As Ars Technica pointed out last October, it is gradually replacing these core apps with proprietary versions that are part of Mobile Services. For example, Android’s stock Music app looks the same as in 2010. While it has actively been developing Play Music instead. And while Keyboard continues to get new features, such as gesture typing, the open-source Android Keyboard has stagnated. If Google started charging license fees for Mobile Services. Most device makers would have little choice than to pay. The Play Store’s extensive catalog makes Android the most viable alternative to Apple’s iPhone. Fortunately, it is doing no such thing.
