What is Android ?
1. Android is a Mobile
Operating System
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Android is the mobile operating system developed by Google. Essentially,
Google produces the software that runs almost every other mobile phone
besides Apple's iPhone. There are also some popular Android tablets as
well. Android is a Linux-based software system, and similar to Linux, is
free and open source software. This means that other companies can use
the Android operating system developed by Google and use it in their
mobile devices (more on that later). The distinguishing factor of this
brand is a kernel. Android hosts a central core, which essentially is a
strip code that helps the software operate.
2. Android is a Mobile Powerhouse
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The future of this operating system is limitless. Google has the
futuristic ambition and the funds to take Android to unprecedented
heights. In many areas — such as predicting what users will do next (for
instance, Google Now knows that in the morning you're getting ready for
work and will tell you about the traffic) — they've already surpassed
Apple.
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Android has already posted some impressive figures that show that
Android has become the number one mobile operating system in a number of
areas. As of May 2013, 900 million Android devices had been activated.
Also, as of the Q4 2012, Android owned 52 percent of the U.S. mobile
market share and an astounding 70 percent globally. Obviously, these
numbers fluctuate regularly, but Android has had a dominance in the
worldwide global market share for quite some time now.
3. Google Acquired Android Inc., A Small Startup, in 2005
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The original creators were Android Inc. — led by Andy Rubin, who became
the head of Android development at Google after the acquisition in 2005.
Google bought the company because they thought Android Inc. had a
interesting and important concept — of creating a powerful, yet free,
mobile operating system — and its considerable mobile arsenal. Android
helped Google to reach a younger audience as well as give the company a
number of brilliant employees from Android Inc.
In March 2013, Andy Rubin decided to leave the company he founded,
Android, to move on to other projects. However, Android hasn't missec a
step, and replaced him with Sundar Pichai. Pichai used to be the head of
Chrome OS — Google's desktop operating system (for laptops and
desktops) — so his experiences leading development teams should be
beneficial to Google.
4. Early Android Devices Weren't Successful
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T-Mobile was the fortunate firm to release the first Android phone. In
October 2008, the T-mobile G1 was announced. It gained mixed reviews
upon its release, and most critics agreed that the design of the device
was the biggest flaw. However, the processing power of the Android
operating system was well received, which was the first indicator this
would be a viable competitor.
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Similarly, in the tablet market, Android worked with companies like
Blackberry, who released the Blackberry Playbook in 2011, to capitalize
on the success of the iPad. However, those turned out to be unsuccessful
as well. The first mainstream tablet made for Android was the Nexus 7,
developed by Google and Asus, and has been lauded for its powerful
hardware and seamless operating system.
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