RESEARCH ABOUT THE ANDROID
WHAT IS ANDROID?
Operating Systems have developed a lot in last 15 years. Starting from black and whites phones to recent smart phones or mini computers mobile OS has come far away. Especially for smart phones, Mobile OS has greatly evolved from Palm OS in 1996 to Windows pocket PC in 2000 theBlackberry OS and Android. One of the most widely used mobile OS these days is ANDROID. Android is a software bunch comprising not only operating system but also middleware and key applications. Android Inc was founded in Palo Alto of California, U.S. by Andy Rubin, Rich miner, Nick sears and Chris White in 2003. Later Android Inc. was acquired by Google in 2005. After original release there have been number of updates in the original version of Android.Android is a powerful Operating System supporting a large number of applications in Smart Phones.
These applications make life more comfortable and advanced for the users. Hardwares that support Android are mainly based on ARM architecture platform. Android comes with an Android market which is an online software store. It was developed by Google. It allows Android users to select, and download applications developed by third party developers and use them. There are around 2.0 lack+ games, application and widgets available on the market for users.Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world. While Apple’s iOS (iPhone and iPad) receives lavish attention and has a devout following, Android continues to rack up impressive numbers. In fact, according to figures released as recently as January 2014, Android had an astounding 79 percent worldwide market share in 2013. Part of the reason for this is that Android faces little competition. iOS continues to be its only viable foe, particularly in the United States with about a 41 percent market share. Windows Phone and the ever-fading Blackberry continue to be also-rans.
All this really means is that a whole lot of people use Android and, time after time, we see people struggling to master it. It’s not that Android is hard to use, in fact, it’s very easy, but earlier versions are often slow and clunky while newer ones have a lot of features you need to learn to make the most of it. Also, people may simply not know or realize many of the ways you can better manage your device rather than it managing you.Android applications are written in java programming language. Android is available as open source for developers to develop applications which can be further used for selling in android market. There are around 200000 applications developed for android with over 3 billion+ downloads. Android relies on Linux version 2.6 for core system services such as security, memory management, process management, network stack, and driver model. For software development, Android provides Android SDK (Software development kit).
What is Jellybean and Kitkat?
Android has seen nearly 20 versions since version 1.0 was released in 2008. Since 2009 they have been named after deserts or sweets, for example, version 2.3 was known as “Gingerbread.” The most recent version is version 4.4 or “Kitkat.”
Previous to that was Jelly Bean or version 4.3. Google has labored mightily to improve adoption rates for Android 4.x, but amazingly, over 20 percent of Android devices still run some form of Gingerbread! Contrast that with iOS 7, Apple’s latest mobile operating system, which 87 percent of iPhone and iPad users have installed. Therefore, it’s difficult to write with one single Android version in mind, but we believe in always having the latest version of any operating system installed. Not simply to take advantage of the latest features, but also because Kitkat represents a long effort by Google to hone its operating system so that it works on much older hardware than previous Android versions.If you cannot upgrade to Kitkat, or even Jelly Bean, then it probably means you’re stuck with the version you have until you can buy a new phone or tablet. Don’t worry, most of the information we cover here can still be applied in some way and, if it cannot, you still have this series as a resource when you do finally upgrade.
Android version history
The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the release of the Android beta in November 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released in September 2008. Android is under ongoing development by Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and has seen a number of updates to its base operating system since its initial release.Since April 2009, Android versions have been developed under a confectionery-themed code name and released in alphabetical order; the exceptions are versions 1.0 and 1.1 as they were not released under specific code names:
- Alpha (1.0)
- Beta (1.1)
- Cupcake (1.5)
- Donut (1.6)
- Eclair (2.0–2.1)
- Froyo (2.2–2.2.3)
- Gingerbread (2.3–2.3.7)
- Honeycomb (3.0–3.2.6)
- Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0–4.0.4)
- Jelly Bean (4.1–4.3.1)
- KitKat (4.4–4.4.4)
- Lollipop (5.0–5.0.1) (will release in 2015)
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