Google acquired the small startup company Android which was based in California back in July 2005. This month is generally considered the birth of the Android Operating system. Co-founders were Rich Miner, Nick Sears, Chris White and Andy Rubin.
Google officially released most of the Android operating system under the open source, free software " Apache license.
The article will As it is usually not easy to understand the technical terms associated with an operating system. The Android operating system and its features will therefor be explained in an universal easily understandable manner.
Android is an operating system that is based on a Linux Kernel that has been modified by Google. The programming language used to code applications for the software platform is Java. Developers receive access to various Java libraries which they can use to program applications for the operating system.
Some of the most important features of Android next to hardware support and its development environment are messaging, web browsing and connectivity capabilities as well as support of a virtual machine and media support.
The Android phone supports both SMS and MMS messaging capabilities including threaded text messages unlike Apple's iPhone. Some of the technologies supported by Android are EDGE, GSM, CDMA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and EV-DO. The SQLite database software is used for data storage.
The Google Android software platform supports graphic standards and libraries like 2d graphics, VGA, Open GL but also traditional smart phone layouts and specifications. Webkit has been selected as the framework for the Android web browser.
The Dalvik virtual machine has been added to the Android platform to run Java applications in a virtual environment. The implementation of the virtual machine has been specifically designed for mobile platforms.
Multimedia formats such as H.264, MPEG-4, MP3, AAC, OGG and image formats like JPEg, GIF and PNG are supported by the Android operating system. Additional features include touch screen support, accelerated 3D graphics, video and photo cameras and GPS. Google provides developers with developer tools like device emulators or debugging tools to aid them in their development.
Applications like Google Mail, Google Maps or Google Search come preinstalled with the Google Android operating system which is why a Google account is required to make the most of the operating system. - 16036
Google officially released most of the Android operating system under the open source, free software " Apache license.
The article will As it is usually not easy to understand the technical terms associated with an operating system. The Android operating system and its features will therefor be explained in an universal easily understandable manner.
Android is an operating system that is based on a Linux Kernel that has been modified by Google. The programming language used to code applications for the software platform is Java. Developers receive access to various Java libraries which they can use to program applications for the operating system.
Some of the most important features of Android next to hardware support and its development environment are messaging, web browsing and connectivity capabilities as well as support of a virtual machine and media support.
The Android phone supports both SMS and MMS messaging capabilities including threaded text messages unlike Apple's iPhone. Some of the technologies supported by Android are EDGE, GSM, CDMA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and EV-DO. The SQLite database software is used for data storage.
The Google Android software platform supports graphic standards and libraries like 2d graphics, VGA, Open GL but also traditional smart phone layouts and specifications. Webkit has been selected as the framework for the Android web browser.
The Dalvik virtual machine has been added to the Android platform to run Java applications in a virtual environment. The implementation of the virtual machine has been specifically designed for mobile platforms.
Multimedia formats such as H.264, MPEG-4, MP3, AAC, OGG and image formats like JPEg, GIF and PNG are supported by the Android operating system. Additional features include touch screen support, accelerated 3D graphics, video and photo cameras and GPS. Google provides developers with developer tools like device emulators or debugging tools to aid them in their development.
Applications like Google Mail, Google Maps or Google Search come preinstalled with the Google Android operating system which is why a Google account is required to make the most of the operating system. - 16036
About the Author:
Peter A. Ndroid was one of the first to lay his hands on the first Google Android cell phone. He started to write regularly about Google Android at his personal website.
