1. Android and Android
Phones
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2. Android (What is Android)
Noun
an·droid
(in science fiction) A robot with a
human appearance.

3. What is Android?
Android has a dictionary meaning of being a human
that resembles automation. The true character of
its name is it’s the Google created software stack
for creating comprehensive Mobile Applications
and Software to realize the full potential of one’s
Mobile handset and its possibilities.
Android is a comprehensive software stack of
mobile devices that includes an operating system,
middleware and key application. This rich source
of software bunch is used in Mobile Technology
through its innovation module of The Android
Software Development Kit (SDK).

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

5. Android is open source and Google releases the
code under the Apache License. This open source
code and permissive licensing allows the software
to be freely modified and distributed by device
manufacturers, wireless carriers and enthusiast
developers. Additionally, Android has a large
community of developers writing applications
(“apps") 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

6. 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. As a
result, despite being primarily designed for phones and
tablets, it has seen additional applications
on televisions, games consoles and other electronics.
Android's open nature has further encouraged a large
community of developers and enthusiasts to use the open
source code as a foundation for community-driven projects,
which add new features for advanced users or bring
Android to devices which were officially released running
other operating systems.
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

7. History of Android
Android, Inc. was founded in Palto Alo, California in
October 2003 by Andy Rubin (co-founder
of Danger),Rich Miner (co-founder of Wildfire
Communications, Inc.), Nick Sears (once VP at T-
Mobile), and Chris White (headed design and
interface development at WebtTV) to develop, in
Rubin's words "smarter mobile devices that are
more aware of its owner's location and
preferences". Despite the past accomplishments
of the founders and early employees, Android
Inc. operated secretly, revealing only that it was
working on software for mobile phones. That
same year, Rubin ran out of money. Steve
Perlman, a close friend of Rubin, brought him
$10,000 in cash in an envelope and refused a
stake in the company

8. 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. Not much was known about Android
Inc. at the time, but many assumed that Google
was planning to enter the mobile phone market
with this move. At Google, the team led by Rubin
developed a mobile device platform powered by
the Linux kernel. Google marketed the platform
to handset makers and carriers on the promise of
providing a flexible, upgradable system. Google
had lined up a series of hardware component and
software partners and signaled to carriers that it
was open to various degrees of cooperation on
their part.

9. Applications in Android
Android initially came into existence with the sure fire idea
that developments are given the power and freedom to
create enthralling Mobile applications while taking
advantage of everything that the mobile handset has to
offer.
Android is built on open Linux Kernel. This particular
software for Mobile Application is made to be open
source, thereby giving the opportunity to the developers
to introduce and incorporate any technological
advancement. Build on custom virtual machine android
gives its users the addition usage and application power,
to initiate an interactive and efficient application and
operational Software for your phone.

10. Google’s mobile operating device, the android is its
awesome creation in the definitive creation of Software
Applications for the mobile phone arena it also facilitates
the g-juice in your mobile thus initiating a whole new
world of Mobile Technology experience by its customers.
We at Arokia IT are technically equipped to initiate any
level of these amazing software applications using the
android genius from Google. Around in the year 2007,
Google announced its Android Operating System and
Open Handset Alliance with these two major
contributions to the mobile industry that ultimately
changed our experience with mobile interface.

11. Open Handset Alliance
Open Handset Alliance is an amalgamation of Tech Companies
with common and particular interest in the mobile user
enhancement experience. Companies like Google, HTC,
Motorola, Samsung, Telecom Italia, T Mobile, LG, Texas
Instruments as well as Sony Ericsson, Vodafone, Toshiba
and Hawaii are Tech giant based on their core abilities and
strengths, while keeping and pursuing the characters and
goals of each company, their basic idea of this joining of
hands was the feature-rich mobile experience for the end
user. This alliance meant the sharing of ideas and
innovation, to bring out these ideas into reality. This
provided the millions and millions of Mobile users the
experience that they never had.
Like the Apple iphone, Android Operating System allows third
party developers to innovate and create Applications and
software for mobile devices. Android is an open, flexible
and stable enough to associate itself with newer and newer
evolving Technologies. Android’s vast range of easy to use
tools and wide range of libraries provides Mobile Application
developers with the means of an amazing mobile operating
software to come up with the most efficient and rich Mobile
Applications changing the world of millions of mobile users.

12. Android Application
Development Services at Arokia
We provide a comprehensive suit and comprehensive
assistance in the development of mobile application on the
Android Platform to our prestigious customers. Our experts
are veterans in the Java programming language and are
capable to exhaust any challenge to develop feature-rich
android application services. Java Programming Language
is used as a basic building block and back bone for Android
Application Development that allows developers to program
comprehensive application on Java that runs on Android
Mobile.
Android’s vast range of easy to use tools and wide range of
libraries, provides Mobile Application Developers with the
means of an amazing mobile operating software to come up
with the most efficient and rich Mobile Applications. Our
development team has complete resources and
technologies to make use of in developing the most
acclaimed applications.

13. Among the various Application categories
developed by us on the android platform,
some of them are; Communication
Application, Business Application,
Multimedia Application, Internet
Application, Fun/Entertainment
Application, Gaming Application, Utility
and Security Application. We program
these Applications on the customized
demands of our clients. We ensure them
that these specifically designed apps on
the android platform are solely designed
for their specific user defined criteria.

14. Hire Android Developers at
Arokia
Our sound and capable Android programmers have exhibited
their expertise on the global podium in the following skill
sets like the Android’s Applications Framework, Android
Dalvik Virtual Machine, Data Storage and Retrieval using
SQLite , XML, web-services, Handle Media Support for
audio and video, GSM, 3G and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Edge GPS,
Compass and accelerometer Screen Elements like View-
groups, Views, Tree Structured UI, Layout and many more
such android services to offer our client.
Our sound and capable Android programmers have exhibited
their expertise on the global podium in the following skill
sets like the Android’s Applications Framework, Android
Dalvik Virtual Machine, Data Storage and Retrieval using
SQLite , XML, web-services, Handle Media Support for
audio and video, GSM, 3G and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Edge GPS,
Compass and accelerometer Screen Elements like View-
groups, Views, Tree Structured UI, Layout and many more
such android services to offer our client.

15. You will find Arokia as a one-stop source for all your
functional needs while creatively unfolding the true
potential and breadth & depth of imagination by
our passionate programmers and designers. When
you hire our Android developers, you ensure
yourself with the most valued and exquisite mobile
applications. Our developers can help you eliminate
all types of potential risks and gain competitive
advantages through their technical expertise.
The need of the time is to have the exact blend of
interactive, user-friendly and efficient technologies
integrated in Android application that is sure to
deliver flexible and greater operational control over
the system.
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16. Android’s Logo

17. Android Phone
(What can an Android phone do?)
Android phones are highly customisable and as such can be
altered to suit your tastes and needs. You can check your
Facebook and Twitter profiles through a variety of apps
making it ideal for social networking. Through the calendar
you can set reminders from your desktop or your phone
and on the latest versions of Android you can send links to
and from your computer and vice versa.
Another neat feature of Android is that it automatically backs
up your contacts for you. When you
set up an Android phone you’ll need to create a Google
Account or sign in with an existing one. Every time you
save a number to the address book of your Android phone
it will be synced to your Google Account.
The benefit of this is if you lose your phone all of your
numbers will be saved. The next time you get an Android
phone and sign in with your Google Account, all of your
contacts and friends numbers will be displayed in your new
phone’s address book and you can even access or edit
them from a computer.

18. What apps can I get on an
Android phone?
There are hundreds of thousands of apps and games available
to download from the Google Play store (formerly the
Android Market). There are camera apps that allow you to
take pictures with artistic effects and filters on them and
music players which allow you to import MP3s from your
phone or create playlists. You can customise the
appearance of your Android handset with a number of
wallpapers based on pictures you’ve taken yourself or
downloaded from the web too.
There are also various on-screen widgets to download which
allow access and alteration the settings of your phone
without having to dive through menus as you would on
rival devices. You can pretty much create your own system
of shortcuts and menus to better suit how you uniquely use
your phone.
Popular games available for Android phones include Angry
Birds, Draw Something and Temple Run 2 to name but
three, but there are thousands of free and paid apps and
games on offer.

19. How can I get apps on an
Android phone?
The majority of apps can be downloaded from the
Google Play store (the equivalent of Apple’s App
Store), which includes a mix of free as well as
premium apps that you’ll have to pay for. Some
apps have ‘lite’ versions which are free, in the
hope you’ll enjoy them and upgrade to the full
premium version. Others - like Angry Birds - are
free, but include adverts.
The same account that lets you backup your
contacts can also have financial details added to
it, allowing you the ability to purchase content
from the Google Play store directly. You can pay
either by debit or credit card and initial setup
takes less than five minutes from a computer.

20. Android Phones

21. Who makes Android Phones
Every handset maker is free to make
an Android phone if they want to. As
well as the aforementioned HTC,
Motorola, Samsung, LG and Sony,
Acer, Alcatel, Huawei and ZTE have
all made Android phones too. Apple,
Nokia and RIM (who make
BlackBerry smartphones) do not
offer Android handsets however.

22. Android Updates
 Google is constantly working on new versions of the
Android software. These releases are infrequent; at the
moment they normally come out every six months or so,
but Google is looking to slow this down to once a year.
 Versions usually come with a numerical code and a
codename that’s so far been named after desserts running
in alphabetical order.
 Android 1.5 Cupcake
 Android 2.1 Eclair
 Android 2.2 Froyo
 Android 2.3 Gingerbread
 Android 3.2 Honeycomb - The first OS design specifically
for a tablet, launching on the Motorola Xoom
 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: The first OS to run on
smartphones and tablet, ending the 2.X naming
convention.
 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: Launched on the Google Nexus 7
tablet by Asus
 Android 4.2 Jelly Bean: Arrived on the LG Nexus 4

23. Google also releases minor
updates with bug fixes and
improvements.

24. Respecfully submitted to Prof.
Erwin M. Globio, MSIT
Submitted by Honney Grace Ricafort SY1219