Android operating system a most leading and widely used smartphone operating system and growing day by day with highly enhanced user interface and lavishly used mobile applications.some are using its as platform to develop applications while others use it as one of source to connect with their friends and family.
so it said that android is dominating the mobile market
But there are some unknown facts about Google's android which users should know..!
Is Android Found by google ?
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.And later it was acquired by google with $50 million in August 2015.
Android operating system only for cameras..!
After acquisition of android OS by Google. Google officially launched operating system in
November 2007. It was initially developed for cameras but google step into the future usage of OS on smartphones and worked on it a lot.
HTC Dream Android's first smartphone
The 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 functionality and software in comparison to certain established platforms like Nokia’s proprietary Symbian OS but was still considered to be innovative.
Google has 1.4 billion active users right now..!
Google’s Vice President for Android, Sundar Pichai, announced that the Android operating system has powered hundreds of millions of mobile devices in more than 190 countries around the world. It’s the largest installed base of any mobile platform and growing fast—every day another million user’s power up their Android devices for the first time and start looking for apps, games, and other digital content.
Android Versions and their evolution
Apart from Android 1.0 and 1.1, all other Android versions have been named after sweet treats or desserts. These code names are chosen alphabetically, and have thus far all been dessert items.The naming typically appears to correspond to changes in the developer API levels, but this is not always true (example: 3.0 and 3.1 are both “Honeycomb” but they have different API levels).
so it said that android is dominating the mobile market
But there are some unknown facts about Google's android which users should know..!
Is Android Found by google ?
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.And later it was acquired by google with $50 million in August 2015.
Android operating system only for cameras..!
After acquisition of android OS by Google. Google officially launched operating system in
November 2007. It was initially developed for cameras but google step into the future usage of OS on smartphones and worked on it a lot.
HTC Dream Android's first smartphone
The 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 functionality and software in comparison to certain established platforms like Nokia’s proprietary Symbian OS but was still considered to be innovative.
Google has 1.4 billion active users right now..!
Google’s Vice President for Android, Sundar Pichai, announced that the Android operating system has powered hundreds of millions of mobile devices in more than 190 countries around the world. It’s the largest installed base of any mobile platform and growing fast—every day another million user’s power up their Android devices for the first time and start looking for apps, games, and other digital content.
Android Versions and their evolution
Apart from Android 1.0 and 1.1, all other Android versions have been named after sweet treats or desserts. These code names are chosen alphabetically, and have thus far all been dessert items.The naming typically appears to correspond to changes in the developer API levels, but this is not always true (example: 3.0 and 3.1 are both “Honeycomb” but they have different API levels).
- 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 Gingerbread (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)
- N for Nougat(7.0) (latest)
- O for Oreo(8.0) (name not conformed yet to release)
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