Android version 4.2.2 of Jelly Bean has arrived on the Nexus line up’s door step. That can mean only one thing. It is time to cue the onslaught of main stream technology journalist statements about the “fragmentation” of Android. They proclaim this fragmentation hurts Android, that non standardized hardware and different OEM customized versions of Android will be the downfall of Google’s mobile operating system. These people have perhaps drunk a bit too much iKool-Aid.
The different options of Android handsets, is what makes Android a success. If I want a 5.5 inch phone screen, there is the Samsung Galaxy Note II. If I want a water and dustproof phone, there is the Sony Xperia Z. If I want a phone that I cannot unlock and has some of the most difficult bootloaders to crack, there is every HTC device. In this episode XDA Developer Producer azrienoch gives us the 5 myths of the custom OEM Android software ecosystem.
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