Android: Explained by Numbers
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Android: Explained by Numbers
An introduction to that Google Smartphone
Operating System
Manfred Moser
simpligility technologies inc.http://www.simpligility.com
2010-11-18
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What is Android?
Introduction to
the Android Platform, the eco system and
Android application development
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About Manfred Moser
● Long time Linux user and Java developer
● Open source developer and author
● Consulting and custom development for Android at simpligility technologies inc.
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Android: Explained by Numbers
2007And
78
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2007 and 78
Android released 2007 by the
Open Handset Alliance
78 handset manufacturer, mobile network operators, semiconductor companies,
software companies...
China Mobile, NTT Docomo, Sprint, T-Mobile, Vodafone, ARM, Broadcom, Freescale, Intel, MIPS, Nvidia, Qualcomm, TI, Acer, Asus,
Garmin, HTC, Huawei, Kyocera, Lenovo, LG, Motorola, NEC, Samsung, Sharp, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, ebay, Google ...
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200 000And
80 000
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200 000 and 80 000
Approximately 200 000 new devices are activated every day world wide
More than 80 000 applications are available for download
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Android: Explained by Numbers
3 or more> 60
Between 6 and 8
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3 or more, >60 & between 6 and 8
Lawsuits launched directly or indirectlyOracle vs Google
Apple vs HTCMicrosoft vs Motorola
Well beyond 60 different hardware devices are available running Android
Between 6 and 8 of the top 10 smart phones of 2010 are Android devices
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222
25.5
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2, 22 and 25.5
Android is 2nd most used smartphone operating system world wide
Gained 22% from Q4 2009 to Q4 2010
Now at 25.5% after Symbian and before iOS
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Enough Numbers
What is Android?
That Google Smartphone Operating SystemWith the Green Robot Mascot!?
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That Google smartphone OS?
Not quite Google alone.
First: Android Inc.Then: Google
Now: Open Handset Alliance
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That Google smartphone OS?
Not quite smartphone alone.
Navigation devices,Tablet/Slate computers,
Tvs/ settop boxes (Google TV),Embedded devices (e.g. cars, helicopter..)
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That Google smartphone OS?
Not quite an operating system only.
Linux kernel Custom Linux distribution
Dalvik VM Middleware (sort of like application server)
API'sStandard applications (capabilities)
SDK further tools
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Capabilities● Audio/Video
●Telephony●Accelerometer●TouchScreen
●Keyboard●USB connection
●Wifi●GPS
●Compass●Camera(s)●and more
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Features
Home, Back, Menu and Search ButtonsHome Screens
Widgets, Folders, Launchers
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Application Development
Default API and tooling around Java
Easy platform to start developing
All tools are available for free
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Open source?
Yes. http://source.android.com
Apache v2 mostly, also some GPL
Many core applications are as well e.g. contacts, calendar, browser
Including compatibility test kit
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How to distribute your application
On your website
On Android market
On other markets (slideme, andappstore, getjars...)
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Hardware
Well understood by ODM
Cheap, custom hardware possible
Very extendable
E.g. 100$ tablet
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Opportunities
Smartphones are fastest growing technology ever
Android growing faster than anything else
Lowest cost to entry software AND hardware
Lots of vertical and local opportunities
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Ideas
Forestry/GPS related
Marine related
Lots of other verticals
Local content/applications
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What is your idea?
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Summary
Modern platform
Open source
Many players
Rapid growth
More to come
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References
●http://www.android.com/●http://developer.android.com/●http://source.android.com/●http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20101111114933605●http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_devices●http://www.google.com/phone/●http://www.worldmarketmedia.com/779/section.aspx/2701/post/massive-smartphone-growth-bodes-well-for-app-developers●http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/collection/1671/top_10_cell_phones.html●