ANDROID
Android (operating system)
Developer |  Google, Open Handset Alliance |
|---|---|
| Written in | Java (UI), C (core), C++ and more[1] |
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source (most devices include proprietary components, such as Google Play) |
| Initial release | September 23, 2008[2] |
| Latest release | 9.0 "Pie" / August 6, 2018 |
| Latest preview | Android P / July 25, 2018[3] |
| Marketing target | Smartphones, tablet computers, smartTVs (Android TV), Android Auto and smartwatches (Wear OS) |
| Available in | 100+ languages[4] |
| Package manager | APK (primarily through Google Play; installation of APKs also possible locally or from alternative sources such as F-Droid) |
| Platforms | 32- and 64-bit ARM, x86 and x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (modified Linux kernel) |
| Userland | Bionic libc,[5] mksh shell,[6] Toyboxas core utilities beginning with Android 6.0,[7][8] previously native core utilities with a few from NetBSD[9][10] |
| Default user interface | Graphical (multi-touch) |
| License | Apache License 2.0 GNU GPL v2 for the Linux kernelmodifications[11] |
| Official website | android |
Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kerneland other open source software and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphonesand tablets. In addition, Google has further developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, and Wear OS for wrist watches, each with a specialized user interface. Variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics.
Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kerneland other open source software and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphonesand tablets. In addition, Google has further developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, and Wear OS for wrist watches, each with a specialized user interface. Variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics.
Initially developed by Android Inc., which Google bought in 2005, Android was unveiled in 2007, with the first commercial Android device launched in September 2008. The operating system has since gone through multiple major releases, with the current version being 9.0 "Pie", released in August 2018. The core Android source code is known as Android Open Source Project (AOSP), and is primarily licensed under the Apache License.
Android is also associated with a suite of proprietary software developed by Google, including core apps for services such as Gmail and Google Search, as well as the application store and digital distribution platform Google Play, and associated development platform. These apps are licensed by manufacturers of Android devices certified under standards imposed by Google, but AOSP has been used as the basis of competing Android ecosystems, such as Amazon.com's Fire OS, which utilize their own equivalents to the Google Mobile Services.
Android has been the best-selling OS worldwide on smartphones since 2011 and on tablets since 2013. As of May 2017, it has over two billion monthly active users, the largest installed base of any operating system, and as of June 2018, the Google Play store features over 3.3 million apps.
ANDROID
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