Android is a powerful Linux-based operating system developed by Google for smartphones. It was created to provide an open platform for software development with full phone software stacks and applications. Android uses 2G for basic calling and 3G for additional features like mobile internet, GPS, and video calls. While it has many useful features and applications, security issues could allow for identity theft and spyware if not properly secured. Overall, Android aims to be an open platform that facilitates building mobile applications similarly to developing for the web.
6. WHY ANDROID WAS CREATED ?
Full phone software stack including
applications
Designed as a platform for software
development
Android is open
Android is free
Community support
100% Java Phone
7. 2G “second - generation”
wireless telephone technology. Based on
the “GSM” standard in FINLAND
by RADIOLINJA.
Benefits over their predecessers are,
Phone conversations were digitally
encrypted
Effective than spectrum and allows
distant communication.
8. 3G “THIRD GENERATION” ALSO
CALLED “TRI-BAND3D”.
Used for international mobile telecommunication
Finds application in wireless telephony,
Mobile internet access, fixed wireless internet
access, video calls and mobile TV.
Provides ,
greater security than 2G
Applications are,
telemedicine.
Global Positioning System(GPS).
9. ANDROID FEATURES
Integrated browser based on the open
Source web kit engine
SQLITE for relational data storage
Media support for common audio, video, and still
image formats
(MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)
DALVIK virtual machine optimized for mobile
devices
10. ANDROID FEATURES
(contd..)
Hardware features
Cellular networking : GSM, EDGE, 3G
(hardware dependent)
LAN : Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi (hardware dependent)
Graphics Hardware Acceleration
Camera, GPS and Compass (hardware dependent)
Touch screen and accelerometer for motion sensing
18. MERITS
It provides web browser.
It supports MP4,3GB,MPEG4,etc.
It can work at all software’s.
It is very smooth and easy to operate
19. DEMERITS
However ,GOOGLE android is
likely to experience some problems as
well, these problems might include,
When android identities are not
secured theft and hacks are possible
Lack of handrails allows for
untraceable spyware to work behind
the scenes.
20. CONCLUSION
Android is open to all: industry, developers and
users
Participating in many of the successful open
source projects
Aims to be as easy to build for as the
Web.
GOOGLE ANDROID is stepping into
the next level of mobile internet