So in yesterday's post I have given you a brief intro about Samsung's Updates and patches.
Treble works on the same premise which allows a single app to run on billions of devices no matter which company has built the hardware
Today I'll talk about Google's Android Project Treble.
What is Google's Project Treble?
So,Project Treble is a mechanism to deliver Android updates faster to the devices, bypassing chipmakers. It was started by the company ahead of the release of Android 8.0 Oreo two years ago in march 2018. Samsung's S9 series were the first Samsung phone to recieve android treble support.
How does Android treble affects android updates?
Usually, there are several stages in any update or an Android release:
- The Android team publishes the open-source code for the latest release to the world
- Silicon manufacturers Like Samsung's Exynos or Qualcomm's Snapdragon, the companies that make the chips that power Android devices, modify the new release for their specific hardware
- Silicon manufacturers pass the modified new release to device makers — the companies that design and manufacture Android devices. Device makers modify the new release again as needed for their devices, like adding ‘skins’
- Device makers work with carriers to test and certify the new release
- Device makers and carriers make the new release available to users
Therefore, In simple words, Project Treble eliminates the second step above by modifying the how software is delivered. This required a change in the architecture of the OS.
Treble works on the same premise which allows a single app to run on billions of devices no matter which company has built the hardware
