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Google restricts the debloated Gmail Go app to low-end devices again
The expanded compatibility was just an oopsie

Caleb Potts Caleb Potts
Google restricts the debloated Gmail Go app to low-end devices again

This story was originally published and last updated . 

Almost everybody uses essential Google apps like Gmail and YouTube, but not everyone has access to a high-end smartphone with top-of-the-line specs. To account for this, Google started creating "Go" versions of popular apps that are optimized to run on devices with less RAM and processing power. While a few of these apps are restricted to users with budget devices, Google decided that all Android users should be able to try out Gmail Go for themselves — at least for about 24 hours.

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Google Camera Go update brings Night Mode photography to low-end phones
The dedicated camera mode will roll out to the Nokia 1.3 first

Caleb Potts Caleb Potts
Google Camera Go update brings Night Mode photography to low-end phones

Google introduced Camera Go earlier this year as part of an effort to bring high-end photography to low-end devices. The app provides access to Google's AI-powered photography tricks while keeping the requirements for storage space and processing power at a minimum. Portrait mode was the main launch feature for Camera Go, and now it looks like another highly requested capability is coming: a dedicated Night Mode for shooting in low light.

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Android 11 (Go edition) brings notification and privacy improvements to budget phones
Gesture navigation is also making its way to this stripped-down Android version

Karandeep Singh Karandeep Singh
Android 11 (Go edition) brings notification and privacy improvements to budget phones

The full-fat version of Android 11 landed just a couple of days back with a ton of under-the-hood improvements, some visual facelifts here and there, and new privacy options. Google is now porting a few of those features to Android 11 (Go edition) — the latest iteration of Android’s stripped-down version meant to run on entry-level hardware without hiccups.

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New devices with 2GB of RAM or less must run Android Go, according to leaked documents
The requirement could be finalized with the launch of Android 11

Manuel Vonau Manuel Vonau
New devices with 2GB of RAM or less must run Android Go, according to leaked documents

There are a plethora of cheap, low-power phones (and some tablets) out there running Android Go, a specialized version of Android tailored to weaker hardware. Its use is not mandatory, though, so there are also plenty of devices that can feel less optimized and might shine a bad light on Android as a whole for those who have never owned another phone with the OS. It looks like Google wants to change that, as a leaked document shows that starting with Android 11, any device with less than 2GB of RAM wishing to ship with Google software must use the easily updatable, low-power Android Go version.

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YouTube Go reaches 500 million installs, Google Classroom passes 100 million

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YouTube Go reaches 500 million installs, Google Classroom passes 100 million

Android Auto recently passed 500 million installs on the Play Store, possibly thanks to its inclusion on most phones shipping with Android 10, and now two more Google-made applications have passed significant milestones.

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Nokia 1 Plus updated to Android 10 Go Edition
Even $99 phones deserve an OS upgrade

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Nokia 1 Plus updated to Android 10 Go Edition

Even with a global pandemic going on, HMD Global has continued updating its (very) large portfolio of Nokia phones to Android 10. The Nokia 3.2, 4.2, 6.2, 8 Sirocco, and 2.3 have all received updates this month, and now the low-end Nokia 1 Plus is next in line.

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Google launches Camera Go app as Android Go usership hits 100 million active devices
Giving low-end smartphones some high-end photography capabilities

Manuel Vonau Manuel Vonau
Google launches Camera Go app as Android Go usership hits 100 million active devices

Hot on the heels of the Nokia event that brought us the new Android Go-equipped Nokia 1.3, Google has taken the opportunity to talk about the new Camera Go pre-installed on that phone. Similar to other Go apps, it has been created with low-end hardware in mind while retaining some of the features that make Google's image processing so great.

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Android Pie Go-based Nokia C2 launches with removable battery
At least it can now connect to LTE networks

Karandeep Singh Karandeep Singh
Android Pie Go-based Nokia C2 launches with removable battery

After MWC was called off, the Finnish smartphone maker HMD announced a separate event where a bunch of new mid-tier devices is expected to see the light of day. While there's no flagship model in sight until at least a few months from now, Nokia just introduced a new budget smartphone ahead of Wednesday's event — the Nokia C2.

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HMD launches 3G-enabled Nokia C1 running Android Pie (Go edition)

Karandeep Singh Karandeep Singh
HMD launches 3G-enabled Nokia C1 running Android Pie (Go edition)

The 2019 smartphone lineup from Nokia increasingly focused on the mid-range and the budget segment, with the clear absence of a worthy flagship model. Maintaining that pattern, the resurrected Finnish brand today announced the Nokia C1 — one of the cheapest Android phones in its current portfolio. The new handset and its preloaded OS target the entry-level market portion in developing nations of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, where Nokia will soon roll it out.

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(Update: Maps Go Navigation too) Google Go and Maps Go reach 100 million Play Store installs, hinting at decent Android Go sales

Manuel Vonau Manuel Vonau
(Update: Maps Go Navigation too) Google Go and Maps Go reach 100 million Play Store installs, hinting at decent Android Go sales

We've only reported Google Go's 10 million download numbers last September, and today, the app has reached another milestone: it now boasts 100 million installs on the Play Store. Since it's pre-installed on all Android Go phones, this might indicate that Android Go is quite a successful endeavor for Google, as this would suggest that the amount of newly activated Go devices skyrocketed over the past half year.

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