Android world zoomed in
According to Taylor's explanation, these devices help him and his application development team adapt to interface styles, keyboards, CPUs, and many changes on different Android devices.
Recent statistics have shown that up to 18,796 different Android devices are currently active in the world, meaning there are countless adjustments developers need to consider if they want to reach every user and Create the best operating app.
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There are too many different Android devices
Apple, on the other hand, keeps its iOS tightly controlled, so developers just need to adjust the screen size when creating Apple apps and therefore the App Store always gets applications faster.
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