# Go edition as the default...

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 2018-08-15
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2018/08/15/go-edition-as-the-default/
- Categories: essay

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<blockquote>Android Messages App for Android (Go edition) is now ~50 percent smaller in size and the Phone App includes caller ID and spam detection.
<p style="text-align:right;"><a href="https://www.blog.google/products/android/android-9-pie-go-edition-new-features-and-more-options-fall/">Source</a></p>
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Whenever I read that Go edition / Lite edition apps are so much smaller and faster and data friendly, I always wonder -- why is that <em>not</em> the default for everyone? Wouldn't everyone stand to benefit from removing bloat?