2. What is Android
• The Android operating system is a mobile operating system
that was developed by Google (GOOGL) to be primarily
used for touchscreen devices, cell phones, and tablets.
• Android is an open source and Linux-based operating .
4. Features of Android
Beautiful UI
Android OS basic screen provides a beautiful and intuitive user interface.
When compare the web application mobile applications are more attractive ,User Friendly,
More Secure Applications
5. Features of Android
Connectivity
When system to system connectivity is cost factor and also we need hardware, network
administrator to maintain LAN connection.
But our android operating system provide connectivity in easy manner, resources also can
share device to device
6. Features of Android
Storage
SQLite, a lightweight relational database, is used for data storage purposes.
Lightweight features:
Fast loading
Less memory
No installation required- built in data base.
8. Features of Android
Storage
SQLite, a lightweight relational database, is used for data storage purposes.
Lightweight features:
Fast loading
Less memory
No installation required- built in data base.
Garbage collection
9. Features of Android
Media support & Messaging
Android OS provide all type of media data support, such as MP3, MP4, Images, and these
data encryption and decryption.
And also supports for easy and comfortable data transfer through SMS or MMS..etc.
10. Features of Android
Web Browsers
All web browsers support.
Windows operating system may not compatible for app browsers
Multi-touch
Android has native support for multi-touch which was initially made available in handsets
11. Features of Android
Multi-tasking
User can jump from one task to another and same time various application can run
simultaneously
Resizable Widgets
Widgets are resizable, so users can expand them to show more content or shrink them to
save space
12. Features of Android
GCM
Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) is a service that lets developers send short message
data to their users on Android devices, without needing a proprietary sync solution.
Wi-Fi Direct
A technology that lets apps discover and pair directly, over a high-bandwidth peer-to-
peer connection.
13. Features of Android
Android applications are usually developed in the Java language using the Android
Software Development Kit.
Android IDEs
• Android Studio
• Eclipse IDE(Deprecated)
• MIT App Inventor
14. Android operating system is a stack of software components
which is roughly divided into five sections and four main layers