Simply Android

The Android is one of the popular operating systems (OS) of the modern times in the mobile industry, which is used by a wide range of popular handset companies. It is based on Linux with libraries of Java & C programming language.  

This amazing OS is advanced and pulling the popularity in the mobile industry among smartphone users and mobile developers/programmers. 

As a Google and Open Handset Alliance (consisted of various popular mobile developing companies) product, it offers a wide range of features, which are helpful in development of high quality handsets. Simultaneously, this amazing OS is creating new avenues for mobile application development for different hand-held devices. Amazing Android OS and SDK come with various useful applications like SMS, MMS, calendar, maps, browser, contacts, threaded text message and many more for Android hand-held device users. It has received an enthusiastic welcome from mobile application developers/programmers all over the world.

The Rapid Growth rate of Android OS sales

According to various online & offline popular magazines and other many reliable media sources:  In the 2010 with the growth rate of more than 30%, Google Android OS based smartphone unit sales were ranked first among various other OS based handsets in the second quarter in the U.S.  Other popular OS based handset sales were less than 30% like Blackberry and iOS of Apple Inc., there are many facts and figures are available on the web by online magazines to prove the rapid growth of Android. The credit goes to all intellectuals, related entities and Android developers/programmers.

Technical overview to Android

Android is feature rich operating system for the mobile devices, which is developed by utilizing various programming languages, databases, frameworks, Libraries. This multipurpose operating system can be used in various mobile devices like netbooks, tablet computers and obviously in cellular phones. Giving a technical view that reveals an amazing fact of 12 million lines of code such as the programming languages in its coding are 2.8 million lines of C, Java holds 2.1 million lines and C++ with 1.75 million lines. The relational database management system SQLite is used for data storing. Android operating system software stack is composed of Java libraries, C libraries, SGL graphic engine, Webkit layout engine, Bionic libc, OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics API and SSL. There are various features for the Android handset user as well as Android developers / programmers. Few very common features are:

• Storage of data in SQLite (RDBMS)
• Threaded text message, SMS and MMS is available
• Open source WebKit layout engine along with Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine
• For providing high quality connectivity Android OS offers WI-Fi, EV-DO, CDMA, GSM, EDGE, Bluetooth, and for sending and receiving data UMTS technology is available. 
• Android supports high quality media; there is a wide range of audio/video/still media formats such as MP3, MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, MPEG-4 SP, AMR, AMR-WB, H.263, H.264, etc.
• Tethering, Multitasking, Video calling (supported to few certain handsets), Multi-touch, etc.

Acquisition, Mergers and Joint ventures in Android development

Originally, Android was invented by Android Inc., which is later on purchased by Google. Presently, Google and Open handset alliance are owners of Android operating system. The Open handset alliance is consisted of various companies from related field such as handset manufacturers, semiconductor firms, software companies, mobile operators and many more. Initially some of the popular companies including Google were claiming the ownership of Android. This group was started in 2007 and gradually various companies joined this group, including core companies and joined later under the caption of Open Handset Alliance are Nvidia, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics, Texas Instruments, Broadcom Corporation, Google, HTC, Intel, LG, Marvell Technology Group, Motorola, Garmin Ltd, Softbank, Sony Ericsson, PacketVideo, ARM Holdings, Atheros Communications, Asustek computer Inc., Vodafone Group Plc, etc.

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