Google Android
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Android is an open source software platform and operating system for mobile devices based on the Linux kernel. Developed by Google, Android was originally created when they acquired Android Inc. in 2005. It uses an open source development model and allows applications to be written using the Java programming language. Android supports connectivity technologies like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and media formats such as MP3, JPEG and H.264. The platform is adaptable to both smartphone and tablet layouts.
Google Android
- 2. Android is a software platform and operating system for mobile devices Android OS based on the Linux kernel Android developed by Google
- 3. Android mean automaton in human form. In July 2005, Google acquired Android, Inc., a small startup company based in Palo Alto
- 4. Open Handset Alliance Open source Linux platform Applications are written using the Java programming language
- 5. Handset layouts: The platform is adaptable to larger, VGA, 2D graphics library, 3D graphics library based on OpenGL ES 1.0 specifications, and traditional Smartphone layouts.
- 6. Storage The Database Software SQLite is used for data storage purposes Connectivity Android supports connectivity technologies including GSM/EDGE, CDMA, EV-DO, UMTS, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
- 7. Messaging SMS and MMS are available forms of messaging including threaded text messaging Web browser The web browser available in Android is based on the open-source WebKit application framework
- 8. Dalvik virtual machine Software written in Java can be compiled into Dalvik byte codes and executed in the Dalvik virtual machine, which is a specialized VM implementation designed for mobile device use, although not technically a standard Java Virtual Machine.
- 9. Media support Android will support audio/video/still media formats such as MPEG-4, H.264, MP3, AAC, OGG, AMR, JPEG, PNG, GIF. Additional hardware support Android can utilize video/still cameras, touch screens, GPS, accelerometers, and accelerated 3D graphics.
- 10. Development environment Includes a device emulator, tools for debugging, memory and performance profiling, a plugin for the Eclipse IDE Market
- 11. Process management Memory management File management
- 12. HTC Dream
- 13. www.android.com