Android (operating system)

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 Android (operating system)

Android is the world's most popular mobile platform. With Android you can use all the Google apps you know and love, plus there are more than 600,000 apps and games available on Google Play to keep you entertained, alongside millions of songs and books, and thousands of movies. Android devices are already smart, and will only get smarter, with new features you won't find on any other platform, letting you focus on what's important and putting you in control of your mobile experience.

 Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices.Initially developed by Android.Inc., whom Google financially backed and later purchased in 2005.Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices^. The first Android-powered phone was sold in October 2008.

Galaxy Nexus, a phone recommended by the Android Open Source Project for software development

(R)Evolution

Android is open source .Additionally,Android has many developers that extend the functionality of devices, written primarily in a customized version of the Java programming language.In October 2012, there were approximately 700,000 apps available for Android, and the estimated number of applications downloaded from Google Play, Android's primary app store, was 25 billion.

These factors have allowed Android to become the world's most widely used smartphone platform and the software of choice for technology companies who require a low-cost, customizable, lightweight operating system for high tech devices without developing one from scratch.

Android had a worldwide smartphone market share of 75% during the third quarter of 2012 with 500 million devices activated in total and 1.3 million activations per day. 

 The World’s Most Popular Platform 

 

Millions of people already use Android because it makes your mobile device so much more powerful and useful. On Android, the home screen, web browser, email and everything in between are designed to make your life easier. And because Android is open, you can create a unique mobile experience that’s just right for you. 

Application

 with every Android smart phone you get the "essentials" that I call bloatware. As you all know, it comes with a default music, camera, gallery, GPS, and other apps that you can find replacements of in the Android Market app store. It is from my personal experiences that I have found the 10 best apps (most of which are free) you wont want to be caught dead without.