Android Go , officially Android (Go edition) , is a stripped-down version of the Android operating system , designed for low-end and ultra-budget smartphones (but is also used by some tablets ). It is intended for smartphones with 2 GB of RAM or less and was first made available with the release of Android Oreo .
2-772: The first phone pre-installed with Android Go is the Alcatel 1X , which was released in February 2018. Android Go has platform optimizations designed to reduce mobile data usage (including enabling Data Saver mode in Google Chrome by default), and a special suite of Google Mobile Services designed to be less resource and bandwidth -intensive. The Google Play Services package was also modularized to reduce its memory footprint . The Google Play Store will highlight lighter apps suited for these devices. The operating system 's interface differs from that of stock Android, with
4-709: The quick-settings panel giving greater prominence to information regarding the battery, mobile-data limit, and available storage; the recent apps menu using a modified layout and being limited to four apps (in order to reduce RAM consumption), and an API for allowing mobile carriers to implement data-tracking and top-ups within the Android settings menu. Some system services, such as notification access, split screen and picture-in-picture mode, are disabled to improve performance. Most devices running Android Go use Google's "stock" Android GUI , although there are several manufacturers that still use customized GUI. Android Go
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