With the continuous development of Android, some budget phones are becoming less capable of handling heavy applications due to lower memory capacity and less powerful processors.
So in order to provide a good experience for all Android devices in general, Google created Android Go for the first time in 2017 to cater to low-end devices.
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| Android Go and compatible phones |
What is Android Go?
Android Go may look very similar to Android or Android One. But it includes a lot of default apps from the « Go »:
- The standard Google search app has been replaced by Google Go.
- Go gallery instead of photos.
- Go camera.
- Assistant Go is an alternative to Google Assistant.
- Files Go: Suggests you to delete unwanted files or old apps that you don’t use.
What is the Go edition?
Initially, Google stated that phones with 1GB of RAM or less would get Android Go.
But with the release of Android 11, I said that all phones with 2GB or less will get Android Go.
Android Go features
on 3 things:
- Optimize the latest Android versions to run smoothly on budget devices.
- It has a collection of Google apps that use less memory, storage space, and mobile data.
- It includes a light version of the Google Play Store, and this version features a separate section at the top, called “Optimised for your device”, which contains all the applications that use less data, storage space, or memory.
Android 12’s version provides many features, including:
- The new version also saves battery life and storage by hibernating apps you haven’t used in a while.
- Options to translate the content displayed on the screen or listen to the news Recent applications screen.
- Files Go also allows file recovery within 30 days, which helps you delete unnecessary files to save more space and you can get them back again within 30 days if you want.
- Share apps between devices using Nearby Share to avoid having to use mobile data if you need a new app on the go.
- Additional privacy controls have also been added, which allow you to see and control how much private information your apps can access.
What are Android Go phones?
There are a number of companies that make affordable Android Go phones, including:
- Nokia C21 / C21 Plus.
- Nokia C2 2nd edition.
- Ulefone Note 7.
- Alcatel 1.
- Nokia 1 Plus.
- Huawei Y5 Lite.
- Samsung Galaxy J2 Core.
- Galaxy A2 Core.
- ZTE Blade L8.
- Nokia 2.1.
- Samsung Galaxy J4 Core.
- Redmi Go.
- Moto E5 Play Go and many more.