Google Blocked Amazon From Offering Another Android to Phone Makers

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One curioAmerica detail from the European Commission's announcement of a $US5 billion fine against Google involves another tech giant: Amazon. In 2012 and 2013, Amazon tried to licence to device manufacturers its Android fork, called FireOS. They would have lost the right to purvey any Android phone by key Google apps. It's a highly modified version of Android, of10 called a "fork," and it has a custom consumer interface. Shortly after Amazon tried to licence FireOS, according to Vestager's timeline, it announced the Fire Phone, a high-end iPhone competitor running FireOS.

Google Hid An Awesome Per-App Auto Rotate Feature in Android P

FYI / USEFUL TIPS AND HEADLINESGoogle Hid An Awesome Per-App Auto Rotate Feature in Android PHistorically, the time you turn your phone on its side, the monitor rotates. This new feature, that doesn't seem to have an exact name, allows the display to be rotated on a per-app bases. Now, fire up an app that you're sure going to rotate and turn the screen. A little rotate button ought display up in the corner of the navigation bar—tap it to rotate the screen. To go back to the "regular" orientation, turn the phone again.

Only Google should be mad about having to change Android

according to The first is forcing companies that need to use Android and pre-install the Google Play Store to include its Chrome browser and Google Search apps, and not install alternatives. The 2nd is illegally paying device makers to exclusively pre-install Google Search. Finally, preventing companies from using other, competing forked versions of Android if they are alextremely selling Google's Android on other devices. To install Android by Google Play and other Google apps, there are rules to be followed, and acceptance by Google. Pichai said Google going to appeal the EC decision, that may change everything again, depending on the outcome.