Google’s Android Team Focuses On User Experience For Next Release

New versions of the Android operating system have been pushed out at a fast paced by the Google Android team since the first Android device which hit the market in 2008. Several features have been added over the last couple of years, but the user experience hasn't evolved much. This is what Google will be emphasizing on in the next version according to multiple sources close to Google. The team mainly has the core features set although more tweaks are to come. What Google wants to do is put an end to the desire of handset manufacturers to add their own UI layer on top of Google such as Sense and Motoblur. Most of these shells aren't good to use anyway as they tend to slow down the device. A perfect example of that will be the HTC Evo.

Google plans to focus the majority of their efforts on the user experience for the upcoming release to counter these issues and provide an experience much closer to that of the iPhone. The third-parties probably will still try to add their own layer of UI but Google plans on making these "skins" as pointless as possible, causing the third-parties to just go with the stock OS. It definitely won't be easy for the company to accomplish since the Android is a flexible OS that is designed for a variety of hardware options whereas Apple has a much easier time since their hardware is locked down (such as Apple's Macs and iPhones.) Lets see how Google tackles the idea.