Google wants to limit manufacturers’ say in what gets pre-installed on Android-powered technology, according to a new report.
Take Samsung, the most successful Android OEM — its Galaxy models operate on Android, but many of the apps are Galaxy-specific. The Information reports that it has viewed confidential documents revealing some added requirements to Google contracts to limit some of this customization by Android partners.
Google wants a greater emphasis on its search engine, more pre-installed apps and more control on app placement and prominence.
Other companies singled out in the report include HTC and Huawei Technologies.
Google has a supposedly touchy relationship with Samsung. Reports have outlined Samsung’s desire for more customization clashing with Google’s wish for greater control of its mobile platform. For one example, Samsung agreed earlier this year to tone down its Android tweaks and app customization at Google's behest, according to Re/Code.
In July, The Information also reported that Google and Samsung had a dispute oversmartwatches. Samsung wanted to incorporate its operating system Tizen into more of its wearables, focusing less on Android products. Google wasn't pleased.
It remains to be seen what manufacturers may be most affected, but Android users could be seeing even more Google on their handhelds as time goes on.
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