A company that has made a name for itself by optimizing operating systems for smartphones has just been purchased by Google. The purchase of FlexyCore gives Google fans the idea that the company might be looking to optimize operating system software for future releases that could start with Android 4.4 KitKat. The company, based in France, has been improving the functionality of the Android software anyways, so it would only make sense that Google picks them up and they did so for what amounts to peanuts to the search engine giant and all of its billions.
Google purchased FlexyCore for just $23 million and has good hopes after seeing its app DroidBooster, which has just been removed from the Google Play Store. There is nothing to fear about the app being removed, Google most likely had that as part of the purchase deal in the first place. The only hope is that Google will not develop its own optimizer app for the Android operating system and then offer it again in the Google Play Store. FlexyCore was founded just five years ago and was focused on optimizing Android for carriers and manufacturers around the world.
The idea that users will get a better, more efficient Android operating system will make many happy as it proves that the software can run without draining the battery more than it needs to. With battery life such an important part of the mobile world, it is nice to see companies coming forward to try and fix the issues. The Google Android 4.4 KitKat software is reportedly going to be the best yet and will even bring a better overall experience to mid-range devices, when previously the higher end devices were going to enjoy better performance because of certain hardware.
Google will be moving forward with the company and making the software more efficient will only draw more attention to the Android powered devices that are on the market. The move could easily add more market share to what Android already has, but the effects of the purchase might not be seen for about one year. FlexyCore was not just focusing on the hardware and software inside high end devices, in fact the technology was being pitched as the chance to bring “high end performance to low end devices”.
