14 DAY TRIAL // Huawei is no longer allowed to use the licensed version of Android on new devices following an order issues by the United States government, so the company now has to look into alternatives to continue its growth without Google’s mobile OS.
On the other hand, the rest of the industry clearly wants to avoid the nightmare that Huawei has to deal with these days, so Samsung, as the world’s number one phone manufacturer, recently renewed its Android license deal.
The extension took place in February, according to Korean media The Bell, and it allows Samsung to continue using Android on its new devices.
The Mobile Application Distribution Agreements, or MADA, are required for device manufacturers to install the licensed version of Android on their smartphones and tablets and come with a series of guidelines that Google is forcing on each company.
New Android version around the corner
As for the reason why Samsung wanted to renew its license, the company says it did it for “stable collaboration,” without offering any other specifics on the agreement. And obviously, it’s not difficult to see that Samsung wants its collaboration with Google to go forward without any roadblocks, especially given the Huawei saga happening this year.
As the largest smartphone maker in the entire world, Samsung works hard of delivering the latest version of Android to its devices, although it sometimes takes more than anticipated for new releases to reach its phones. The rollout of Android Pie, for example, started in late 2018 on Galaxy flagships, after Google originally debuted the updated operating system in the summer of the same year.
The next version of Android is once again expected to go live in the summer, so hopefully Samsung would move faster this time and bring it to its device faster than in the previous years.