Google to Launch Android Pie “Go Edition” for Entry-level Phones

After the announcement of much-awaited Android 9.0 Pie, the tech giant rolled out a “Go Edition” of Android 9 Pie with extra storage, faster boot time, better security and more to bring improvements to entry-level phones.

Android ‘Go Edition’ is all set to reach the entry-level smartphone market with new devices by the end of this year.

As per the to Google’s blog post, the Go edition of the Android 9 Pie takes up less space on a device, allocating users up to 500MB of additional storage compared to previous versions of Android Go.

Furthermore, Google is also said that there will be a faster boot time in “Android Go-edition” and better security features. Moreover, there is a new dashboard for tracking and monitoring data usage that is what we have seen in the stable version of Android Pie.

“With Android (Go edition), we aim to bring the latest Android improvements to more entry-level phone buyers. As part of the release of Android 9 Pie, we’re introducing a brand new Go edition experience. Pie (Go edition) includes up to an additional 500MB of storage available out of the box, faster device boot times, top-of-the-line security features like the verified boot and an accessible dashboard for tracking and monitoring data consumption,” wrote Sagar Kamdar, director of product management, Android.

Android 9 Pie, was released earlier this August and rolled out for Google devices and Essential phones on the day of release. Now the Android Pie update available for several phones from different vendors. Previously we’ve posted the list of devices getting Android Pie update. The new Android 9.0 Pie has various new features including the gesture-based navigation, Digital WellBeing, and many other features. It seems the Android Go Edition will only focus on improving the performance aspect of the entry-level phones by minimizing RAM and storage usage instead of all Android Pie features.

Source – Hindustan Times