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2.  Android's mobile
operating system is based
on the Linux kernel and is
the world's best-selling
Smartphone.
 There are currently over
200,000 apps available for
Android that are made
accessible through the
Android Market, which is
the online app store run
by Google.
 The apps are primarily
written in Java.

3.  The Android
operating system,
including the Linux
kernel, contains
approximately 12
million lines of code.
 In this there are: 3
million lines of XML,
2.8 million lines of C,
2.1 million lines of
Java, and 1.75 million
lines of C++.

5.  Android Inc. was founded in
Palo Alto, California in
October, 2003 by Andy
Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick
Sears, and Chris White.
 Their goal was to develop a
"smarter mobile device that
was more aware of its
owner's location and
preferences.”
 They operated secretively,
admitting only that they
were working on software
for mobile phones.

6.  Google acquired Android
Inc. in August, 2005,
making Android Inc. a
wholly owned part of
Google Inc.
 Nick Sears was the only
original founder that did
not stay with Android Inc.
after the acquisition.
 At this point in time,
many assumed that
Google was planning to
enter the mobile phone
market with this move.

7.  Once at Google, Rubin led
a team to develop a
mobile device platform
powered by the Linux
kernel.
 Google marketed the
platform to handset
makers and carriers with
the intent of providing a
flexible, upgradable
system.
 This caused speculation
about Google's intention
to enter the mobile
communications market
to build.

8.  On October 21st, 2008,
Android 1.0 became
available to the public.
 "Today's announcement is
more ambitious than any
single 'Google Phone' that
the press has been
speculating about over the
past few weeks. Our vision is
that the powerful platform
we're unveiling will power
thousands of different phone
models.“
-Eric Schmidt, former
Google Chairman/CEO

9.  Android Market application download and updates through the Market
app
 Web browser to show, zoom and pan full HTML and XHTML web pages
- multiple pages show as windows ("cards")Video
 Camera support, but no way to change resolution, white balance, quality,
etc.
 Folders allow the grouping of a number of app icons into a single folder
icon on the Home screen.
 Email provides access to email servers commonly found on the Internet
and supports POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP.
 Gmail synchronization with the Gmail app
 Google Contacts synchronization with the People app
 Google Calendar synchronization with the Calendar app
 Google Maps with Latitude and Street View to view maps and satellite
imagery, as well as find local business and get driving directions using
GPS

10.  Google Search of the internet and phone apps, contacts, calendar,
etc.
 Google Talk instant messaging.
 Instant messaging, text messaging, and MMS.
 Media Player enables managing, importing, and playing back but
lacked video and stereo Bluetooth support
 Notifications appear in the Status bar - drag down to see details,
also ringtone, LEDs and vibration options.
 Voice Dialer allows dialing and placing of phone calls without
typing a name or number
 Wallpaper allows the user to set the background image or photo
behind the Home screen icons and widgets.
 YouTube video player.
 Other apps include: Alarm Clock, Calculator, Dialer (Phone),
Home screen (launcher), Pictures (Gallery), and Settings.
 Other supported features include: WiFi, and Bluetooth.

11.  Handset Layouts
 The platform is adaptable to
larger, VGA, 2D graphics library,
3D graphics library based on
OpenGL ES 2.0 specifications,
and traditional smartphone
layouts.
 Storage
 SQLite, a lightweight relational
database, is used for data storage
purposes
 Connectivity
 Android supports connectivity
technologies including
GSM/EDGE, IDEN, CDMA, EV-
DO, UMTS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (no
connections through Proxy
server and no Ad hoc wireless
network) LTE, NFC and
WiMAX.

12.  Messaging
 SMS and MMS are available forms
of messaging, including threaded
text messaging and now Android
Cloud to Device Messaging
Framework is also a part of the
Android Messaging service.
 Multiple Language Support
 Several languages are available on
Android. The number of languages
more than doubled for the
platform 2.3. However, it lacks font
rendering of several languages
even after official announcements
of added support.
 Web Browser
 The web browser available for
Android uses the open-source
WebKit layout engine, along with
Chrome's JavaScript engine.

13.  Java Support
 Most Android apps are
written in Java, however,
there is no Java Virtual
Machine in the platform
and Java byte code is not
executed.
 Java classes are compiled
into Dalvik executables and
run on the Dalvik virtual
machine.
 Dalvik is a specialized
virtual machine designed
specifically for Android
and optimized for battery-
powered mobile devices
with limited memory and
CPU.
Dalvik Virtual Machine

14.  WebM
 H.263
 H.264 (in 3GP or
MP4 container)
 MPEG-4 SP
 AMR
 AMR-WB (in 3GP
container)
 AAC
 HE-AAC (in MP4 or
3GP container)
 MP3
 MIDI
 Ogg Vorbis
 FLAC
 WAV
 JPEG
 PNG
 GIF
 BMP
Android supports the following
audio/video/still media formats:

15.  Android has support for
multi-touch which was
originally made available
in handsets such as the
HTC Hero.
 The feature was originally
disabled at the kernel
level (possibly to avoid
infringing Apple's patents
on touch-screen
technology at the time).
 Google has since released
an update for the Nexus
One and the Motorola
Droid which enables
multi-touch.

16.  Latest version
available for mobile
phones
 Enhanced UI with
more polish and
several refinements
 Also adds support for
NFC, which allows for
mobile payments with
only the use of the
device

17.  Based on Android,
Google TV allows
your TV to be
connected to the
internet and all of the
media content that it
has to offer.

18.  Designed for use on
Tablet devices
 Different UI
compared to Version
2.3 Gingerbread

20.  Android is the fastest
growing mobile
operating system.
 Its growing even
faster than IOS!!
 More developers are
choosing to create
Android applications
 There are more than
200,000 apps
available.

21.  Soon, Android will be able to
communicate with your own home and
automate your life with Android@Home!

22.  Android “Ice Cream”
will combine
Gingerbread and
Honeycomb into one
unified seamless
operating system.
 Android will continue
its growth and
dominance in the
mobile operating
system race.

23.  Started as a small idea
by a few developers
 Purchased by Google
 First open source
mobile operating
system
 Set higher standards
for what a
smartphone should be
 Fastest growing and
most popular mobile
OS available
 The future of mobile
computing is
Android!
 Puts Stucki’s Iphone
to shame.