android ppt

1. By
Ram Bharosh Raut
10/FET/EC(S)/2102

2. Main Topics
What is Android?
Features
Versions of Android
Applications
Marketing
Recent Developments
Why Android?

3. 1. What is ANDROID?
 Operating system for smartphones and tablets
 Based on Linux Kernel
 Developed by OPEN HANDSET ALLIANCE led by
Google
 Includes Java compatible libraries
 Multi language support
 Licensed under version 2 of Apache Software License

4. 2. Features
 Handset Layouts: Supports 2D and 3D graphics,
traditional smartphone layouts
 Connectivity: CDMA, Bluetooth, WI-FI, WIMAX
 Messaging: MMS, SMS, Chat, Message Cloud
 Screen Capture
 Media supports
JPEG, AMR, MPEG-4
 Multi Touch
 Video Calling

5. 2. Features (2)
 Web browsing: based on open source webkit layout
engine
 Storage: uses SQLite – a light weight relational
database
 Tethering: allows the phone to be used as
wireless/wired WIFI hotspot

6. 3. Versions
NAME VERSION
1. Cupcake 1.5
2. Donut 1.6
3. Eclair 2.1
4. Froyo 2.2
5. Gingerbread 2.3
6. Honeycomb 3.0
7. Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0
8. Jelly Bean 4.2
9. Jelly Bean 4.3
10. KitKat 4.4

7. 4. Applications
Over 6 billion applications were there in june 2011 of
which 130 million are already being installed in the
smartphones.
Android applications run in a SANDBOX protecting it
from the rest of the system resources.

8. 4. APPLICATIONS(2)
 Privacy: ability to locate WI-FI access points
 Additional finer-grained security features are provided
through a "permission" mechanism that enforces
restrictions on the specific operations that a particular
process can perform, and per-URI permissions for
granting ad-hoc access to specific pieces of data.

9. 4. APPLICATIONS (3)
 Android Market: online software store developed by
Google, preinstalled on most Android devices

10. 5. Marketing(1)

11. 5. Marketing(2)

12. 6. Recent Developments(1)
SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL, BEYOND SMART………
 Common actions more visible
 Refined innovations
 Multitasking more easier and more visual
 Resizable widgets
 New lock screen actions
 Quick responses for incoming calls

13. 6. Recent Developments(2)
 Powerful voice input engine
 Cloud connected experience
 Face unlock
These are only a few……. There is much MORE…

14. 7. Why Android?(1)
Advantages
 There are a host of advantages that Google’s
Android will derive from being an open
source software. Some of the advantages
include:
• The ability for anyone to customize the
Google Android platform

15. 7. Why Android?(2)
• Men will be able to customize a mobile phones
using Google Android platform like never before
• Features like weather details, opening screen,
live RSS feeds and even the icons on the opening
screen will be able to be customized
• As a result of many mobile phones carrying
Google Android, companies will come up with
such innovative products like the location
• In addition the entertainment functionalities
will be taken a notch higher by Google Android
being able to offer online real time multiplayer
games

16. Future possibilities
• Google Android Sales to Overtake iPhone in 2012
• The OHA is committed to make their vision a
reality: to deploy the Android platform for every
mobile operator, handset manufacturers and
developers to build innovative devices
• Intel doesn’t want to lose ownership of the netbook
market, so they need to prepare for anything,
including Android

17. Limitations
Bluetooth limitations
o Android doesn't support:
 Bluetooth stereo
 Contacts exchange
 Modem pairing
 Wireless keyboards
But it'll work with Bluetooth headsets, but that's about it
Firefox Mobile isn't coming to Android
Apps in Android Market need to be programmed with a custom form
of Java
→ Mozilla and the Fennec won't have that

18. 8. Conclusion
 We hope that Android in its upcoming versions
overcomes its limitations and fulfills its future
promises.