(2017-08-10) Amazon Joins Major Asian Backers Of Android Creators New Phone

Amazon Joins Major Asian Backers of Android Creator's New Phone

Amazon.com Inc. has joined Tencent Holdings Ltd. and the main assembler of iPhones in backing Essential Products Inc., the startup co-founded by Android-creator Andy Rubin that’s getting ready to sell a new smartphone

Its first two products will be a high-end smartphone and an Amazon Echo-like gadget for the home.

The phone runs a version of the Android operating system with a customized user interface, while the Home device runs a custom system called Ambient OS.