Not everyone can afford high-end Android phones. This is why Google is not forgetting Android for its low-end phones consumers.
"In many places in the world, entry-level smartphones are often the first and only way people get access to the internet. As we build Android for everyone, making sure that these devices are affordable and high quality is a top priority," said Google.
And this is why the company launched Android Go in 2018, the mobile operating system for smartphones with 1.5GB of memory or less.
As Google released Android 10 Go, Google on its blog post said that it has made the Android version "faster and more secure".
First up, Google designed Android 10 Go to be efficient on low-powered phones, allowing users to switch between apps faster.
"Speed and reliability are also enhanced—apps now launch 10 percent faster than they did on Android 9 (Go edition)," said Google.
As for security, Google said that encryption which underpins digital security, has also been improved.
On Android 10 Go, Google includes a Adiantum, a form of encryption designed specifically for low-end phones. "Up until now, not all entry-level smartphones were able to encrypt data without affecting device performance," continued Google.
In other words, Android 10 Go users can benefit the same level of data security as any Android devices, but without any compromised performance.
And because entry-level phones are popular for first-time smartphone owners, Google have introduced a number of updates to Android 10 Go. This includes:
AI-powered read-out-aloud feature.
Lens to help people read and translate text with the phone's camera.
And Gallery Go by Google Photoes which is just 10MB in size.
"Across the ecosystem, more Android developers are now enhancing their apps to work well on Android (Go edition) devices. In the past year, popular apps like Uber, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, and Spotify have been redesigned to be Go-ready. If you’re a developer, visit our developer site to learn how to build for the next billion," continued Google.
Google boasts that in just a year-and-a-half, the company has partnered with 500 different manufacturers, and brought more than 1,600 Android Go edition devices to more than 180 countries around the world.
From India, South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil, and all the way to the United States, Android Go devices include and not limited to: the Samsung A2, Xiaomi Redmi Go, Tecno Spark 2, and Mobicel Astro.
Another way of saying this is that, Google wants Android Go to be the lightweight alternative to its mobile platform Android, which runs smooth and faster than ever.
This way, the company can reach and "learn how to build for the next billion" of users.