ANDROID

By :- Pooja Tanwar

What Is Android ?

An ANDROID is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system,

middleware and key applications.

ANDROID

One of the most widely used mobile OS these days is ANDROID. Android is a software bunch comprising not only operating but also middleware and key applications.

Android applications are mainly written in java programming language, other than java C, C++ are also used and it is available as open source for developers to develop applications which can be further used for selling in android market.

Android OS Market

In Q2 2009 Android had 2.8% market share which had grown to 33% market share by Q4 2010 and in May it’s grow to 50%, which made Android leader of smart phone OS worldwide.

How ANDROID is Different…??

Open for modification. This gives vendors the opportunity to

change and enhance their products based on their own preferences. This has created many versions of Android phones, which can vary by versions, as well as a range of other devices that use this platform.

Android System Architecture

Android FeaturesWi-FiMusic PlayerGPS3GE-mailFM PlayerBluetoothTouch screen

Android FeaturesGSMSecondary CameraPrimary CameraHD RecordingMobile printing applicationCDMAGPSCompassAccelerometer

Android’s Latest

Email : When replying or forwarding an HTML message, the email app now sends both plain text and HTML bodies as a multi-part mime message will be formatted properly for all recipients.

What is Android Tablet ?Tablets are taking the world by

storm. They are the latest trend that gives us internet capabilities, access to email, video chat and allows us to capture images and video while on

the go.

Features of Android TabletsMultimediaPortableLight weightTouch screen display LCD screenUsage depends on person to person

Android Tablets

Ice Cream Sandwich is the new version.

Android Tablet is very famous in modern world and people of all profession are using Tablets for different usages.

Android Cloud to Device MessagingFramework (C2DM)

Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) is a service that helps developers send data from servers to their applications on Android devices.

The service provides a simple, lightweight mechanism that servers can use to all mobile applications to contact the server directly, to fetch updated application or user data.

Android Cloud to Device Messaging(C2DM)

Characteristics of Android Cloud to DeviceMessaging (C2DM)

It allows third-party application servers to send lightweight message to their Android applications.

An application on an Android device doesn’t need to be running to receive message.

Characteristics of Android Cloud to DeviceMessaging (C2DM)

It does not provide any build-in user interface or other handling for message data. C2DM simply passes raw material data received straight to the application.

It uses an existing connection for Google services. This requires users to set up their Google account on their mobile devices.