Google at its I/O conference revealed their ambition make Android the dominating OS worldwide.
Google executives pitches the mobile operating software, Android, as the driving force behind everything from connected TVs and cars to new wearable devices.
Google's Android chief Sundar Pichai said that their goal is to reach the next 5 billion people in the world, however, with over one billion active users, Android is still the most popular mobile operating system thanks to adoption by tech giants like Samsung, CNET reported.
Android rules the market with capturing 80 percent smartphone users, while Apple iOS holds just 17 percent.
Google needs even more if it's going to convince consumers and developers that Android deserves to be injected into every facet of everyday life, the report said.
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