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TOPICS Covered = What is ANDROID? Versions of ANDROID?

Prepared By:- Sunny Saini Asst. Professor

LKCW, Jalandhar City

Email: sunnysaini090@gmail.comWebsite: www.techz.tk

OVERVIEW Company / developer – Google Corporation Inc.

Programmed in C (core), C++,Java (UI).

Source model Open source (with proprietary drivers).

Initial release September 23, 2008.

Package manager Google Play, APK.

Official website www.android.com.

Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) on Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Initially developed by Android, Inc., which Google backed financially and later bought in 2005, Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices. The first Android-powered phone was sold in October 2008.

History of

Exactly what is ANDROID. Android  is a Linux-based operating system.

Android is open source and Google releases the code under the Apache License.

It is programmed in C (core), C++,Java (UI) .

The .Apk is the extension of Android Files.

Where is ANDROID present ? Smart Phones

Tablets

Phablets

Watches

Computers

Version History of

Android 1.0 (Earlier Version-September 23, 2008)

Android 1.0 (API level 1) Android 1.1 (API level 2)

Android 1.5 Cupcake (April 30, 2009)

Android 1.6 Donut (September 15, 2009)

Android Eclair (October 26, 2009) Android 2.0 Eclair Android 2.0.1 Eclair Android 2.1 Eclair

Android 2.2–2.2.3 Froyo (May 20, 2010)

Android Gingerbread (December 6, 2010) Android 2.3–2.3.2 Gingerbread  Android 2.3.3–2.3.7 Gingerbread

Android Honeycomb (May 10, 2011) Android 3.0 Honeycomb  Android 3.1 Honeycomb Android 3.2 Honeycomb

Android Ice Cream Sandwich (December 16, 2011) Android 4.0–4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.3–4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

Android Jelly Bean (July 9, 2012) Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

Android 4.4 KitKat (Latest Version / August 23, 2013)

Popular ANDROID Apps