As we have mentioned on other occasions, in consumer electronics nothing is eternal, and changes can happen at breakneck speeds. A little less than a month ago we told you that Android Oreo opened 2018 with a deployment of less than 1%. However, this trend could change very soon and the latest member of the green robot family could start to put aside the shadows that have been accompanying it since its arrival.
Today we are going to do a brief analysis on the current state of the new version of the platform created in Mountain View and we will see what is being today the most outstanding thing that can contribute to give it that accolade that is still pending. Are we facing an anecdotal situation or will we be facing an accelerated transition that will open the doors to Android P?
1. Fragmentation, the biggest obstacle
A few days ago we told you that one of the challenges that version 8 has to do is the appearance of a multitude of models that not only run with Nougat or Marshmallow agglutinating a very important part of the market share, but also have important modifications of these two platforms constituting layers of personalization that in some cases are widely implemented and are the bets of firms such as OnePlus.
2. The largest firms implement Android Oreo
As in many other areas, in technology sometimes the support of the largest firms is necessary for a specific initiative or format to be well received by the public. This claim could also be extended to the latest green robot software. In mid-January we told you more about the new front that added to its low adoption and we said that Honor, would have left this platform for the moment in the background and had decided not to install it in its latest phablets. Now the situation would have taken a significant turn, since in recent days, its presence has been confirmed in terminals of firms such as LG, Huawei, Samsung and Nokia.
3. Two new allies
Although the bulk of the implementation of the operating system is found in smartphones, the truth is that larger media are also betting on it. A few weeks ago we saw an example when we showed you a list with the tablets from Samsung that will update to Android Oreo. The other pillar that can help improve adoption data would be the chinese technology that we can fit into the lower divisions.
What do you think? Do you think that in the first months of the year we could see a turning point and see how the latest version gains that long-awaited weight? We leave you available related information such as, the first speculations about Android P so you can learn more.