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Akanksha Singh ( 1236310005 )
Deveki Nandan Shukla ( 1236310027 )
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Android architecture,
Android versions,
Features of android,
Software development,
Components,
Conclusion,
References
What is ANDROID ??
Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, 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 WebTV) to develop, in Rubin's
words,
Smarter mobile devices that are more aware of its owner's location and
preferences.
In July 2005, Google acquired Android Inc. for at least $50 million.
That day, Android was unveiled as its first product, a mobile device platform
built on the Linux kernel version 2.6.25.
Develop technologies that will significantly lower the cost of developing and
distributing mobile devices and services.
Architecture of Android
Dalvik Virtual Machine is a kind of Java Virtual Machine specially designed and
optimized for Android.
The Dalvik VM makes use of Linux core features like memory management and
multi-threading, which is intrinsic in the Java language.
Android Versions
Alpha
There were at least two internal releases of the software inside Google and the
OHA before the beta version was released in November 2007.
Beta
The beta was released on November 5, 2007, while the software development kit
(SDK) was released on November 12, 2007.
Android market
Web browser
Camera support
Gmail
Google contact
Google calendar
Text messaging
Media player
Youtube
Wifi and Bluetooth
with hotspot
The update resolved bugs, changed the Android API and added a number of
features:
Details and reviews available when a user searches for businesses on Maps
Longer in-call screen timeout default when using the speakerphone, plus ability to
show/hide dial pad
Auto-rotation option
Included in
features:
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update
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numerous
new
fully
Changes included:
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Changes included:
On February 22, 2011, the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) SDK the first tablet-only
Android update was released, based on Linux kernel 2.6.36.
The first device featuring this version, the Motorola Xoom tablet, was
released on February 24, 2011.
Hardware acceleration
The SDK for Android 4.0.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich), based on Linux kernel 3.0.1,
was publicly released on October 19, 2011.
The source code for Android 4.0 became available on November 14, 2011. Ice
Cream Sandwich was the last version to officially support Adobe Systems
Flash player.
4K resolution support
Geofencing
Features of Android
Beautiful UI
Multi-touch
Connectivity
Multi-tasking
Storage
Resizeable widgets
Media support
Multi-Language
Messaging
Wi-fi direct
Web browser
Backward compatibility
Java
Xml
MySql
Sqlite
Php
Json
Image Creation
File handling
Application components
Activity
Services
Broadcast/Intent receivers
Content providers
Activity Lifecycle
Environment setup
Anatomy
A truly open, free development platform based on linux and open source.
Advantages
Open,
Disadvantages
Security
Open source
Login
Incompetence
On August 12, 2010, Oracle sued Google over claimed infringement of copyrights
and patents related to the Java programming language.
Both Apple and Microsoft have sued several manufacturers for patent
infringement
In October 2011, Microsoft said they had signed patent license agreements
with ten Android device manufacturers,
Google has publicly expressed its frustration for the current patent landscape
in the United States,
Accusing Apple, Oracle and Microsoft of trying to take down Android through
patent litigation, rather than innovating and competing with better products
and services.
In 201112, Google purchased Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion, which was
viewed in part as a defensive measure to protect Android, since Motorola
Mobility held more than 17,000 patents.
smartwatches, headphones,
Ouya, a video game console running Android, became one of the most
successful Kickstarter campaigns, crowdfunding US$8.5m for its
development, and was later followed by other Android-based consoles,
such as Nvidia's Shield Portable an Android device in a video game
controller form factor.[
The first android based official device was launched sometime in the
early half of 2008. Obviously, thats an age away when it comes to
handset design, and android have already found itself competing against
the Nokia(Microsoft) touchscreen phones and maybe even the iphones.
References
google.com
developers.android.com
www.wikipedia.com
www.youtube.com
www.stackoverflow.com
Any queries ??
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