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Introduction to android

Introduction to android

Android is an  open source and Linux-based operating system for mobile phones, tablets, TVs and similar devices. Google bought Android in 2005 and has since made Android available for mobile phone, tablet and TV producers.


Why Android?

Android is the most successful and powerful mobile operating system in the market today.
  • Open-source
  • Customizable operating System
  • Reduce cost of development and overall complexity
  • Larger community and developer reach
  • Higher success ratio
  • Rich development environment – variety of apps can be developed
The result is that popular brands like HTC, Samsung, Sony, LG, Motorola etc. as well as lots of cheaper brands are now producing phones, tablets and TVs running the Android operating system. According to Android director Stephanie Cuthbertson, there are more than two and a half (2.5) billion active Android devices around the world today., and around 1.5 million Android devices are activated every day.
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