Google Hints Towards Early Release of Android Q For Users Based on Project Treble

Right before Google’s highly revered I/O Conference in 2017, the search giant had announced a new project called ‘Project Treble’. This new initiative by Google involved the rearchitecting of the Android framework to separate the code from its hardware vendor implementation. This step has helped Google in countering problems like fragmentation and has resulted in more secure devices over the months. Further, every phone released with Android 8.0 Oreo and above was required to come with Project Treble support. Also, Project Treble was the reason that manufacturers was able to release Android P Beta alongside the new Pixel phones this year. Google has hinted that along the similar lines users might get to see the early implementation of Android Q thanks to this project.

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Project Treble Crucial for Early Release of New Android

As per an XDA report, Google has also highlighted the importance of a Generic System Image, or GSI in the Project Treble. It’s important to understand that GSI is a pure, unmodified build of Android sourced from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). This means that the GSI comes with no device maker customisations like Xiaomi’s ROMs or any UX on top of it. Further, Google has mandated that to maintain Treble compliance; the phones should be able to boot a GSI on top of the vendor customised Android. The search giant has also made it essential for the vendors to run tests like CTS-on-GSI (Compatibility Test Suite on Generic System Image) and VTS (Vendor Test Suite) to ensure that the phone can run basic hardware compatibility. With these steps, Google seeks to make GSIs better suited for use by the general public.