How will they know the operating system Android It is open source, but it is not quite open as it is believed. Manufacturers of phones with this Google mobile operating system have to install Google Play Services yes or yes, if they want to include Google Apps such as Google Play Store, Gmail, Google Maps, etc.
Google Play Services vs. Yandex.Kit
Google Play Services is not frowned upon by mid- and low-end Android users, as this application increases in weight once installed, going from 15 to 56MB and deleting it is not a good idea because we will have to manually perform tasks, such as view notifications from WhatsApp, Gmail, etc. Despite these disadvantages there is an advantage, the battery lasts longer.
Fortunately, a possible "solution" came from Russia. The Russian search engine company Yandex offers manufacturers an alternative to Google Play Services. Is named Yandex.Kit, which includes a store of key applications and applications, including maps, mail and search. All this without affecting the internal memory of the user.
The Yandex platform is positioned as an alternative for small or medium-sized Android device manufacturers, but who want an alternative to Google Play Services for one reason or another.
Yandex.Kit
The software included in Yandex.Kit it barely reaches 100.000 applications, they are not a small thing, but compared to Google Play, yes. Although it is still a complete solution than what you get on most Android devices without Google Play certification.
Among other things that the kit includes are:
- YandexAppStore.
- Smart dialer that extracts Yandex Business Directory, caller ID information, etc.
- Synchronization between Google and Yandex accounts.
- Yandex.Shell home screen with 3D switcher.
- Yandex.Browser web browser.
- Maps and cloud-based storage applications.
Yandex.Kit is available for free to manufacturers of devices. The company says it already has a couple of companies established to launch phones with Yandex.Kit software, they are Huawei and Explay, both of which have plans to launch phones with Yandex in late 2014 and early 2015 if all goes well.
Would you dare to use Russian services? As for my answer, I think it does not matter, Google is not white dove and the Russians less or what do you think?
Vía: TechCrunch
I prefer google play services