Android Facts

It is an operating system based on Linux Kernal

First Android phone - HTC Dream

Android, Inc. was founded in October 2003 and later acquired by Google in 2005

Founders: Andy Rubin , Rich Miner , Nick Sears and Chris White 

Android was originally developed as a platform for digital cameras

 Google later marketed this platform to handset maker and made a smart move to enter mobile market

Google named its versions in alphabetical order with the name of dessert items

Versions of Android

• Cupcake
• Donut
• Eclair
• Froyo
• Gingerbread
• Honeycomb
• Ice Cream Sandwich
• Jelly Bean
• KitKat
• Lassi or Laddu or Lime Pie (not decided)

 

Jelly Bean is consider as the most used platform in Android

 

P Sundarajan alias Sundar Pichai is the senior Vice President at Google (Android,chrome and Google Apps)

Most available os on mobiles like Samung, LG, HTC, Motorola, Sony, Micromax ,etc..,

 

1.5M Android devices users are activated each and every day

 

Android and iOS are fighting the biggest battle in the field of smartphone technology since 2005

 

Google Play is the only store for uploading and downloading the Android apps ans games

 

It can also support windows 7 just by installing software like Bluestacks Emulator in your PC or Laptop

 

To attain privilege controls over the android devices, the user can do Rooting to have root access to delete or modify the system files

 

 

To develop Android Apps,click below

‎developer.android.com/‎ 

 

Tools to develop 

• ADT
• SDK

 

Android Architecture