The document presents information about the Android operating system. It discusses that Android is an open-source, Linux-based operating system led by Google. It provides a brief history of Android from its founding in 2003 to its acquisition by Google in 2005. It also outlines some of Android's key features, versions, uses and the advantages and disadvantages of the platform.

1. Presentation
on
Android
Presented By
Vishav Nath Bansal
Gurbinder Singh
Aanchal Nohria

2. Content
• Introduction
• History
• Google Acquistion
• Open Handset Alliance
• Android Version History
• Features
• Uses
• Google play
• Advantages and Disadvantages

3. Introduction
• Android is a Linux-based operating system
• Primarily designed for mobile devices such as
smartphones and tablet computers utilizing ARM
processors
• Most embedded applications are for ARM based devices
• Google TV devices use Intel chips with the x86
version of Android

4. • Developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google
• Apps can be downloaded from third-party sites or through
online stores such as Google Play
• In June 2012, there were more than 600,000 apps
available for Android, and the estimated number of
applications downloaded from Google Play was 20 billion.

5. • world’s leading smartphone platform at the end of 2010
• Android had a 59% smartphone market share worldwide
• 400 million devices activated and 1 million activations
per day

6. Logo of Android
• The Android logo, featuring a stylized green robot

7. History
• Founded in Palo Alto, California, United States in
October 2003 by Andy Rubin (co-founder of Danger),
Rich Miner (co-founder of Wildfire Communications, Inc.)

8. Google Acquistion
• Google acquired Android Inc. on August 17, 2005
• Google was planning to enter the mobile phone market
with this move
• Key employees of Android Inc. stayed at the company
after the acquisition
• At Google, the team led by Rubin developed a mobile
device platform powered by the Linux kernel

9. Open Handset Alliance
• On November 5, 2007, the Open Handset Alliance, a
group of several companies unveiled itself
• goal of the Open Handset Alliance is to develop open
standards for mobile devices
• Open Handset Alliance also unveiled their first product,
Android, a mobile device platform built on the Linux kernl
version 2.6

10. Android version history
Version Release date
4.1.x Jelly Bean July 10, 2012
4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich October 19, 2011
3.x.x Honeycomb February 22, 2011
2.3.x Gingerbread December 6, 2010
2.2 Froyo May 20, 2010
2.0, 2.1 Eclair October 26,2009
1.6 Donut September 15, 2009
1.5 Cupcake April 30, 2009
Android 1.1 February 9, 2009
Android 1.0 September 23, 2008
Android beta November 5, 2007

11. Features
• Handset layouts
• Storage
• Connectivity
• Messaging
• Multiple language support
• Web browser

12. •Java support
•Media support
•Additional hardware support
•Multi-touch
•Bluetooth

13. • Multitasking
• Video calling
• Voice based features
• Tethering
• Screen capture
• External storage

14. Uses
• designed primarily for smartphones, tablets and many
other electronics devices, including laptops and
netbooks, smartbooks, ebook readers, and smart TVs
• OS has seen special applications on wristwatches,
headphones, car CD and DVD players, games consoles,
cameras, portable media players landlines etc

15. Google Play
• online software store developed by Google for Android
devices
• application program called "Play Store”
• more than 600,000 apps available for Android
• offers many free applications in the Play Store including
Google Voice, Google Goggles, Gesture Search, Google
Translate, Google Shopper, Listen and My Tracks

16. Advantages
• Multitasking
• Ease of Notification
• Easy access to thousands of applications via the Google
Android App Market
• Phone options are diverse
• Can install a modified ROM
• Widget

17. Disadvantages
• Continuous Internet connection
• Advertising
• The lack of compatibility

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