Google might be one of the key players when it comes to mobile operating system, but Android is still far from perfect. One of the main problems of the system about which users are always complaining is a painfully slow update system, which takes few months to reach non-Nexus and non-Pixel smartphones.
The main reason behind that is the need to rework various implementation made by companies on previous versions, but it was only a matter of time before Google starts working on a solution to this.
Ahead of Google I/O, Google has announced Project Treble that will make updates easier, faster, and less costly for companies. The plan of the new project is to modularize the Android OS, separating the OS framework code from "vendor specific" hardware code.
Thanks to this, device makers can choose to deliver a new Android release to consumers by just updating the Android OS framework without any additional work required. However, every vendor interface will have to be validated by a Vendor Test Suite, to ensure forward compatibility.
For now, there aren't many details, but more will be available at Google I/O.
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