Google\u2019s Android operating system gets most of the attention in the internet giant’s mobile business. But it has another mobile ecosystem\u2014called Android One\u2014that\u2019s just as important. Available since 2014, Android One is Google\u2019s mobile OS for emerging markets. It\u2019s a lightweight mobile ecosystem that supports lower-cost handsets in markets where people much less likely to afford smartphones with all the bells and whistles. Since it\u2019s lighter edition of Android, it helps keep prices down for people who might not be able to afford a Google Pixel or iPhone but want to keep up with others who live in a mobile-first world. Google generally kept quiet about its future Android One plans. But it is now reportedly considering a U. S. launch to attract budget mobile handset shoppers stateside. The move would mark a strategy shift for Google, but indicates that the company believes there is a place for this lightweight mobile OS in the industrialized world. This slide show will provide more details about Android One and what Google is doing to get cheap smartphones into the hands of folks around the world.<\/p>\n