Android History

Android OSPrepared by:Czarmaine Joyce Ramos

Android OS

Android OSAndroid is an open source and Linux-basedOperating Systemfor mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.

Android OSThe OS uses touch inputs that loosely correspond to real-world actions, like swiping, tapping, pinching, and reverse pinching to manipulate on-screen objects, and avirtual keyboard.

Android OSAndroid'ssource codeis released by Google underopen sourcelicenses, although most Android devices ultimately ship with a combination of open source and proprietary software.

HistoryOn October 2003, Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California by Andy Rubin

On August 17, 2005, Google acquired Android Inc.

HistoryOn November 5, 2007, the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of technology companies, wireless carriers, and chipset makers, unveiled itself with a goal to develop open standards for mobile devices. Android was unveiled as its first product.

HistoryOn November 5, 2007, the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of technology companies, wireless carriers, and chipset makers, unveiled itself with a goal to develop open standards for mobile devices. Android was unveiled as its first product.

HistoryOn October 22, 2008, The first commercially available smartphone running Android was the HTC Dream.

Also known as theT-Mobile G1Android Alphaor Android 1.0

HistoryStarting v1.5, each major release is named in alphabetical order after a dessert or sugary treat

Platform usage

Based on devices accessing Play Store as of August 12, 2014

FeaturesFeaturesDescriptionBeautiful UIAndroid OS basic screen provides a beautiful and intuitive user interface.ConnectivityGSM/EDGE, IDEN, CDMA, EV-DO, UMTS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE, NFC and WiMAX.StorageSQLite, a lightweight relational database, is used for data storage purposes.Media supportH.263, H.264, MPEG-4 SP, AMR, AMR-WB, AAC, HE-AAC, AAC 5.1, MP3, MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP

FeaturesFeaturesDescriptionMessagingSMS and MMSWeb browserBased on the open-source WebKit layout engine, coupled with Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine supporting HTML5 and CSS3.Multi-touchAndroid has native support for multi-touch which was initially made available in handsets such as the HTC Hero.

FeaturesFeaturesDescriptionMulti-taskingUser can jump from one task to another and same time various application can run simultaneously.Resizable widgetsWidgets are resizable, so users can expand them to show more content or shrink them to save spaceMulti-LanguageSupports single direction and bi-directional text.

FeaturesFeaturesDescriptionGCMGoogle Cloud Messaging (GCM) is a service that lets developers send short message data to their users on Android devices, without needing a proprietary sync solution.Wi-Fi DirectA technology that lets apps discover and pair directly, over a high-bandwidth peer-to-peer connection.Android BeamA popular NFC-based technology that lets users instantly share, just by touching two NFC-enabled phones together.

SummaryAndroid is big and still growingAndroid Developers need to adapt fast with new and different versions coming every yearSupporting multiple versions, devices, screen sizes can be a pain.