# Professor Anindya Ghose shares his views on Google’s launch of Pixel smartphones and the Android operating system

1 Faculty News October 4, 2016 ![WIRED logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032348.jpg?itok=Wszefc-R)>

Excerpt from [WIRED](http://https://www.wired.com/2016/10/google-pixel-upends-android-universe/) -- "'It is well known that Android can be much better optimized than what it is today,' says [Ghose](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/anindya-ghose). 'By controlling the hardware, Google can dramatically improve the reliability and consistency of the user experience on Android phones.'"

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