2. Introduction to Android
Different Flavors of Android
Android System Architecture
Other features of Android
Rooting and Custom ROMs
Advantages and Disadvantages
Future Scope and Improvements
3. Fastest growing mobile OS
Over 850,000 Android activations a day
Android overtook iOS as the dominant OS in
US in 2010
Currently an OS of choice for Motorola, HTC,
Samsung, Sony Ericsson, among others
Software updates every few months
4. Software Stack for Mobile Devices including OS,
Middleware and Applications.
Open Source
Dalvik Virtual Machine optimised for mobile
Optimised 2D and 3D graphics
Support for radio interfaces, Bluetooth, WiFi,
Camera, GPS, accelerometer
Media support (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, JPG,
PNG,…)
Software Development Kit (SDK)
Preinstalled applications from Google (GMS)
5. Handset Alliance, a consortium of several
companies which include Broadcom Corporation,
Google, HTC, Intel, LG, Marvell Technology
Group, Motorola, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Samsung
Electronics, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Texas
Instruments ARM Holdings, Atheros
Communications, Asustek Computer Inc., Garmin
Ltd., Huawei Technologies, PacketVideo, Softbank,
Sony Ericsson, Toshiba Corp. , and Vodafone
Group .
The goal of the Open Handset Alliance is to
develop open standards for mobile devices.
7. Android Market
Web browser
Camera support
Google Sync, allowing management of over-the-air
synchronization of Gmail, People, and Calendar
Google Talk instant messaging, Text Messaging,
and MMS
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support
Wallpaper
Youtube Video Player
Other Apps like clock, calculator dialer etc
8. Video recording and playback in MPEG-4 and
3GP formats
Support for Widgets
Copy and paste features
Animated screen transitions
Added auto-rotation option
Ability to upload videos to Youtube
Ability to upload photos to Picasa
Text prediction and user dictionary for custom
words
10. Support for WVGA screen resolutions
Updated technology support for
CDMA/EVDO, 802.1x, VPNs
Multi-lingual speech synthesis engine
Expanded Gesture framework and new
Gesture Builder development tool
Speed improvements in searching and camera
applications
11. Improved Google Maps 3.1.2
Expanded Account sync
Bluetooth 2.1 support
New camera features, including flash support,
digital zoom, scene mode, white balance, color
effect and macro focus
Optimized hardware speed and revamped UI
Addition of live wallpapers, allowing the
animation of home-screen background images
to show movement
12. Adobe Flash support
USB tethering and Wi-fi Hotspot functionality
Support for extra-high-PPI screens
Speed, memory, and performance
optimizations
Updated Market application with automatic
update features
13. Support for Near Field Communication
Updated user interface design with increased
simplicity and speed
Native support for VOIP internet telephony
Support for multiple cameras on the device
Native support for more sensors
Enhanced copy/paste functionality
15. Support for multi-core processors
Ability to encrypt all user data
Support for video chat using Google Talk
Simplified multitasking
Multiple browser tabs
Hardware acceleration
17. Enhanced speed and performance
Virtual buttons in the UI
Face Unlock, a feature that allows users to unlock
handsets using facial recognition software
Built-in photo editor
Android Beam, a NFC feature allowing the rapid
short-range exchange of web bookmarks, contact
info, directions, YouTube videos and other data
1080p video recording for stock Android devices
20. Android SDK
Google Play (Earlier known as Android
Market)
Market Share of Android - 52.5%, Symbian
(17%), iOS (16), Rest (14.5%)
Over 850,000 Android devices being activated
daily.
Android offers other features like multi-touch,
tethering, multiple language support, media
support, video calling, multi tasking, voice
based features etc.
21. Mobile Phones
Tablets
Wrist Watches
Computer in a Car - Roewe 350 is the first car in the
world equipped with Google’s mobile operating system
Android
Smart TVs
PDAs
Netbooks
Ebook Readers
Gaming Consoles
Cameras
22. Rooting is used to attain privileged control
within Android's subsystem
Used to run specialized apps that require
administrator-level permissions
Facilitate the complete removal and
replacement of the device's operating system.
Voids the warranty
May lead to Bricking
23. Increase performance and reliability
Already Rooted
Improved UI
Higher Versions of OS available
Bugs Fixed
24. Android is Open Source
Customizations
Abundant APP support
Account Sync
Fits our Budget
Rootable
Customs ROMs can be installed
Android Beam, TV, Face Unlock
Wi-fi Hotspot Functionality
25. Open Source – Vulnerable to security threats
Very unstable and often hang or crash
Extremely inconsistence in design among apps
The interface is somewhat instable and laggy.
It consumes a lot of Battery juice
Too many versions of Android.
UI depends upon the mobile phone
manufacturer
26. Laser Keyboard
Holographic Display
Voice assistant like Siri for iOS
Better Battery Backup
Increased Throughput