Author: Tom Westrick / Source: How-To Geek
Android’s update situation is notoriously bad, with even flagship phones like the Galaxy series taking months for the latest feature updates to come out. Google hasn’t stood still on this though, and its hard work with Project Treble is starting to pay off.
What is Project Treble?
Up until last year, building an Android update took much more effort. Here’s what had to happen with each update, no matter how small:
- Google builds the new update and adds it to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) repository.
- Silicon vendors like Qualcomm and MediaTek would add in and test code so that their processors would support the new software version.
- Hardware vendors like Samsung and LG add in and test code to support other hardware in the phone and their own software features.
Project Treble simplifies that a bit. Starting with phones that shipped with Android 8.0 Oreo, the silicon vendor code can be separate from the hardware vendor code. Instead of Qualcomm, MediaTek and other SOC-makers needing to write new drivers for each and every update, the driver interface can be used on newer versions of Android and still work. Samsung, LG, and other device manufacturers don’t have to wait for this code to start their work on the update, meaning it gets rolled out to consumers that much…
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