Others disagree. “I think Google is going to go for it,” says Tim Wu, a Columbia law professor and net neutrality expert. “They are the Obama in this race.

Google mandates original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to release 2GB RAM smartphones with Android Go Edition, one can expect the downloads of Google Go to reach even higher in the coming days.

Google Maps Go is a lighter, more basic version of Google Maps. It weighs around 2MB, only requires the location permission, doesn’t send any notifications, and doesn’t need a super-fast ...