Recently, Meizu’s director of global marketing, Ard Boudeling, announced on Twitter that it will cooperate with Google to launch Android Go mobile phones. At the MWC held in February of this year, Google vigorously urged Google Go Android and Android One projects, many manufacturers such as Huawei, ZTE, etc. Have participated in, now even the Meizu have joined, consumers have more choices.
Boudeling said that Meizu will launch Android Go phones for emerging markets this year. Android One will certainly not be launched this year. However, Meizu’s Android Go phone will be launched at specific time. What configuration is not disclosed yet.
Meizu plans to launch Android Go phone with Google
About Android Go, it is not really a completely different version of Android - its core is Android 8.1 Oreo, with a low-memory configuration file, its role is to turn the normal version of the system into a Go version. Google also provides A special set of 'Go' applications, which are primarily targeted at low-end devices and users in developing countries.
Meizu plans to launch Android Go phone with Google
In fact, only about half of the world’s population owns the Internet. This means that there are still more than 3.5 billion people who cannot access the Internet. For those in poor countries, even if they can eventually enjoy the Internet The convenience it brings, it is also through the cheapest equipment - smart phones, and only Android this option.
Google calls this group of people the 'next billion users' and has launched several projects to absorb them. And Android Go is Google's most important attempt so far: it provides full Android functionality, but targeting The entry-level phones have been optimized specifically. Since Android Go is also an ordinary Android system, its appearance is no different from native Android 8.1. However, Google still brought minor adjustments in some places.
Meizu plans to launch Android Go phone with Google
In terms of Go applications, Google has provided Assistant Go, Google Go, Google Maps Go, Gmail Go, and files Go. For performance reasons, some other features in Android Go have been disabled. The best thing about Android Go is that Force users to do anything. For example: If you think Google Maps Go feature is too limited, you can directly download the full version of Google Maps. Therefore, Android Go is never a 'bad quality' Android. At least in the current version, it is purely Lightweight, less resource-intensive Android. If you can't stand the function shrink, you can directly download the full version of the application.
