Android is an operating system designed primarily for mobile devices that is developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It is based on the Linux kernel and uses Java for application development. Some key features of Android include support for GSM, CDMA, Bluetooth, WiFi, SMS, MMS, and multitasking. The upcoming version is Key Lime Pie. Android has a 75% market share among smartphones and over 1 million activations per day. It is open source, has a large selection of free apps, and supports customization and additional hardware. Future uses may include smart glasses, watches, TVs and more.

1. Android
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2. Contents:
What is android?
Features
Versions
Applications
Market Stats
Why Android?
Future Possibilities
Conclusion

3. What is an andriod?
Operating system designed primarily for mobile devices.
Initially developed by Android, Inc., later by goolge and
open handset alliance (OHA).
Google releases the code under the Apache License.
Released its first android mobile on october 2008.
Based on Linux kernel version 2.6

4. Open Handset Alliance:
a consortium of hardware ,software and telecommunication
companies.
Devoted in advancing the open standards for mobile
devices.

6. Features :
 GSM ,CDMA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi etc.
 SMS , MMS , google cloud messaging .
 Multiple language support.
 Multi-touch.
 Video calling .
 Multitasking .
 Screen capture.
 Voice based features.
 Accessibility.

7. Versions :

8.  The upcoming version of android
is ‘KEY LIME PIE”.
 Likely to be released in may of
2013.

9. Applications :
Developed in the Java language using the Android software
development kit (SDK).
The officially supported integrated development
environment (IDE) is Eclipse .
Can be accessed by the users through an app store such as
Google Play or the Amazon Appstore.

10. Market stats :
World's most widely used smartphone platform.
Market share of 75% at the end of 2012.
1.3 million activations per day.

12. Why android ?
Opensource framework.
Majority of the apps in Google Play are free.
Inbuilt support for the Flash.
Great social networking integration.

13.  Better Notification System(comprises emails, updates
from various widgets).
 Updated user interface design.
 It supports MP4, 3GP, MPEG4, MIDI.
 Additional Hardware Support.
 Free to customize.

14. Limitations :
Firefox does not work efficiently in android devices.
Bluetooth has some limitations in this operating system.
A little bit slow when compared to IOS.
Many apps send private information of
user to remote servers without permissions.
Google does not over see the third party
applications before they enter the market.

15. Beyond smartphones :
In smart glasses, wristwatches, headphones, car CD and
DVD players , portable media players and Voice over IP
phones.
Used in netbooks, smartbooks ,smart TVs (Google TV) and
cameras.

16. Future possibilities :
Google Glass -Project Glass :
•a head-mounted display(HMD) with information in
smartphone like format , using Android OS.
The HMD allows user to access certain features like
• image search, face recognition.
•contact look up.

17. Possibility of Android usage on embedded hardware
which include:
• GPS devices,
• thin-client computers,
• and set-top boxes.

18. Conclusion :
Hope all the limitations are simplified and further
developments in android may bring new dimensions in the
smartphone world.

19. Thank you !

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