A Quick Take on Android Operating System

Android is a mobile station operating system used for controlling and employing the built in software and hardware features of the mobile devices like camera, Wi-Fi, blue tooth, radio, music player, etc. It was created by Google and is continuously modified with each new version. It’s an operating system based on Linux model and although initially intended for smartphones, it can be used on tablets and even on some laptops.

Over the years, Android has become the most used operating system on the mobile phones and tablets around the world. The large user base of Android Operating system is a result of continuous development in the user friendliness of the operating system as well as a wide range of utility and entertainment software applications available on this platform. There are many upstart as well as well established companies like android app development company Dallas that deals with development and improvement of new mobile apps for the millions of android users worldwide.

 Some statistics based on Android software system are:                   

• Android was originally developed by a software company called Android Inc. in 2004 with aid from Google. After the development of the operating software, Google bought Android in 2005 for meager price of fifty million US dollars.

• Android was initially developed as an operating system for digital cameras however the developer soon realized its potential shifting their focus to developing an operating system for smartphone and tablets.

• The first mobile phone to integrate Android as an operating system was called HTC dream and was launched in 2008.

•  Android operating system has developed a user base of over a billion users around the world.

•  Almost all the versions of android operating systems are named after sweets like lollipop, jelly bean, kit kat, etc. (All except the version 1.0 & 1.1)

• It is a less known fact that Android is an open source operating system, that means that anyone in the world can access and modify its source code. This feature has allowed a number of users as well as manufacturers to modify and develop the source code of Android operating system making it better.

•  The reach of Android operating system is not limited only to the earth; NASA’s space traveling robots are outfitted with Nexus S devices that run on Android’s operating system gingerbread.

•   The mascot seen on the Android logo is known as Bug Droid and is actually a male Android.

•   The main advantage of using an Android enabled device is the access to the Google apps. The Google apps have seen more than Forty Eight Billion application downloads most of which are free.