Google's Android One initiative launches in Myanmar

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Google's Android One initiative launches in Myanmar

If you live in Myanmar and use the Internet, chances are you do so with a smartphone. In fact, if you’re chatting with friends, catching up on the news, snapping a selfie, shooting a video, or sharing the latest via social media, you’re probably using a smartphone for all of those things, too. As so many others do around the world, the people of Myanmar love the functionality and freedom that a smartphone provides.

Since they’re such an important part of our lives, the experience of a smartphone matters a lot.

Last year, Google launched the Android One program to help put high-quality, up-to-date devices into the hands of as many people as possible.

Following the launch in India nine months ago, Android One has expanded to six additional countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Turkey — and today, we’re excited to add Myanmar to that list, working in partnership with Cherry Mobile. That makes eight.

The Cherry Mobile One, like all Android One phones, combines high-quality hardware that’s been tested by Google with the latest version of Android (Lollipop 5.1.1) and all of the features that come with it. These include Google’s new Material Design interface, up to 2x better performance, a battery-saver feature, smarter notifications, and quick access to data controls. Android One phones will also automatically receive an update to the next version of Android soon after it is released.

Read more: http://googleasiapacific.blogspot.in/2015/06/android-one-says-to-myanmar.html