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What I am going to Discuss . . .
1. What is OHA ?
2. What is Android ?
3. Foundation Of Android
4. Versions History Of Android
5. Features Of Android
6. Android OS VS iPhone OS
7. Android Devices
8. Smart Phone OS Market Share-2014
9. Reference
3. OHA (Open Handset Alliance)
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What is the Open Handset Alliance (OHA)?
In 2007, a group of manufacturers,
wireless carriers & software developers
formed the “Open Handset Alliance”
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OPEN HANDSET ALLIANCE cont.
Aim is to develop open standards for mobile devices
Members have promised not to lock their Android
phones
Members T-Mobile, HTC, LG, Motorola, Samsung,
Sony and many more . .
Nokia, Microsoft, RIM (BlackBerry) are only major
companies to not align with OHA
6. What is Android?
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Android is a operating system for
mobile devices such as smart phones
and tablet computers.
Based on the Linux kernel
Android specially developed for
applications. 1.3+ million apps(as of August 2014)
The Android is an open source.
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HTC Dream (October 22, 2008)
FOUNDATION OF ANDROID
Android, found in Palo Alto in California,United States
by Andy Rubin. - October 2003
Google acquired Android, Inc. – August 2005
The Open Handset Alliance, a group of several
companies was formed - 5 November 2007
Android Beta SDK Released - 12 November 2007.
8. VERSIONS HISTORY OF ANDROID
Android 1.0 (Astro) 23 September 2008
Android 1.1 (Bender) 9 February 2009
Android 1.5 (Cupcake) 30 April 2009
Android 1.6 (Donut) 15 September 2009
Android 2.0-2.1 (Éclair) 26 October 2009
Android 2.2-2.2.3 (Froyo) 20 May 2010
Android 2.3-2.3.7 (Gingerbread) 6 December 2010
Android 3.0-3.2.6 (Honeycomb) 10 May 2011
Android 4.0-4.0.4(Ice cream s.w.) 19 October 2011
Android 4.1-4.3.1 (Jelly Bean) 13 July 2012
Android 4.4-4.4.4 (Kit Kat) 3 September 2013
Android L late 2014 8
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FEATURES
Current features and specifications:
•Handset layouts
The platform is adaptable to larger, VGA, 2D graphics library, 3D
graphics library based on OpenGL ES 3.0 specifications, and
traditional smart phone layouts.
•Connectivity
Android supports connectivity technologies including
GSM/EDGE, IDEN, CDMA, EV-DO, UMTS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi,
LTE, NFC and WiMAX.
•Multiple language support
Android supports multiple languages.
•Media support
Android supports the following audio/video/still media formats:
MP3,MPEG-4, WMV,AVI,AAC, WAV, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP etc.
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•Additional hardware support
Android can use video/still cameras, touch screens, GPS,
accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, dedicated gaming
controls, proximity sensors, thermometers, accelerated 3D graphics
and many more..
FEATURES cont.
Current features and specifications:
•Multi-touch
Android has native support for multi-touch.
•Multitasking
Multitasking of applications, with unique handling of memory
allocation, is available
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•Screen capture
Android supports capturing a screenshot by pressing the power and
volume-down buttons at the same time.
FEATURES cont.
Current features and specifications:
•External storage
Most Android devices include micro SD slot and can read micro
SD cards formatted with FAT32, Ext3 or Ext4 file system.
•Tethering
Android supports tethering, which allows a phone to be used as a
wireless Wi-Fi hotspot. Before Android 2.2 this was supported by
third-party applications or customizations
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Android OS VS iPhone OS
Android just drag and drop
for syncing by using USB
cable on computer
While Google charges for
Android developers only
$5
Android OS have Flash
support
iPhone syncing only
with iTunes
Apple charges for the
App developers $100
While the iPhone only
has html5 support
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Manufacturers are making many devices not
limited only to Cell Phones.
Android OS is now running in :
• Cell Phones,
• Tablets,
• Android cars,
• HDTV,
• Desktop phones,
• Microwave oven,
• Washing machine,
• Set-top boxes for satellite and CableTV.
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A Desktop Home or
Office phone running Android
ANDRIOD DEVICES cont.
World’s First HDTV that
runs on the Android
operating system
Bootloader-A boot loader is a program that loads the main operating system to the device
The first commercially available phone to run Android was the HTC Dream released on October 22, 2008.
Desktop phone-
esktop home or office phone running Android. Large screen allow easier on the eye when viewing calendar, contact info, and e-mail. It would also be ideal for video conferencing.
car-
Android in the car allows driver or front-seat passenger to get GPS directions, live traffic updates, surf the web, and run tens of thousands Android apps that are currently available.
It is still unclear at this point if the Android implemented here has any access control to some of the on-board electronics such as the climate control system, security system, ignition system, or diagnosis system of the car