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The Google Play edition devices (GPE) is a series of consumer mobile devices sanctioned by Google that run the Android operating system. Unlike the standard versions of Android on these devices, which have received "skins" from the original equipment manufacturer, such as Samsung One UI or HTC Sense, they run a "stock" version of Android, [1] without any manufacturer or wireless carrier ...
By default Google apps are not installed with GrapheneOS, [5] [12] but users can install a sandboxed version of Google Play Services from the pre-installed "AppStore". [12] The sandboxed Google Play Services allows access to the Google Play Store and apps dependent on it, along with features including push notifications and in-app payments.
Until March 2015, Google Play had a "Devices" section for users to purchase Google Nexus devices, Chromebooks, Chromecasts, other Google-branded hardware, and accessories. A separate online hardware retailer called the Google Store was introduced on March 11, 2015, replacing the Devices section of Google Play. [56] [57]
The Google Play store had over 50 billion app downloads in 2013 and has reached over 2.96 million apps published in 2020. Although bundled with most Android devices, the Play Store is only available on devices that are certified within the "Android Compatibility Program". As a result, manufacturers of so-called "custom ROMs", i.e., modified ...
At its introduction, ChromeOS support was only available for selected Android applications. [121] In 2016, Google introduced the ability to run Android apps on supported ChromeOS devices, with access to Google Play in its entirety.
This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
Android 10 was officially released on September 3, 2019, for supported Google Pixel devices, as well as the third-party Essential Phone and Redmi K20 Pro in selected markets. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The OnePlus 7T was the first device with Android 10 pre-installed. [ 5 ]
On smartphones and tablets, music could be listened to through the Google Play Music mobile app for the Android [16] and iOS operating systems, while podcasts were only supported on Android. [10] [17] Up to five smartphones could be used to access the library in Google Play Music, and up to ten devices total. Listening was limited to one device ...