Android is an operating system based on Linux originally designed for devices mobile, such as phones smart, tablets, but that currently found in development to be used in netbooks and PCs. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm purchased by Google in 2005
2. Android is an operating system based on Linux originally designed for devices
mobile, such as phones smart, tablets, but that currently found in development to be used
netbooks and PCs. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm purchased by Google in
2005
What is Android?
3. The announcement of the Android system was made on 5 November 2007
along with the creation of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 78
hardware companies, software and telecommunications dedicated to the
development of Open standards for mobile devices. Google released most of
the Android code under the Apache license, a free license and Open Source.
They chose a new coding system for names and they realized that casually the
third compilation of Android that were about of throwing, coincided with the
third letter of the alphabet, the letter C. Although in reality the developers say
it was not the third if not the fourth, as there were 2 versions of Android 1.0. It
was then when they decided that they would follow the order alphabet to
encode the following versions of Android
History of Android?
4. History of Android?
They explain that Donut was the first version in the that explicitly started with a letter
of the alphabet, so after seeing that Cupcake and Donut worked well they decided
continue the saga of alphabetic names of In principle the idea of the developers was
name it fictional robots in order alphabetical, but as the previous versions and
version 1.1 was ready, the product manager decided that it would be called Petit
Four, for his love of this little cake. And there everything started And now that we
know the names of the
versions prior to 1.5 the scheme to the day of today it would be as follows:
5. History of Android?
A: Apple Pie (v1.0), Apple Pie.
B: Banana Bread (v1.1), Banana bread.
C: Cupcake (v1.5), glazed cupcake.
D: Donut (v1.6), Donut.
E: Éclair (v2.0 / v2.1),
F: Froyo (v2.2), (Abbreviation of «frozen yogurt»)
Frozen yogurt
G: Gingerbread (v2.3), Gingerbread.
H: Honeycomb (v3.0 / v3.1 / v3.2), Honeycomb.
I: Ice Cream Sandwich (v4.0), Sandwich
frozen.
J: Jelly Bean (v4.1 / v4.1.2 / v4.2 / v4.2.1), Jewish
of gominola.
K: Key Lime Pie (v4.3 / 5), Lime Pie
So, Cupcake (1.5) brought us a management of the camera and GPS device more
Quick, virtual keyboard and direct upload of videos to YouTube. Donut (1.6)
introduced the search by voice, battery graphic indicator and integration of the
functions of the camera with the gallery of images
6. History of Android?
With the Eclair version (2.0) came improvements substantial, among which the
management of Multiple email accounts and synchronization contacts
simultaneously in addition to support for Microsoft Exchange and compatibility with
HTML5. The update to Froyo (2.2) will remain as the first to incorporate the sharing
function Internet, although the implementation of the Flash Adobe in its version 10.1
supposed a great advance, especially if we observe it from the perspective that gives
us the time.
Finally, until the arrival of the recent Ice Cream Sandwich, Gingerbread (2.3) brought
us improvements general speed and global optimization of system, in addition to the
compatibility for standard of the future in means of payment
7. History of Android?
The first phone available in the market for running Android was the HTC Dream, released to
the public on October 22, 2008. At the beginning of
2010 Google collaborated to launch its product star on Android devices, the Nexus One. A
this followed in 2010 the Samsung Nexus S and in 2011 the Galaxy Nexus. Currently there
are more than 650,000 applications for Android and it is estimated that 1,000,000 mobile
phones are activated daily.
There are several unofficial explanations about the origin of this logo,
such as the one that alleges that it's about a simplification of the
character R2D2 of the Star Wars, or one that ensures that its creators
were inspired by a character from
video game "Gauntled: The Third Encounter“ (Interestingly, this
character was called Android and had a certain similarity with the
current logo of the OS).
8. History of Android?
The designer of this logo, clarified the issue about what it was that really
inspired the creation from the cute robot, nicknamed Andy:
This logo was designed to be the symbol Android international There were no
references to any other character or icon ... The process was very simple they
selected the symbol more basic, in fact, was the first sketch that was I believe
in 5 minutes.
9. History of Android?
The Story Of The Android Logo
Today the Android logo is a symbol of our decade. With less than 10
years of existence, its simplicity and versatility have become an icon
that is already part of Our culture.