A Android-developed Android system's past life

1 What is Android

Android Chinese name "Android", the English meaning "robot", Android is Google's Linux platform based on the open-source operating system. Mainly used in mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, led and developed by Google Inc. and the Open Mobile Alliance.   The platform consists of operating system, middleware, user interface and application software. The underlying Linux kernel provides only basic functionality, while other applications are developed by the companies themselves, most of which are written in the Java language.

2 Android Development history (source Baidu Encyclopedia)

In October 2003, Andy Rubin and others created Android and formed an Android team.

August 17, 2005, Google low-key acquisition of the establishment of only 22-month high-tech enterprise Android and its team. Andy Rubin became vice president of engineering at Google and continues to be responsible for the Android project.

Google officially unveiled the Android operating system on November 5, 2007, and on the day Google announced the creation of a global alliance of 34 handset makers, software developers, telecoms operators and chip makers, together with 84 hardware manufacturers, Software developers and telecom operators form the Open Handheld Devices Alliance (open handset Alliance) to co-develop an improved Android system that will support Google's release of mobile operating systems and applications, and Google's licensing of Apache free open source licenses, Released the source code for Android. [4-5]

In 2008, at the GOOGLEI/O conference, Google presented a androidhal frame composition, on August 18, Android was approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in September 2008, Google officially released the Android 1.0 system, This is also the earliest version of the Android system.

In April 2009, Google officially launched the Android 1.5 phone, from the Android 1.5 version, Google began to the Android version of the name of the dessert, Android 1.5 named Cupcake (cupcakes). The system has been greatly improved compared to Android 1.0.

September 2009, Google released the official version of Android 1.6, and launched the Android 1.6 version of the mobile phone HTC Hero (G3), with excellent design and the new Android 1.6 operating system, HTC Hero (G3) became the world's most popular mobile phone. Android 1.6 also has an interesting dessert name, which is called Donut (donut).

In February 2010, Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-hartman the Android DriveAndroid versions are popular in the marketFrom the Linux kernel "state tree" ("Staging Tree"), the mainstream of Android and Linux development will diverge. In May, Google officially released the Android 2.2 operating system. Google named the Android 2.2 operating system Froyo, translated by the name of frozen yogurt.

In October 2010, Google announced that the Android system had reached its first milestone, with the number of officially-certified Android applications in the electronics market reaching 100,000, with Android applications growing very quickly. In December 2010, Google officially released the Android 2.3 operating system gingerbread (gingerbread).

In January 2011, Google said the number of new Android devices per day reached 300,000, to July 2011, the number grew to 550,000, while Android devices had a total of 135 million users, and Android had become the highest-volume system in the smartphone world.

On August 2, 2011, Android phones have accounted for 48% of the global smartphone market and dominated the Asia-Pacific market, ending Symbian's dominance and ranking first in the world.

Android has reached 480,000 applications in September 2011, and Android has reached 43% in the smartphone market. Continue to be ranked first in the mobile operating system. Google will launch a new Android 4.0 operating system, which Google named Ice Cream Sandwich (ice cream sandwich).

January 6, 2012, Google Android Market has 100,000 developers launched more than 400,000 active applications, most of the applications for free. The Android Market App Store catalog topped the 400,000 benchmark for the first weekend of the new Year, and is only 4 months away from the 300,000 app. Earlier in 2011, Android market increased from 200,000 to 300,000 applications also took four months. [6]

November 1, 2013, Android4.4 officially released, from the specific features, Android4.4 offers a variety of practical small features, the new Android system more intelligent, add more emoji emoticons, UI improvements are more modern, such as the new HelloiOS7 translucent effect.3 Android Memorabilia

A Android-developed Android system's past life