Looking through the Android 11 features and they seem like a decent improvement. The thing that stuck out to me was how at the end they have a link to “pixel exclusive features” after reading the list it didn’t seem like a single thing on the list was linked to specific hardware requirements. Is google really moving features out of android AOSP to make their phones look better?
Is google really moving features out of android AOSP to make their phones look better?
Not to sound jaded, but why would this be a surprise? Or to rephrase that, if Google has teams dedicated to Pixel support, why would they force those teams to put everything developed into AOSP? As a company, they have to find some way/reason to market their products and I wouldn’t expect them to leave the Pixel stock.
Looking through the Android 11 features and they seem like a decent improvement. The thing that stuck out to me was how at the end they have a link to “pixel exclusive features” after reading the list it didn’t seem like a single thing on the list was linked to specific hardware requirements. Is google really moving features out of android AOSP to make their phones look better?
I couldn’t find that link in the page (Ctrl-F, ‘pixel’), would you mind sharing that URL? I’m curious to see what’s on it.
I think the URL changed from a more consumer/PR-focused blog post to the current developer-focused URL.
This is the list of “Pixel first” features. https://www.blog.google/products/pixel/android11-exclusive-pixel-features and they specifically say “And this time, with new Pixel-first features on Android 11, your Pixel has even more smarts to make it better and more helpful…” The Pixel support thread (https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/69861931?hl=en) similarly sells these new features from an (as I would term it) advertising perspective.
Not to sound jaded, but why would this be a surprise? Or to rephrase that, if Google has teams dedicated to Pixel support, why would they force those teams to put everything developed into AOSP? As a company, they have to find some way/reason to market their products and I wouldn’t expect them to leave the Pixel stock.
Why don’t they just make ten be better and make that the top number and just make it be a little bit better?
This SDK goes to 11.