what is android

What is android operating system

Many of the people are making use of android phones in our day to day life . You can see everywhere in the world there are android users . This is so because android is less costly and very easy to use . Android is the largest selling phone all over the world .

Many of you have heard about the word android and by hearing this word our attention goes towards our mobile phones .

What is android ?

google android is an operating system which is based on the Linux kernel and is developed by Google .

What is Linux ?

Linux is a free and open source software . In this software they have made so many modifications and this is how android was made .

The Linux operating system is mostly used in servers and Desktop computers .

Therefore the android was made mostly for devices like touch screen Mobile phones and android tablet . So that all the application and software whatever we see on the computer can be easily used on mobile phones or tablets as well .

Android history

The android was started in 2003 and was started by Andy_Rubin . In 2005 Google purchased this company from Andy Rubin . Andy Rubin was later made as the head of the android .

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Why did Google invest in Android

Google has found the concept of android very interesting and therefore they have become the owner of this Android . They have decided to make Android a very good operating system .

The Android was officially launched by Google in the year 2007 . At the same time Google has done the announcement for development of this operating system .

In the year 2008 HTC was launched in the market . Which was the first phone to be launched based on the android operating system . Later on many versions of the android operating system were launched .

These android operating systems have got a lot of support from the young generation . The concept of android operating system has become very popular .

In 2013 Andy Rubin left Google due to working on some other projects . He has resigned himself as the head of Google .

Later on sundar Pichai was made the head of Google . Under the guidance of sunder the android operating system has taken a new ways and we have seen lot of development in the android operating system .

Android features

Android has become a very good platform for the development of features in its operating system .

1. It has a user interface . Android provides a beautiful and attractive interface . Therefore the use of this operating system is very easy . One can easily learn how to operate the android phone or android apps .

2. It has multiple language support . It provides support to multiple languages like Hindi, Marathi , English , Punjabi , Telugu etc . You can choose any of the languages and set that language in your android phones and start using it in your own languages (Mother languages).

3. It has multi tasking ability. Multi tasking means you can do so many tasks at a time . For example browsing the internet , playing games , listening to songs , watching video etc.

4. It has a very good connectivity . Android provides us wifi , Bluetooth , 3G / 4G connectivity . Many more like these connectivity are provided in the android operating system . With this type of connectivity we can easily connect with the other networks or mobile devices etc .

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Is Android free to download?

5. It has a wide range of android applications . You can download or install any android apps on your android download devices and you can start using it .

In the android operating system the Google play store and android device manager is a by default app already installed on an android operating device .

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Which allows its users to freely download and install the android apps on their android devices .

The specialty of the android operating system is that it is a free and open source software . The use of this operating system can be done in any device .

The source code of this operating system can be written by any android developer . This helps a lot for programmers or developers to build apps for the android operating system . This is not done in any other operating system .

The android operating system which is developed by Google is now used in many other mobile companies . Many mobile companies are giving preference to the Android operating system .

Google is launching new versions of these android operating systems from time to time . These new versions are made available to you in the form of the androids update .

By downloading or installing these new versions on android devices we can get the benefits of using new features . These new updates increase the speed and performance of your android devices .

What are Android versions ?

Google has launched many new versions in android operating systems . Google made changes and developed these changes in every update and then released it from time to time .

Google is continuously working on the android development system . They are launching new versions every year .

Google gave names to their android version on the basis of sweets . FOR example names from cupcake , donuts , eclair , ice cream , kitkat , Oreo , pie , lollipop and marshmallow .

They decided the names on the android versions based on the alphabetical order .

Now the Google has launched its latest version PIE . But they have released this version only for limited devices, for example pixels . This version is highly advanced version as compared to the other versions .

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The rest of the companies like Sony , xiaomi , oppo , vivo , one plus , samsung android etc will get this update of the latest version in a few months .

Google has then launched the latest android version Q in 2019 . But they have not provided information on this version .

In this new version they have decided to make changes in safety and security of the data .