Do you know him? 
 He is Andy Rubin. 
 founder of ANDROID(2003). 
 his idea is to provide high end features in limited 
resource devices for common people.
What is ANDROID? 
Android is an open source platform which is a 
collection of OS, middleware & key applications
> Open Source. 
> Free to Chose hardware. 
> No Synchronization required. 
> Widgets.
First android device with cupcake is HTC-G1
Versions
Ecosystem
Applications Layer
Application Framework
Middleware
Dalvik Virtual Machine
Kernel
Tool 
s 
• Java 1.5 or higher. 
• Android Development Tools(ADT) . 
• Android Software Development Kit (SDK). 
• Eclipse Integrated Development Environment(IDE).
Application 
Fundamentals 
The android application consist of two important 
components, they are: 
>> Activity. 
>> Intent.
Activity 
The single window generated as user interface in an 
application is a activity. 
Every application contains more than one activity. 
We can understand the activity functions by its 
lifecycle.
Activity 
lifecycle:
Intent
Thank you

Android