Saturday, 14 June 2014
Android (Operating System)
Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel with a user interface based on direct manipulation, designed primarily as for touch screen devices such as smart phones, tablet computers. The operating system uses touch inputs that loosely correspond to real world actions, like swiping, tapping, pinching and reverse pinching to manipulate on-screen objects and a virtual keyboard. Despite being primarily used for touchscreen input, it has been also used in televisions, games consoles, digital cameras and other electronics.
As of 2011, Android has the largest installed base of any mobile OS and as of 2013, its devices also sell more than windows and iOS and Mac OS devices combined. As of July 2013, Google store has had 1 million Android apps published and over 50 billions apps downloaded. A developer survey conducted in April 2013 found that 71% of the mobile developers develop for Android.
Android's source code is released by Google under open source licenses, although most android devices ultimately ship with a combination of open source and proprietary software. Initially developed by Android Inc. which Google backed financially and later bought 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.
Android is popular with technology companies which require a ready made, low cost and customizable operating system for high tech devices. Android's open nature has 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 to advance users.
Android is leading the competition of OSs due to its flexibility and easy to use interface. Its community and users are increasing day by day at a remarkable rate.
As of 2011, Android has the largest installed base of any mobile OS and as of 2013, its devices also sell more than windows and iOS and Mac OS devices combined. As of July 2013, Google store has had 1 million Android apps published and over 50 billions apps downloaded. A developer survey conducted in April 2013 found that 71% of the mobile developers develop for Android.
Android's source code is released by Google under open source licenses, although most android devices ultimately ship with a combination of open source and proprietary software. Initially developed by Android Inc. which Google backed financially and later bought 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.
Android is popular with technology companies which require a ready made, low cost and customizable operating system for high tech devices. Android's open nature has 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 to advance users.
Android is leading the competition of OSs due to its flexibility and easy to use interface. Its community and users are increasing day by day at a remarkable rate.
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