Biggest complaint we hear about Android? The number of OS versions spread out over the vast number of devices, and the painful wait for updates. We’re currently running the gamut from Android 1.5 — even on new phones like the Motorola i1 — to Android 2.1, currently on the Nexus One and a handful of Milestones.
But what if that were to finally go away? Engadget says it has on good authority that Google’s going to do something about that with the FroYo and Gingerbread releases of Android. And it’ll do so by moving some of the core apps out of the ROM and into the Android Market. That’s already been done with Google Maps. And it makes sense. Move apps like Maps, Googles and Gesture Search — to name a few — into the Market, and the onus no longer is on manufacturers and carriers to test, update and approve them all over again just to push out a ROM update.
Engadget also points to a second track, in that the Android OS development may start to slow as it reaches maturity. Again, makes sense, and it’ll make life easier on everybody if we’re not seeing major releases come month after month.
This likely will still take some time to implement, so you guys are gonna have plenty of days left to gnash your teeth over when you’ll get the latest update. But it may well be light at the end of the tunnel. [Engadget]