TOPICS TO MAKE YOU BELIEVE IN ANDROID

INTRODUCTION TO ANDROID

KNOW THE MOST WANTEDOPERATING SYSTEM

The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a consortium/association of 84 firms to

develop open standards for mobile devices.

Member firms include the following:Android is an operating

system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices

such as smartphones and tablet computers, developed

by Google in conjunction with the Open Handset

Alliance.

Initially it was developed by Android Inc, whom Google financially backed and later Google purchased the company Android Inc. in 2005.

1.ANDROID WAS UNVEILED IN 2007.

2.ANDROID HAS A LARGE COMMUNITY OF DEVELOPERS WRITING APPLICATIONS ( APPS ) THAT EXTENDED THE FUNCTIONALITY OF DEVICES.

3.THE FIRST ANDROID POWERED PHONE THE WORLDS LEADING SMARTPHONE PLATFORM, OVERTAKING NOKIA SYMBIAN OPERATING SYSTEM WHICH HELD ITS RECORD FOR YEARS.

4.SINCE THEN ANDROID HAS BEEN OVERTAKING MOST OF THE OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS AND GAINING MORE PROGRESS.

HISTORY OF ANDROID

BEGINNING OF THE ECSTATICOPERATING SYSTEM

• Speculation about Google's intention to enter the mobile communications market continued to build through December 2006

• At Google, the team led by Rubin developed a mobile device platform, i.e. Android Operating System.

• Google marketed the platform to handset makers on the promise of providing a flexible, upgradable system.

Android Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White

In 2010, Google launched its Nexus series of devices - a line smart phones and tablets running the Android operating system.

The series has since been updated with newer devices, such as the Galaxy Nexus phone and Nexus 7 tablet, made by Samsung and

Asus respectively.

ARCHITECTURE OF ANDROID

DETAILED STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE OFANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM

SOFTWARE STACK ( 4 LAYERS )

THE KERNEL IN DETAIL

DETAILS OF LIBRARIES AND RUNTIME

MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT

APPLICATION FRAMEWORK & APPLICATIONS

InterfaceAndroid's user interface is based on direct manipulation, using touch inputs that correspond to real-world actions, like swiping, tapping, pinching to manipulate on-screen objects.

FEATURES( ANDROID OVER

IOS )

10 REASONS WHICH MAKES ANDROID SPECIAL THAN IOS

PATTERN UNLOCK

MULTI – TASKING AND BOOTING

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ANDROID MARKET

DIFFERENT STYLES OF KEYBOARD

FLASH GAMES

NO NEED TO JAILBREAK

CUSTOMISE ROM

WIDGETS

EXPANDABLE MEMORY

REMOVE INBUILT APPLICATIONS

SECURITY AND PRIVACY

MOST SECURED AND SAFE OPERATING SYSTEM

1. Android applications run in an isolated area of the operating system that does not have access to the rest of the system's resources(phonebook, messages).

2. Before installing an application, the Play Store displays all required permissions.

After reviewing these permissions, the user can decide whether to install the application.

VERSIONS OF ANDROID

THE MOST FASTEST DEVELOPINGMOBILE OPERATING

SYSTEM

JELLYBEAN

Android 4.1(Latest)

GOOGLE USES DESSERT NAMES FOR THEIR OPERATING SYSTEM

Version Release date API level Distribution (October 2, 2012)

4.1.x, 4.2 Jelly Bean July 9, 2012 16 2.70%

4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich October 19, 2011 14-15 25.80%

3.x.x HoneycombFebruary 22,

2011 Nov-13 1.80%

2.3.x GingerbreadDecember 6,

2010 09-Oct 54.20%

2.2 Froyo May 20, 2010 8 12.00%

2.0, 2.1 Eclair October 26, 2009 7 3.10%

1.6 DonutSeptember 15,

2009 4 0.30%

1.5 Cupcake April 30, 2009 3 0.10%

USAGE OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS

Google even placed Statues of its different Android Version at Google Headquarters (building 44), Mountain View, California

Image from Google Earth

MARKET SHARE OF ANDROID

FASTEST GROWING MARKETTHAN ANY OTHER

OPERATING SYSTEM

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ANDROID APPLE RIM MICROSOFT SYMBIAN

QUARTER ENDING IN JULY 2012

Android had acquired worldwide smartphone market share of 68% at the second quarter of 2012.

SCOPE OF ANDROID

ANDROID DOES NOT ENDONLY ON SMARTPHONES

While Android is designed primarily for smartphones and tablets, the open and customizable nature of the operating system allows it to be used on other electronics.

Further, the OS has seen niche applications on some of the interesting products. They are as follows.

ANDROID NOW RULES MANY MORE ELECTRONIC DEVICES OTHER THANMOBILE PHONES…

Motoactive Android WristWatch by Motorola

Vehicle GPS Navigation (Satellite Navigation)Android Car Stereo by Parrot Inc.Android MicrowaveAndroid Camera by Polaroid Inc.

Android LandlineAndroid Treadmill by Life Fitness

3D Android Glasses by Sensics

Android has gone Beyond Smart Phones and Tablets

LIMITLESS SCOPE ?

We will have to Wait &

Watch!

FUTURE OF ANDROID

BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES

INTRODUCING ANDROID 6.0 - KEY LIME PIE

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