Android by manan gajwani
- 1. Er Manan M. Gajwani manangajwani25@gmail.com
- 2. Introduction ----------------------- What Is Android ? • Android is an Mobile operating system based on the Linux. • It was developed in Palo Alto, California. • Android was developed by the Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White in 2003. • Android was purchased by the GOOGLE in AUGUST,2005 for 50 million $. • The first Android-powered phone was sold in October 2008. • As of September 3, 2013, 1 billion Android devices have been activated. • As of May 2013, 48 billion apps have been installed from the Google Play store. • Android is the world's most widely used Smartphone platform, overtaking Symbian in 2010.
- 3. Why Android? • The World’s most powerful, simple and beautiful operating System • Take google with you • Navigate your world, connect and share • Be entertained, create and collaborate • Open source mobile operating system
- 4. Features ==========• User gets millions of applications that user can not get in any other mobile operating system. • Android supports advanced audio/video/still media formats such as MPEG-4, H.264, MP3, and AAC, AMR, JPEG, PNG, GIF. • Multi-touch, Multitasking, Screen capture, Video calling, Multiple language (46 languages)support. • Third-party apps available on Google Play and other app stores can extensively re-theme the homescreen, and even mimic the look of other operating systems, such as Windows Phone. • Internal hardware such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and proximity sensors are used by some applications to respond to additional user actions. • Android supports wireless communication using:- 3G Networks 4G Networks 802.11 Wi-Fi Networks Bluetooth Connectivity
- 6. Android Astro 1.0 First full version of android. Released on September 23, 2008. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support. Quite slow in operating. copy and paste feature in the web browser is not present. Android Cupcake 1.5 Released on April 30, 2009. Added auto-rotation option. Copy and Paste feature added in the web browser. Increased speed and performance but not upto required level.
- 7. Android Éclair 2.0/2.1 Released on October 26, 2009. Bluetooth 2.1 support. Improved typing speed on virtual keyboard, with smarter dictionary. no Adobe flash media support. Android Donut 1.6 Released on September 15, 2009. Voice search and Search box were added. Faster OS boot times and fast web browsing experience. Typing is quite slower.
- 8. Android Froyo 2.2 Released on May 20, 2010. Support for Adobe Flash 10.1 Improved Application launcher with better browser No internet calling. Android Gingerbread 2.3 Released on December 6, 2010. Updated User Interface with high efficiency and speed Internet calling One touch word selection and copy/paste. New keyboard for faster word input. More successful version of Android than previous versions. not supports multi-core processors.
- 9. Android Honeycomb 3.0 Released on February 22, 2011. Support for multi-core processors Ability to encrypt all user data. This version of android is only available for tables. Android Ice Cream Sandwich(ICS) 4.0 Released on November 14, 2011. Virtual button in the UI. A new typeface family for the UI, Roboto. Ability to shut down apps that are using data in the background.
- 10. Android JellyBean 4.1 Released on June 27, 2012. Latest version of Android. Smoother user interface. Android KitKat 4.4 Released on 14 oct, 2013. Latest version of Android. Smoother user interface. There Is new icons You can add more than 5 home screens. Faster than old versions of android.
- 12. ADVANTAGES • Multitasking : User can perform multitask at time for ex- user can browse a internet with listening song . • Ease of Notification: Any sms ,email or other information will be shown on top notification bar , user can know all activity of phone . • Easy Access Thousand of Application: via Google Play store or other application user can install thousands of App which is compare to another OS is a very great feature. • Google Drive: user can store all information about their phone like contact detail , data , and IMEI information .
- 13. Disadvantages / Weaknesses Android • Connected to the Internet: Android can be said is in need of an active internet connection. At least there should be a GPRS internet connection in your area, so that the device is ready to go online to suit our needs. • Sometimes slow device company issued an official version of Android your own. • Android Market is less control of the manager, sometimes there are malware. • As direct service providers, users sometimes very difficult to connect with the Google. • Sometimes there are ads: because it is easy and free, sometimes often a lot of advertising. In appearance it does not interfere with the performance of the application itself, as it sometimes is in the top or bottom of the application. • Wasteful Batteries, This is because the OS is a lot of "process" in the background causing the battery quickly drains
- 14. LIMITATIONS ============ Making source code available to everyone inevitably invites the attention of hackers. Android operating system uses more amount of battery as compared to normal mobile phones. Advertising- while downloading free application from Android Playstore it display advertisement on the bottom of App Window . As we call Android is world of applications we continuously need to connected with the internet which is not possible for all the users.
- 15. Next Generation of Android
- 16. Android Home Phone system • Numerous manufacturers are hoping to strike a chord with Android-powered phone systems for at-home use. These devices are no old-school gadgets. They will connect to standard landlines, most of the models will feature a slew of high-tech functions, including full Internet access and support for Android Market applications.
- 17. Android Home command centre • Taking the home phone system a step further, some companies are working on all-out home control gadgets. The gadgets range from souped-up multimedia remotes -- complete with in-device Internet access, of course -- to fully powered home command centers. It will let you do everything from flipping on and off lights to locking doors and even adjusting the A/C.
- 18. THE FUTURE IS MOBILE, THE FUTURE IS ANDROID: Google’s Schmidt