- Android is an open source operating system developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It was originally developed by Android Inc which was acquired by Google in 2005.
- The first Android phone was launched in 2008. Since then Android has seen many updates and versions from 1.0 to the current 10.0.
- Android is based on a modified Linux kernel and allows developers to write managed code in Java. It uses Dalvik as its virtual machine instead of the standard Java virtual machine.
- The Android software stack consists of applications, an application framework, libraries and the Linux kernel. Key frameworks include activity manager, notification manager, and window manager.
- Android provides features like multi-touch, cameras,
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