Android is an open source mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel. It was invented by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White at Android Inc. in 2003. Google acquired Android Inc. in 2005. The first Android phone, the HTC Dream, was released in 2008. Android has gone through many version updates from 1.0 to the current version 10.0. It is the most popular mobile OS worldwide. Key features of the latest Android 9 include new lock options, emojis, better indoor navigation, and digital wellbeing tools. Various smartphone manufacturers customize Android for their devices with different ROMs like MIUI, ColorOS, OxygenOS, and One UI.