Android is a Linux -based operating
system for mobile devices such as
smartphones and tablet computers . It
is developed by the Open Handset
Alliance led by Google .[10][11]
Google purchased the initial
developer of the software, Android
Inc., in 2005. [12] The unveiling of the
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. [13][14][15][16]
Google releases the Android code as
open-source , under the Apache
License .[17] The Android Open Source
Project (AOSP) is tasked with the
maintenance and further
development of Android.[18]
Android has a large community of
developers writing applications
(" apps") that extend the functionality
of the devices. Developers write
primarily in a customized version of
Java.[19] Apps can be downloaded
from third-party sites or through
online stores such as Google Play
(formerly Android Market), the app
store run by Google. As of February
2012 there were more than 450,000
apps available for Android, and the
estimated number of applications
downloaded from the Android Market
as of December 2011 exceeded 10
billion.[20][21]
Android was listed as the best-selling
smartphone platform worldwide in
Q4 2010 by Canalys[22][23] with over
300 million Android devices in use by
February 2012. [24] According to
Google's Andy Rubin, as of February
2012 there are over 850,000 Android
devices activated every day. [25]
system for mobile devices such as
smartphones and tablet computers . It
is developed by the Open Handset
Alliance led by Google .[10][11]
Google purchased the initial
developer of the software, Android
Inc., in 2005. [12] The unveiling of the
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. [13][14][15][16]
Google releases the Android code as
open-source , under the Apache
License .[17] The Android Open Source
Project (AOSP) is tasked with the
maintenance and further
development of Android.[18]
Android has a large community of
developers writing applications
(" apps") that extend the functionality
of the devices. Developers write
primarily in a customized version of
Java.[19] Apps can be downloaded
from third-party sites or through
online stores such as Google Play
(formerly Android Market), the app
store run by Google. As of February
2012 there were more than 450,000
apps available for Android, and the
estimated number of applications
downloaded from the Android Market
as of December 2011 exceeded 10
billion.[20][21]
Android was listed as the best-selling
smartphone platform worldwide in
Q4 2010 by Canalys[22][23] with over
300 million Android devices in use by
February 2012. [24] According to
Google's Andy Rubin, as of February
2012 there are over 850,000 Android
devices activated every day. [25]
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