Google Looks At “Powered By Android” Boot Screen Requirement (Rumor)

It is more or less a given that Android has successfully achieved a wider adoption rate compared to other smartphone platforms, but are the users themselves aware that they are actually using a Google product? Google does seem as though they are interested in raising the public’s awareness of their operating system with a rumor that points to devices that have Play Store access to feature the “Powered by Android” branding at the bottom of the screen when it boots up.

There are leaked documents out there that point to Google having requirements on the size and branding since Google claims that “a logotype loses impact when it becomes too small.” What do you think of this particular move – will it help Google out in the long run, and does knowing that it is a Google brand really matter when it comes to folks making a purchase decision for a smartphone? I would like to think that they are looking more towards the hardware specifications that the underlying OS.