It can often seem as if Samsung and Google have indeed entered into a marriage of convenience. But Google owns the platform Android and apparently wants to have full control over her future. Samsung, on the other hand, is the largest seller of smartphones with an operating system Android and has its own vision of smartphone software. However, the two manage to get along without major disputes so far. But how long will this partnership really last?
In the past few years, Google has refocused on its Pixels. These phones, which it releases every year, are supposed to represent the perfect device with the system Android. This is also why they run so-called clean Android, which is something that many customers really love. But Samsung over Android gives its One UI. This custom skin was known by many names, such as TouchWiz or Samsung Experience. But the company has invested a lot in the development of One UI to show what the perfect superstructure of this system should look like. Compared to pure Androidu is not only more user-friendly, but also provides more functions. Even Google is often inspired here to introduce new functions into the basic one Androidu.
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Net Android is the problem
Net Android however, it means a possible problem for Samsung, as there are not a few users who would like to see it on their phones as well Galaxy. After all, this brings back memories of 2015 when Samsung launched Galaxy S4 in the Google Play edition just with clean Androidem. Many system purists Android they point to this as a precedent and say that if Samsung has done it in the past, there is nothing stopping it from deciding to launch a smartphone Galaxy with a clean operating system Android even now. That may be true, but today is a different time. The goal of One UI is to create an entire ecosystem of the company's smart devices that go beyond a single operating system.
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It's also important to note that it's not like the Pixels are taking any significant market share away from Samsung. Advice Galaxy The S has achieved legendary status, while Pixel sales are so low in comparison that they probably don't even figure in the company's bottom line. Google owns it though Android, but it remains an open source project, so companies can customize it to their liking. Although Google has significantly expanded its capabilities in the last few years, it is true that these changes were not so revolutionary and now it is appropriate to be concerned that maybe in five years all smartphones with Androidem look the same. Or not, because every manufacturer comes up with something to differentiate their superstructure from that of the competition. And that's actually the strength of the whole system.
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Both Google and Samsung are for the future Androidin a way key. As an owner, Google would prefer nad Androidem full control, while the largest license holder on Android, i.e. Samsung, would like to influence how the future of this system will continue to be shaped. Clearly, something or someone has to give way here, as this partnership is likely to collapse if the situation worsens. Ideally, Google should abandon its Pixel smartphone project and stick to improving the system Android to the best of their abilities. For Samsung, then, there is a radical proposal that envisages the return of the Tizen operating system, but the chances of this happening are very small, if any.
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We are calm for now
It is hoped that end users will ultimately benefit from this battle. It also serves as a reminder that this is one of the reasons why Apple, which he is waiting for performance iPhone 14, one of the biggest players in the mobile industry, even if it's far from perfect. His control over both software and hardware simply allows him to move quickly and make important decisions that have a positive impact on customers.
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Ultimately, it also shows us that Google and Samsung's marriage of convenience, based on an open source platform, may have cracks. How long it lasts before it all comes crashing down is up in the air. But now everything looks satisfactory so why worry. We will see what the new Pixels 7, which Google is planning for us in the fall, will bring, just like the Pixel Watch and how he will actually start his next year.
