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About Android y Android Versions y Android Apps y Why so popular? y Future Possibilities
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About Android
Android is a software platform and operating system for mobile devices y It is based on the Linux kernel y Developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance
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Android Version
Version Android 1.0 Android 1.1 Android 1.5 (dubbed Cupcake) Android 1.6 (dubbed Donut) Android 2.0 (clair) Android 2.0.1 (clair) Android 2.1 v2.2.x Froyo Android 2.2 Android 2.2.1 Android 2.2.2 Android 2.2.3 20 May 2010, 18 January 2011 22 January 2011 21 November 2011 Released on 23 September 2008 9 February 2009 30 April 2009 15 September 2009 26 October 2009 3 December 2009 12 January 2010
Contd.
Version v2.3.x Gingerbread Android 2.3 Android 2.3.3 v3.x Honeycomb Android 3.0 Android 3.1 v4.x Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.1 Android 4.0.2 Android 4.0.3 Android 4.0.4 19 October 2011 28 November 2011 16 December 2011 4 February 2012 22 February 2011 10 May 2011 6 December 2010 9 February 2011 Released on
Android Layers
Android is a software stack for mobile devices y There are five distinct layers to the Android system stack:
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x x x x x The Acorn RISC Machine (ARM) The libraries The run-time byte-code interpreter Android application framework Android core applications
Android Apps
Angry Birds Skype - free video calling
Making me old
Avast Antivirus
Android India
Sketch free
Why so popular?
Free y Open Source y Open for customization y Large number of applications
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Secret Codes
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To make Android usage more powerful and more experienced, Google integrated some secret codes in Android
Code *#*#4636#*#*
Feature Provide phone information, battery information Set functionality of buttons To test Bluetooth connectivity Testing LCD Display the version of RAM Sound test Test of vibration Shows mac address of Wi-Fi Test the touch screen
Future Possibilities
Google Android Sales to Overtake iPhone in 2012 y The OHA is committed to make their vision a reality y Adopting Android by INTEL
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