What is Android?
What is Android?
Android is a Linux based mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, which is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Android is an operating system designed by keeping mobile in mind, where the phone functions and applications are live. The display of the mobile device screen is a part of the operating system. When you receive a call, text message, or email, the Operating System (OS) processes that information and puts it in a readable format.
The hardware that supports android software is based on ARM architecture platform. The android is an open source operating system means that it’s free and any one can use it.
The Android OS is divided into various versions, implementing significant jumps in features, operation, and stability, which usually have code names. The version name are like Android Marshmallow, Nougat, Oreo, Pie, or the latest Android 10.
Android’s source code has been used as the basis of different ecosystems, most of Google which is associated with a suite of proprietary software called Google Mobile Services (GMS), which comes pre-installed on said devices. This includes core apps such as Gmail, Google Play, Google Play Services development platform, and usually apps such as the Google Chrome web browser.
These apps are licensed by the manufacturers of Android devices and certified under standards imposed by the Google. Other competing Android ecosystems include Amazon.com’s Fire operating system or LineageOS. Software distribution is mostly offered through proprietary application stores like Google Play Store or Samsung Galaxy Store, or open source platforms like Aptoide or F-Droid, which use software packages in the APK format.
Android has been the best-selling Operating System, worldwide on smartphones since 2011 and on the tablets since 2013. As of May 2017 it has over 2 billion of monthly active users, the largest installed base of any operating system, and as of January 2020, the Google Play Store features over 2.9 million apps.
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