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Chapter 16
Android Operating Systems
Learning Objectives
• Android
– Designed to run mobile devices: specifically
smartphones and tablets
– Built on a Linux foundation
– Customizable user interface
• Allows user to customize app configurations
– Open source operating system
• Key elements, but not all, of the source code are
published
• Enchant me
– Sleek and aesthetically pleasing design
• Simplify my life
– Make life easier
• Make me amazing
– Empower people to try new things and to use apps in
inventive new ways
• Battery management
– Android device’s battery usage information: Settings
tab
– Ways to improver battery availability
• Users choose to leave certain functions turned off until
they are actually needed, e.g., GPS, Bluetooth
communications, background file syncing, etc.
• Wi-Fi instead of telephony: saves power
• User-defined permissions
– Individual controls device security
– Resource access must be explicitly given to the app
(table 16.4)
Each mobile device can be set to an appropriate level of the security.
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• Passwords to avoid
– Dictionary entries
– Keyboard patterns (e.g., 123456)
– Anything that would be easy for someone else to
guess
• Longer passwords are stronger
• Password alternative: Android’s pattern recognition
tool
• Facial recognition: currently not a strong access
control tool
(figure 16.11)
For higher security, encryption is offered. It’s a time-consuming option to
invoke, so the device owner should have the device plugged in or at least
fully charged before starting it. © Cengage Learning 2014
• Touch screen
– Features icons that are manipulated by the user
– User-selected apps that remain in place when the
user swipes the screen from side-to-side
– “Soft buttons” along screen bottom: allow the user to
perform critical tasks, e.g., go home, go back, or view
open tasks
(figure 16.12)
User-definable icons and buttons at the base of the display allow users to
quickly access these functions.
© Cengage Learning 2014
(table 16.6)
Seven primary gestures that users can make on their mobile devices.
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• “Lights-out mode”
– On-screen buttons temporarily disappear: allows full
screen viewing without distractions
– Screen touch: exits lights-out mode
#1 App icon
#2 View control
#3 Action buttons
#4 Action overflow (additional tasks)