It has been a few years now that Google released the platform development Kit (PDK)
When are we going to see manufacturers start updating their hardware to run the latest versions of android ? OR when are we going to see Google pressure manufacturers to update their hardware. When Google purchase Motorola Mobility I thought this would be great. Sadly it has meant nothing, nothing at all and developers are still the worse for it. It constantly seems you buy an android device with the latest OS and then a new version of android comes out and your hardware becomes obsolete because the manufacturer does NOT release an update for it Case in point purchased a Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 it is stuck at KitKat because no update has been made. Thus all the nice features in Lollipop , Marshmallow and N are basically useless because the manufacture couldn't be bother to take care of their users. When is Google going to put a stop to this ? When ? Here is my 2c proposal for devices 5 years or newer. If the device is running the latest version of android the manufacturer pays a license fee of $ 0.05 per device in operation if the device is running the latest version - 1 the manufacturer pays a license fee of $ 5.00 per device in operation if the device is running the latest version - 2 the manufacturer pays a license fee of $15.00 per device in operation if the device is running the latest version - 3+ the manufacturer pays a license fee of $ 30.00 per device in operation We all have access to the figures that tells us the number of devices running which version of android. Basically if the manufacturer is not willing or able to update THEIR own hardware with the latest version of android they need to pay extra Either that or Google needs to only release a new version of android every 4 years HEAVENS NO ! ! ! ! Would like to hear what other developers think, Also what Google plans to do ? Thanks in advance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/android-developers. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-developers/aebf1c78-3515-4c48-aeb1-6c43682c366d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
