Android OS Introduction
Android is a kind of mobile operating system that using the Linux
kernel technology. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm
later purchased by Google, and lately by the Open Handset Alliance. It
allows developers to write managed code in the Java language,
controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries.
The unveiling of the Android distribution on 5 November 2007 was
announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium
of 47 hardware, software, and telecoms companies devoted to advancing
open standards for mobile devices. Google released most of the Android
code under the Apache License, a free software and open source
license.
Company / developer Open Handset Alliance
Working state Current
Source model Free and open source software
Initial release October 21, 2008; 15 months ago
Latest stable release Android 2.1 (Eclair) / 2010-1-05; 28 days ago[1]
Supported platforms ARM, MIPS, Power Architecture, x86
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux)
License Apache 2.0 and GPLv2[2]
Website android.com
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