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Android Application Development
An open source Linux based OS for mobile device.
A software stack which has its own OS, Middleware and Key
Applications.
The main platform of android is Java, it uses java library and
applications are coded on java, C++ and C (core) programming
language.
It’s the only application which has more than 700,000 apps and
many more are released daily.
A leading industry in android market, which as higher growth.
It is used in smart phones, tablets, ipad, watch, TV, MP3, DVR, etc.,
History of Android
Android was developed by Open Handset Alliance led by Google.
The Open Handset Alliance includes nearly 86 hardware, software
and telecommunications companies.
The initial developer of android was Android Inc., and later Google
purchased it.
The Android code was released open source under Apache
License.
It was founded in Palo Alto, California, US, in October 2003 by Andy
Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White.
The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is also led by Google
and is tasked for the maintenance and development of android.
Components of Android Architecture
Major components of Android architecture are :
Applications
Application Framework
Libraries
Android Runtime
Linux Kernel
Features of Android
Application Framework - enables reuse and replacement of
components.
Dalvik Virtual Machine - optimized for mobile devices.
Integrated Browser - open source web kit engine.
Optimized Graphics - powered by 2D and 3D graphics.
SQLite for data storage
GSM technology
Camera, GPS, Compass, etc.
Media support
Bluetooth, EDGE, Wi-Fi, 3G.
History of Android Versions
The specialty of android application is, its version.
The versions are created in alphabetic order and all belongs to a
Dessert name.
Each version has its own sub-version and are released periodically.
The sub-versions are released more or else in the same year in a
constant period of different months.
The first release was on November 2007 and after that many
updates has been made from its original OS and each updates fix
bugs and adds new features from the before version.
Versions in Android
Versions of android and they released year are:
Beta – 5 Nov 2007.
v1.0 – 23 Sept 2008.
v1.1 – 9 Feb 2009.
v1.5 cupcake – 30 Apr 2009.
v1.6 Donut – 15 Sept 2009.
v2.0 Eclair – 26 Oct 2009.
v2.2.x Froyo – 20 May 2010.
v2.3.x Gingerbread – 6 Dec 2010.
v3.x Honeycomb – 22 Feb 2011.
v4.x Ice Cream Sandwich – 19 Oct 2011.
Advantages of Android
Multi-touch.
Multi-processor.
Multithreaded OS.
Rich Internet access (RIA).
Open source platform.
Easy to handle and implement.
User friendly.
Enabled security.
Supports all formats of image & video.
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