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INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS ANDROID?

A Software platform and operating system

for mobile.

Based on the Linux kernel.

Android was found way back in 2003.

It was developed in Palo Alto, California.

Android was developed by the Andy

Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris
White.

Android was purchased by the GOOGLE

in AUGUST,2005 for 50 million $.



Open handset alliance(oha)
What is OHA?

Its consortium of several companies.

This group of companies are allowed to use

source code of Android and develop
applications.

Reason for Nokia not to develop Android

Mobiles is Nokia is not part of OHA.



FEATURES OF ANDROID
q
Android is not a single piece of hardware.
q
Android supports wireless communication
using:-
q
Android is a multi-process system, in
which each application (and parts of
the system) runs in its own process.
v
3G Networks
v
4G Networks
v
802.11 Wi-Fi Networks
v
Bluetooth Connectivity


FEATURES OF ANDROID
q
Interface that is better then the previous
touch screen mobiles.
q
User gets millions of applications that user
can not get in any other mobile operating
system.
q
Android supports advanced
audio/video/still media formats such
as MPEG-4, H.!4, MP", and AA#,
AM$, %PEG, P&G, G'(.
q
Developing an android application is not
tough using SDK(standard development
kit) and java emulator we can easily
develop applications that we want.



COMPARISON WITH OTHER
OPERATING SYSTEMS

)ther then Android there are several

other mo*ile operatin+ s,stem -hich is
used.

.,m*ian, i)., -indo-s this are one of

the most used mo*ile operatin+
s,stems.



Sales
Sales comparison of os!



(EA/0$E A&1$)'1 i).
Ease of use
2oice to te3t
Gamin+
#ustomi4a*le
Music Pla,er
&oti5cation
s,stem
Goo+le voice



iOS "S An#roi# Applica$ions!
6
7

"
4
8
!
9
:
;
76





VERSIONS OF ANDROID

Android Beta
<
(irst 2ersion of Android.
<
/he focus of Android *eta is testin+ incorporatin+
usa*ilit,.
<
Android *eta -ill +enerall, have man, more pro*lems
on speed and performance.
Android Astro 1.0
<
(irst full version of android.
<
$eleased on .eptem*er ", 66:.
<
=i-(i and >luetooth support.
<
?uite slo- in operatin+.
<
cop, and paste feature in the -e*
*ro-ser is not present.

Android Cupcake 1.5

<
$eleased on April "6, 66;.
<
Added auto-rotation option.
<
#op, and Paste feature added in the
-e* *ro-ser.
<
'ncreased speed and performance *ut
not upto required level.
<
$eleased on .eptem*er 78, 66;.
<
2oice search and .earch *o3 -ere
added.
<
(aster ). *oot times and fast -e*
*ro-sin+ e3perience.
<
/,pin+ is quite slo-er.

Android Donut 1.6

<
$eleased on )cto*er !, 66;.
<
>luetooth .7 support.
<
'mproved t,pin+ speed on virtual
@e,*oard, -ith smarter dictionar,.
<
no Ado*e Aash media support.

Android Froyo 2.2

<
$eleased on Ma, 6, 676.
<
.upportfor Ado*e (lash 76.7
<
'mproved Application launcher -ith *etter
*ro-ser
<
&o internet callin+.

Android Gingerbread 2.3

<
$eleased on 1ecem*er !, 676.
<
0pdated 0ser 'nterface -ith
hi+heCcienc,and speed
<
'nternet callin+
<
)ne touch -ord selection and cop,/paste.
<
&e- @e,*oard for faster -ord input.
<
More successful version of Android than
previous versions.
<
not supports multi-core processors.




<
$eleased on (e*ruar, , 677.
<
.upport for multi-core processors
<
A*ilit, to encr,pt all user data.
<
/his version of android is onl, availa*le
for ta*lets.

Android IceCreamSandwich(ICS) 4.0

<
$eleased on &ovem*er 74, 677.
<
2irtual *utton in the 0'.
<
A ne- t,peface famil, for the 0',$o*oto.
<
A*ilit, to shut do-n apps that are usin+
data in the *ac@+round.

Android JellyBean 4.1

<
$eleased on %une 9, 67.
<
Datest version of Android.
<
.moother user interface.



%IMITATIONS!

Ma@in+ source code availa*le to

ever,one inevita*l, invites the
attention of hac@ers.

Android operatin+ s,stem uses

more amount of *atter, as
compared to normal mo*ile
phones.

As there are so man, user

sometimes it *ecomes diCcult to
connect all the users.

As -e call Android is -orld of

applications -e continuousl, need
to connected -ith the internet
-hich is not possi*le for all the
users.



CONC%USION AND
FUTURE SCOPE!

Android is no- steppin+ up in ne3t

level of mo*ile internet.

/here are chances of Android

Mo*ile sales *ecomes more then
iPhone in ne3t t-o ,ears.

Goo+le ma, launch another version

of android that starts E *ecause
Goo+le is launchin+ all the android
versions in the alpha*etical order.

/here are chances of Android ma,

*ecome the -idel, used operatin+
s,stem in -orld.