In addition to making sure that its latest Android OS version can run on devices with as little as 512MB of RAM and forcing Samsung to dial down its Android customizations, Google is apparently taking additional steps that may help it reduce OS fragmentation in the future. Android Police has learned that Google plans to force Android device makers to use newer software versions in order to have access to Google Mobile Services (GMS) or Google Apps. Apparently, Google has issued a schedule that contains GMS approval windows for various Android versions, with OEMs having to adhere to it in order to have Google Apps running on upcoming devices. With such a measure in place – yet to be confirmed

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