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 Features of Android let's see the features of android. The important features of android are given below: Beautiful UI :- Android operating system provides a UI which is associated with the activity and presented to user. Connectivity  :- It has various connections such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GSM/EDGE, CDMA etc. Storage :- A light relational database – SQLite is used for the storage purpose. Media support  :- H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 SP, AMR, AMR-WB, AAC, HE-AAC, AAC 5.1, MP3, MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP. Messaging  :- It supports messaging services -SMS , MMS. GCM  :- Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) is a service that lets developers send short message data to their users on Android devices, without needing a proprietary sync solution. Web Browser  :- It is based on the open-source WebKit layout engine which is coupled with Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine that supports HTML5 and CSS3. Resizable widgets  :- Widgets are resizable, so user...

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.