AMAZING FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANDROID😲😱
Android, the words mostly widely used smartphone operating system is growing day by day with its highly enriched user interface and extensively used mobile applications. Some are using it as platform to develop applications while the others use it as one of source which connects them with their friends and relatives due to its highly customizable and user friendly applications.
So it can rather be said that Android is dominating the mobile market.
ANDROID WAS NOT FOUND BY GOOGLE:
- The Android operating system was founded by Andy Rubin, Chris White, Nick Sears and Rich Miner under the umbrella Android Inc.
- It was established in October 2003
- Android was later acquired by Google who had been backing the company all along.
- The deal was struck in August 2005 at a price of $50 million.
- Google officially launched the operating system in November 2007.
- The operating system had initially been developed for cameras but Google saw a potential in the usage of the OS on smartphones and worked on a lot more features that you can see now.
- So Google saw its impact on market by making it a platform for newer version of Smartphone.
- Android operating system developed as a platform for digital cameras.
- But Google later changed its focus to smartphones as it saw its potential.
- So Google decided to go on and adopt Android OS for smartphones which was created a revolution in smartphones as it was widely accepted and easily accessible.
- The firstly publicly used phone to run Android was HTC dream was first released in October 2008.
- The device used the Linux-based Android operating system by Google.
- It used Android version 1.0 and was upgradable till 1.6.
- The Android operating system on the device was criticized for lack of functionally and software in comparison to certain established platforms like Nokia's proprietary symbian OS but was still considered to be innovative.
- Apart from Android 1.0 and 1.1, all other Android versions have been named after sweet treats or desserts.
- These codenames are chosen alphabetically, and have thus far all been dessert items.
- Some codenames are associated with more than one version number, while others are limited to only a specific one.
- The reason for this inconsistency is not currently known .The naming typically appears to correspond to changes in the developer API levels, but this not always true.
- Android versions have been following an alphabetical order in their naming and upgrades but many users have failed to notice this.
- A for Astro (1.0)
- B for Bender (1.1)
- C for Cupcake(1.5)
- D for Donut(1.6)
- E for Eclair(2.0)
- F for Froyo(2.2.x)
- G for Gingerhead(2.3.x)
- H for Honeycomb(3.x)
- I for Ice Cream Sandwich(4.0.x)
- J for Jelly Bean(4.3)
- K for KitKat(4.4)
- L for Lollipop(5.0)
- M for Marshmallow(6.0)
- With Google being a member of OpenHandsetAlliance, Android has given users or interested party right access to modify the source code of the operating system.
- Android was built from the Ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of specs that a handset has to offer.
- It can be liberally extended to incorporate new cutting edge technologies as they emerge.
- Google offers Android operating system to smartphone manufacturers without payment for its license.
- This is one of the major advantages of Android which had attracted users as a platform to innovate more new apps based on it.
- Despite offering the Android software open sourced to smartphone manufacturers, Google will likely achieve its aim of becoming the mobile advertising king through Android devices.
- Google makes its biggest revenue from advertising and this will pay off in the big way with the users from PCs to smartphones and tablets.
- It must be noted that Android dominates both categories.
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