Android – An IntroductionA brief about Android.

ContentsHistory Introduction of androidAndroid versionsFeatures of androidAdvantages of androidDisadvantages of android

HISTORY OF ANDROID

Android Inc.founded in Palo Alto,california ,united states in October 2003 by Andy Rubin[co-founder of danger ],rich miner[co-founder of wildfire communication Inc.],nick sears[once VP at T-mobile],

and Chris white[headed design and interface development at web TV] to develop.

WHAT IS ANDROID?• It is a open source software platform and operating system

for mobile devices

• Based on the Linux kernel

• Developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance (OHA)

• Allows writing managed code in the Java language

• Android has its own virtual machine i.e. DVM(Dalvik Virtual Machine),which is used for executing the android application.

• Google purchased the initial developer of the software , android incorporated in 2005.

Open Handset Alliance (OHA) included several companies

Android Versions

Android Application Support

FeaturesCan adapt to traditional smartphone layouts,

as well other VGA, 2D, and 3D graphics libraries.

Additional Hardware Support.MMS and SMS are available for Android, as

well as threaded text messaging.Supports a wide range of audio, video, media,

and still formats.Supports a wide variety of technologies,

including Bluetooth, WiFi, GSM/EDGE, and EV-DO.

Uses SQLite to store all its junk-- I mean, information.

AdvantagesAndroid is open. It allows you to access core mobile device

functionality through standard API calls.Android phones can run many applications, it

means you can browse while listened to the song.Can install a modified ROM.Widget in home screen is awesome.Easy and cheap development services for developers.Many more…

DisadvantagesA disadvantage of open-source development is that anyone can

scrutinize the source code to find vulnerabilities & write exploits

Platform doesn’t run on an encrypted file system & has vulnerable log-in.

Google Play Store is full box of malwares.Android more wasteful than any other operating

system.There will always be ads on display, either the top

or bottom of the application. LOL