ANDROID
Android is an open-source
software stack created for mobile phones and other devices. The Android Open
Source Project (AOSP), led by Google, is tasked with the maintenance and
further development of Android. Many device manufacturers have brought to
market devices running Android, and they are readably available around the
world.
Our primary purpose is to build an
excellent software platform for everyday users. A number of companies have
committed many engineers to achieve this goal, and the result is a full
production quality consumer product whose source is open for customization and
porting.
Android is the world's most
popular mobile platform. With Android you can use all the Google apps you know
and love, plus there are more than 600,000 apps and games available on Google
Play to keep you entertained, alongside millions of songs and books, and
thousands of movies. Android devices are already smart, and will only get
smarter, with new features you won't find on any other platform, letting you
focus on what's important and putting you in control of your mobile experience.
Android powers devices from some
of the best handset and tablet manufacturers in the world, like Samsung, HTC,
Motorola, Sony, Asus and more. Android devices come in all shapes and sizes,
with vibrant high-resolution displays and cameras, giving you the flexibility
to choose the one that’s just right for you. Flip-out keyboard or on-screen,
from Smartphone to tablet and at every possible price point, there’s an Android
device for everyone. Android lets you choose the best smart phones and tablets
through a global partnership network of over 300 carriers in over 169
countries.
Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touch screen
mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet
computers. Initially developed by Android, Inc., which Google backed
financially and later purchased in 2005, Android was unveiled in 2007 along
with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware,
software,
and telecommunication companies devoted to
advancing open standards for mobile devices.
The first Android-powered phone was sold in October 2008.
Android is open source
and Google releases the code under the Apache License.
This open source code and permissive licensing allows the software to be freely
modified and distributed by device manufacturers, wireless carriers and
enthusiast developers. Additionally, Android has a large community of
developers writing applications ("apps")
that extend the functionality of devices, written primarily in a customized
version of the Java programming language.
In October 2012, there were approximately 700,000 apps available for Android,
and the estimated number of applications downloaded from Google Play,
Android's primary app store, was 25 billion.
These factors have allowed Android to become the world's most widely
used smart phone platform, overtaking Symbian in the fourth quarter of 2010, and the software
of choice for technology companies who require a low-cost, customizable,
lightweight operating system for high tech devices without developing one from scratch. As a result, despite being primarily designed
for phones and tablets, it has seen additional applications on televisions, games consoles and other electronics. Android's open nature
has further encouraged a large community of developers and enthusiasts to use
the open source code as a foundation for community-driven projects, which add
new features for advanced users or bring Android to devices which were
officially released running other operating systems.
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