3. Contents
• What is Android?
• History
• Android Features
Hardware Features
Software Features
4. Contents
• Android Versions
Version 1.0 - Alpha
Version 1.1- Beta
Version 1.5- Cupcake
Version 1.6- Donut
Version 2.0 & 2.1- Eclair
Version 2.2- Froyo
Version 2.3- Gingerbread
Version 3.0- Honeycomb
Version 4.0- Ice Cream Sandwich
Version 4.1 & 4.2- Jelly Bean
• World-Wide Smartphone OS Marketshare %
• Market On 2012
5. What is
Android• Android is a Operating System and Software
platform designed primarily for touchscreen mobile
devices such as tablet computers.
• Based on the Linux kernel 2.6
• Android is open source and Google releases the
code under the Apache Software License(ASL).
• Android OS is a software stack consisting
of java application running on a Java application
framework on top of java core library running on
Dalvik virtual machine(DVM).
6. History
• Android Inc. was founded in Palo Alto,
California in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich
Miner & Chris White .
• Google acquired Android Inc. on August 17,
2005, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of
Google. Key employees of Android Inc., including
Rubin, Miner and White, stayed at the company
after the acquisition.
• First Android mobile device platform built on
the Linux kernel version 2.6
• The first commercially available phone to run
Android was the HTC Dream (released on October
22, 2008).
7. Android Features
SOFTWARE FEATURES
o Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine
o SQLite for relational data storage
o Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats
o (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)
o Dalvik Virtual Machine optimized for mobile devices
HARDWARE FEATURES
o Cellular networking : GSM, EDGE, 3G (hardware dependent)
o LAN : Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi (hardware dependent)
o Graphics Hardware Acceleration
o Camera, GPS and Compass (hardware dependent)
o Touch screen and accelerometer for motion sensing
9. Enable applications access data from other applications ,sharing
Providing access to non-code resources
Enables all applications to display alerts in the status bar
Manages the lifecycle of applications
APPLICATION FRAMEWORK
10. • Written in C/C++ - System C Library(libc)
• Display/Graphics(SGL)
• Media Libraries
• SQLite –RDB engine-light weight
• LibWebCore–web browser engine–
embeddable web view
LIBRARIES
11. • Linux Version 2.6
• Security, Memory & Process Management
• Proven driver model
• Efficient computing resource management
• Stable and proven OS for mobile platform
LINUX KERNEL
12. Android 1.0
• The Android 1.0 was launched in 23rd September
2008
• The first Android device, the HTC
Dream(G1),featuring Android 1.0. Integrated with
Google Services
• Web Browser to show, zoom and full HTML and
XHTML Webpages, multiple pages show as windows
• Android Market app downloads and updates
• Multitasking, Instant Messaging, WiFi and
Bluetooth
13. Android 1.5
(Cupcake)
• The Cupcake was launched in 30 April 2009
• Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.27
• Faster Camera start up and image capture
• Much faster GPS
• Onscreen Soft Keyboard
• Directly uploads videos to Youtube and
Picasa
14. Android 1.6 (Donut)
• The Donut was launched in 15 September 2009
• Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.29 – Quick Search Box and Voice
Search
• Integrated camera, camcorder and gallery, toggle between still
and video capture modes
• Battery usage indicator
• CDMA support
• Multilingual text-to-speech function
15. Android 2.0
(Eclair)
• The Éclair was Launched in 26 October 2009
• Multiple Accounts for email and contact
synchronization
• New browser User-Interface and support for
HTML 5
• New Calendar features
16. Android 2.2 (Froyo)
• The Froyo was Launched on 20 May, 2010
• Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.32
• New tips widget for home screen
• Improve exchange support
• Multiple keyboard language
• Adobe Flash Player 10.1
• HotSpot
• Application Update functionality
17. Android 2.3
(Gingerbread)
• Gingerbread was launched on 6 December,
2010
• UI refinements for simplicity and speed
• New keyboard for faster text input
• One-touch word selection and copy/paste
• Internet calling(VoIP Call)
18. Android 3.0
(Honeycomb)
• Honeycomb was launched on 22 Feb, 2011
• Specially optimized for tablets and devices
with larger screen sizes
• Refined multitasking, rich notification home
screen customizations widgets
• Bluetooth-in support for Media/Picture
Transfer Protocol
19. Android 4.0 (Ice Cream
Sandwich)• Ice Cream Sandwich was
launched 19 Oct, 2011
• Simple, Beautiful, Useful,
Refined, evolved UI
• Home screen folders and
favourites tray
• Resizable widgets
• New lock screen actions
• Quick responses for incoming
calls
• Improved text input and spell-
checking
• Powerful web browsing
20. Android 4.2 (Jelly
Bean)
• Jelly Bean was launched on 13 nov 2012
• Android 4.2 introduces an all new Gesture Keyboard
• Android 4.2 lets you place widgets on your device's lock
screen to give you faster access to your calendar, Gmail,
SMS
• Support for group messaging via MMS.
• Wi-Fi Direct support has been improved, so your device
can now remember other devices.
• Use the phone app in landscape orientation or while in a
car dock
• Improved TalkBack support with a single tap dialpad.
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