Google plans to ease the Android update problem (The H)

The H reports on Google's plan to alleviate the OS upgrade struggles of Android device vendors. "To achieve this, Android executive Hugo Barra announced a 'Platform Development Kit' (PDK). Barra said that the kit contains the 'required source code' to allow manufacturers to port a forthcoming Android version to their hardware. He added that Google will make the PDK available to its partners two to three months before a new version is released. The executive didn't mention what criteria Google will use to select these partners." The PDK is intended to help vendors port newer Android releases to older hardware, then push the update out to end users.

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