MOST POPULAR OS

ANDROID

PRESENTED BY:

PREM PRASUN

BPPIMT KOLKATA

YUMMY DESSERT!!!

Cupcake

Donuts

Éclair

Frozen Yoghurt (Froyo)

Gingerbread

Honeycomb

Kitkat

Lolipop

What do these have in common?

ANDROID -???

A software platform and operating system for touchscreen

mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computer.

Open source platform – source code is open and

contributions are welcome

Based on Linux Kernel 2.6

It is developed by the Open Handset Alliance (OHA)led by

Google

FOUNDATION

Android was found way back in 2003.

It was developed in Palo Alto, California by Android Inc.

Android was purchased by the GOOGLE in AUGUST,2005 for 50 million $.

Android distribution in 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 86 hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.

In 2008, Google partnered with T-Mobile to launch the first-ever Android smartphone, the G1

FEATURES

Application Framework

Dalvik Virtual Machine

SQLite

Multitouch

•It enables reuse and replacement of component.

Multitasking

•Google chromeIntegrated web browser

Google Map

FEATURES

Video calling

Messaging

Google now

• 3G,4G

• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

• NFC..etcConnectivity

• Supports all audio,video,still media format-: WebM, H.263, H.264, AAC, HE-AAC,MP4,MP3, WAV, JPEG, PNG, GIF etc. Media support

• Cameras , GPS, accelerometers, gyroscopes, barometers, magnetometers, dedicated gaming controls, proximity sensor etc.Hardware support

UPDATES

1. Android 1.0 Apple pie - Release Date: September 23, 2008

2. Android 1.1 Banana bread - Release Date: February 9, 2009

3. Android 1.5 Cupcake – Release Date: April 30, 2009

4. Android 1.6 Donut - Release Date: September 15, 2009

5. Android 2.0/2.1 Éclair – Release Date: October 26, 2009

6. Android 2.2 FroYo – Release Date: May 20, 2010

7. Android 2.3 Gingerbread - Release Date: December 6, 2010

8. Android 3.0 Honeycomb - Release Date: February 22, 2011

9. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich - Release Date: Ocober19,2011

10. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean - Release Date: July 9, 2012

11.Android 4.4 kitkat – Relaese Date : September 3, 2013

12.Android 5.0 Lollipop- Release Date: October 17,2014

UPDATES

POPULARITY

Andriods global market share : 78.9%

Average daily android activation: Google CEO Larry Page revealed that more than 1.5 million Android devices are being activated each day, up from 1.3 million .

Number of Android Tablet Sold in 2013 : 121 million.

Global Shipment of Android Smart Phones : 1133 million.

Android users download more than 1.5 billion apps and games from Google Play each month.

WHY SO??

1. Android is Free OS

Android, since the day it was launched, has been available

free of cost and Google made it clear that it will be free in

future as well….

RESULT OF THAT…..

Being Free enabled Google to join hands with many leading

hardware manufacturers and bringing out smart smartphone

WITH IN BUDGET.

WHY SO??

2. It is Open Source OS

Android is an open source service unlike the other mobile phone operating systems. This

means that it’s free and anyone can use it.Anyone can modify and improve the software

making it more effective and personalized.

Result of that….

Applications are freely made and designed for Android by numerous app developers all over

the world these apps are offered for free on the Android market place. This feature of open

source has also attracted mobile phone producers to manufacture phones using Android OS

WHY SO??

3.OS is Customizable and youserfriendly

The most important reason of the popularity of Android is

that it is easily customizable. Users can easily customize the

operating system according to the requirements of their and

according to their budget.

People are also able to modify the source code according

to their needs. operating system is much easy to use and

much flexible.

Wallpapers , widgets and app folders we can customize the

screen appearance.

WHY SO??LARGE NO. OF APPS

Google Play

Google distributes all the applications for the Android powered phones through its Google Play (previously Android Market). It lets the users to test, use and

share a variety of applications and recommend them to the other users.

applications are available for free and some for cost.

1,430,000 apps are available on the playstore.(December,2013)

Average 1.5 billion apps and games downloaded every month.

WHY SO??

Adaptation by Popular brands

Adoption of OS by the most powerful brands of the world like Samsung, htc , LG and many more resulted in the popularity of operating system. Samsung made it bridge towards good quality and success.

Almost 79% smartphone has Android, 15% has iOS as operating system and rest of 6% has other operating system.

ANDROID VS OTHER OSFEATURES ANDROID IOS WINDOWS

APPS 1.3 million 1.2 million 300,000

WIDGETS YES NO EXPAND

EXPANDABLE

STORAGE

YES NO YES

PROGRAMMED IN C,C++,JAVA C,C++,

OBJECTIVE-C

C,C++,C#

CUSTOMIZABILITY YES LIMITED LIMITED

LATEST VERSION USED 5.0 LOLLIPOP IOS 8 WINDOWS 8.1

FILE MANAGER YES YES NO

DRAWBACKS

Continuous Internet connection –Android phones require a simultaneous

Internet connection for its efficient functioning.

Drain battery

Over heats

Box of Malware Google play store – Making source code available to

every one inevitably invites the attention of hackers. an spammers, hackers are

putting malware in Google play store

FUTURE

Android 6.0 – Milkshake..

Android Auto - With a simple and intuitive interface,

integrated steering wheel controls and powerful new voice

actions, it's designed to minimize distraction so that you can

stay focused on the road.