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Google Play Services is automatically updated through Google Play on devices with Android 6.0 or newer. [7] This means Google can deliver updates without manufacturers having to update the Android firmware, working around the fragmentation of the platform that has become infamous for Android products. [19] [28]
7" tablet running Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" Nexus 5: 4.95" phone running Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" Nest Protect (first generation) Smoke alarm Nexus 6: 5.96" phone running Android 7.1.1 "Nougat" [14] Nexus 9: 9" tablet running Android 7.1 "Nougat" Nexus Player: Streaming media player running Android 8.0 "Oreo" Chromebook Pixel (2015) Laptop ...
MicroG (typically styled as microG) is a free and open-source implementation of proprietary Google libraries that serves as a replacement for Google Play Services on the Android operating system. It is maintained by the German developer Marvin Wißfeld. [5]
Android 9 "Pie" reduced the amount of storage used by APKs by using compressed bytecode files, and profiler data can be uploaded to Google Play servers to be bundled with apps when downloaded by users with a similar device, which shortens download time from Google Play by up to 40%. Google Play cloud profiles allow apps to be optimized on ...
Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a collection of proprietary applications and application programming interfaces services from Google that are typically pre-installed on the majority of Android devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs.
gRPC (acronym for gRPC Remote Procedure Calls [2]) is a cross-platform high-performance remote procedure call (RPC) framework. gRPC was initially created by Google, but is open source and is used in many organizations.
Wear OS [a] is a closed-source Android distribution designed for smartwatches and other wearable computers, [9] [10] [11] developed by Google. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] WearOS is designed to pair with mobile phones running Android ( version 6.0 "Marshmallow" or newer) or iOS (version 10.0 or newer), [ 12 ] providing mobile notifications into a smartwatch ...
SafetyNet [1] consists of several application programming interfaces (APIs) offered by the Google Play Services to support security sensitive applications and enforce DRM. Currently, these APIs include device integrity verification, app verification, recaptcha and web address verification. It is an extension of AVB2.0 and dm-verity.