ANDROID
ANDROID
ANDROID
VERSIONS
Android is a software for mobile devices that
includes an operating system OS , key
applications
Design, Kernal of android is based on Linux
Kernal and further furnished by Google
There are more than 4,00,000 applications in
android markets
Android was founded in 2003 and
was brought by Google in 2005
On the 5th of the November 2007
the Open Handset Alliance , a
association of several companies
was announced for the first time
with the goal to develop open
standards for mobile services
The first commercially available
smart phone running android was
the HTC Dream released in October
2008
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 (5.0–5.1)
Android Market
Web-Browser with HTML & XHTML
Google map
Google Talk
Youtube Player
Media player
Voice Dialer allows dialing without typing
WIFI & Bluetooth support
Ability to record and watch videos through
camcorder mode
Uploading videos to YouTube and pictures to
Picasa directly from the phone
Ability to automatically connect to a
Bluetooth headset within a certain distance
New widgets and folders on Home screens
Animated screen transitions
An improved Android Market experience
Gallery now enables users to select multiple
photos for deletion
Updated search experience to allow
searching bookmarks, history, contacts, and
the web from the home screen
Optimized hardware speed
New Browser UI and HTML5 support
Improved Google Maps 3.1.2
Microsoft Exchange support
Built in flash support for Camera
Improved virtual keyboard
Bluetooth 2.1
Digital Zoom and Live wallpapers
General Android OS speed, memory, and
performance optimizations
USB tethering and WiFi hotspot functionality
Added an option to disable data access over
mobile network
Updated Market application with batch and
automatic update features
Quick switching between multiple keyboard
languages and their dictionaries
Support for numeric and alphanumeric
passwords
Adobe Flash 10.1 support
Support of extra-large screen sizes and
resolutions
Faster, more intuitive text input
One-touch word selection and copy / paste
Improved power management
Support for multiple cameras on the device
(front camera )
New ways of communicating , organizing
(internet calling )
Audio , graphical and input enhancements
for game developers
Optimized tablet support with a
new virtual interface
System bar, for global status
and notifications
Action bar, for application
control
Support for multi-core
processors
Support for HTTP proxy for each
connected Wi-Fi access point
Increased ability of apps to
access files on SD card
A customizable launcher
Easier to create folders , with a drag and
drop style
Integrated screenshot capture
Face recognition software
Pinch-to-zoom functionality in calendar and
smoother screen rotation
In camera, time lapse settings, panorama
mode, and the ability to zoom while
recording
Improved phone number recognition
Expandable notifications
Different languages support
Ability to turn off notifications on an app
specific basis
Bluetooth data transfer for android beam
Keyboard with gesture typing
Multichannel audio
New clock app with inbuilt world clock, stop
watch and timer
Now we can activate google by just saying
“OK GOOGLE”
Unlimited home screen panels
Faster multitasking
Documents or photos on your phone can be
printed by building Google Cloud Printing
It has solidified SMS, MMS, Video calls and
Google hangout messages all in one spot
Emojis has introduced in the keyboard
64 bit support
Notifications are displayed on the lock
screen
New compiling engine
Flat UIE-material design
Android -5.1 is the latest android version till
now and its software update can be give soon
to all mobiles
ANDROID is now becoming the best among
all the mobile operating systems
ANDROID is being used in 170 models of
different 27 mobile companies
It is surely takes a lot of time for other OS to
create such a rapid revolution