Android Operating System

Now days many people always talking about Android.
What is Android? Why it become so famous? It is an Operating System?
How could he bewitched so many people to use it? Actually, not just for use it but to develop it, to make it become  a briliant creativity...


I will tell what is it and why the Android is become a trendsetter now.. lol :D


Android is an Operating System for mobile phone such as smartphones and tablet computers. It is developed by the OHA ( Open Handset Alliance ) the member is Broadcom corp., HTC, Intel, LG,Marvell Technology Group, Nvidia, Motorolla, Qualcomm, Samsung, T-Mobile, Texas Instrument, ARM Holdings, Atheros, Garmin, Huawei Technologies, Sony Ericsson, Vodafone and so on that led by Google <== the bigger search engines in the world. Amazing!!

Google purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc in 2005. The unveiling of the Android distribution on November 5, 2007 was announced with the founding of the OHA.

Android consists of a kernel based on the Linux. Android uses the Dalvik Virtual Machine with just in time compilation to run Dalvik bytecode, which is usually translated from JAVA bytecode. Android has a large community of developers writing applications that extend the functionality of the devices. Developers write primarily in a customized version of Java. There are currently approximately 300,000 apps available for Android, from a total of 500,000 apps over the life of Android. Apps can be downloaded from third-party sites or through online stores the name is Android Market, the app store run by Google.

Android was listed as the best-selling smartphone platform worldwide in Q4 2010. With over 190 million Android devices in use by October 2011.


Why? Because Android is based on Linux kernel which is open source. That's why many people love it...^^