2. Introduction Of Android OS
Contents :-
Android versions
Revolution in Mobile Experience
Open Handset Alliance
Fact & Figure about Android
OS
DIS-ADVANTAGES
ADVANTAGES
3. INTRODUCTION
Android is a Linux-based operating
system and software platform for
smart phones, tablets ,smart watches
(Android Wear) and smart glass
(Specs).
Android is one of the most widely used
mobile OS these days. It is a powerful
operating system supporting a large
number of applications.
Android applications are written in java and C
programming language. There are more than
13,00,000 applications available for Android.
4. Millions of people use Android because it’s
so powerful yet so easy to use. The home
screen, Applications, widgets all are
simple to use right out of the box, but
completely customizable. With Android
you can create a unique mobile
experience that’s just right for you.
Android devices comes in all kinds of
sizes, features and prices. Each
version of android is named after a
desert, and the most recent being
the Android 4.4 KitKat ,Android 5
Lollipop ,Android 6 Nougat ,Android
7 Marshmallow , Android 8 Oreo and
Android 9 pie.
5. Revolution in Mobile Experience
• The open source and flexible
nature of Android allows the
developers and device
manufacturers to modify the
software according to their needs,
As a result of this constant
development and innovation,
Android has been adapted to work
on technological devices other than
smart phones.
• Android applications also
developed in JAVA and C/C++
language.
6. • One Smart phone operating system
that has truly revolutionized
the whole idea of a mobile phone is
Android. The first mobile
phone to run on android OS was ‘HTC
DREAM ’. After the
success of Android based HTC
(Dream), more and more
Smart phone manufacturers joined the
android project and the members of the
Open Handset Alliance (OHA)
increased. This
resulted in Android becoming the most
widely used Smart phone
OS in the market.
7. • Android devices are much more cost
effective than its rivals and offer a more
stimulating and fulfilling user experience,
thus, making Android the most preferred
choice by users.
• Android has become the core operating
systems of many other
devices like Smart books , Wristwatches ,
Car, CD/DVD players
, Camera and other devices
8. Open Handset Alliance
The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a
group of companies
Which are allowed to use source code
of Android and
develop applications.
The open handset alliance (OHA) is a
business alliance of firm to develop
open standard for mobile devices.
Devoted to advancing open
standards
for mobile devices
10. • Android was founded by a company,
named Android Inc. in Palo
Alto of California, U.S. in 2003 whose
founder was Andy Rubin.
• Android was then acquired by the Google
in 2005 for $50 million
and unveiled its distribution in 2007 with
formation of Open
Handset Alliance led by Google.
• The first commercially available phone to
run Android was the HTC Dream, released
on October 22, 2008 With Android Version
1.0
History of Android Operating System
11. Versions of Android
Android Beta 1.0
First version of android.
The focus of Android beta is
testing incorporating usability.
Android Beta will generally have
many more problems on speed and
performance.
12. ANDRIOD 1.5 CUPCAKE
Copy and paste features in web
browser
Specific date/time stamp shown for
events in call log, and one-touch
access to a contact card from call log
event
Auto-rotation option
New stock boot animation
Ability to upload videos to YouTube
13. ANDROID 2.0 ECLAIR
Bluetooth 2.1 support
Ability to tap a Contacts photo and select to
call, SMS, or email the person
Ability to search all saved SMS and MMS
messages, with delete oldest messages in a
conversation automatically deleted when a
defined limit is reached
Numerous new camera features, including flash
support, digital zoom, scene mode, white
balance, color effect and macro focus
14. ANDROID 3.0 HONEYCOMB
New two-pane Email UI to make viewing
and organizing messages more efficient,
allowing users to select one or more
messages
Hardware acceleration
Support for multi-core processors
15. ANDRIOD 4.0 ICE CREAM
SANDWITCH
Improved error correction on the keyboard
Ability to access applications directly from lock
screen.
Improved copy and paste functionality
Face Unlock, a feature that allows users to unlock
handsets using facial recognition software
Automatic syncing of browser with users' Chrome
bookmarks
16. ANDROID 5.0 LOLIPOP
Vector drawables, which scale without losing
definition
Support for print previews
Material design, bringing a restyled user interface
Refreshed lock screen, no longer supporting widgets
Refreshed notification tray and quick settings pull-
down
Project Volta, for battery life improvements
17. ANDROID 6.0 MARSMALLOW
Post-install/run-time permission requests
USB-C support
Demo Mode feature for screenshot-capture
usage
Automatic full data backup and restore for
apps
4K display mode for apps
18. ANDROID 7.0 NOUGAT
Improvements to file browser
More Quick Settings options
Multi-window support, which supports
floating apps on a desktop layout
New Data Saver mode, which can force
apps to reduce bandwidth usage
19. ANDROID 8.0 OREO
2 times faster boot time
Apps background execution and location
limits
Google Play Protect
Integrated printing support
Color management (deep color and wide
color gamut)
Wi-Fi Assistant
20. ANDROID 9.0 PIE
Support for display cut outs
Redesigned volume slider
Battery percentage now shown in
Always-On Display
Lock screen security changes include
the possible return of an improved
NFC Unlock.
21. UPCOMING ANDROID
TEASER IS ANDROID Q
The New Android will coming soon
and has many rumors which says
“THE NEW ANDRIOD NAME IS
STARTS WITH “Q””.
22. Fact & Figure about Android OS
Android powers hundreds of millions of mobile
devices in more than 190 countries around the
world.
Every day more than 1 million new Android
devices are activated worldwide.
Android accounts for 85% of the Worldwide
Smart phone OS Market
as of July 2014.
Android is launching all the versions
in the alphabetical order.
23. It's the largest installed base of any
mobile platform and growing
fast — every day another million
users power up their Android
devices
for the first time and start looking for
apps, games, and other digital
content.
Android users download more than
1.5 billion apps and games from
Google Play each month.
24. ADVANTAGES
• The ability for anyone to customize
the Google Android platform
• It has better app
market(1,80,000
application)
• It lets you choose
your hardware.
• With the support of
many applications, the
user can
change the screen
display.
25. DIS-ADVANTAGES
Wasteful Batteries, This is
because the OS is a lot of
"process" in the background
causing the battery
quickly drains.
Sometimes slow device
company issued an official
version of Android your own .
Very unstable and often hang or
crash.
