Main Topics

What is Android?
Features Versions of Android

Applications
Marketing Recent Developments Why Android?

1. What is ANDROID?
Operating system for smartphones and tablets
Based on Linux Kernel Developed by OPEN HANDSET ALLIANCE led by

Google

1. What is ANDROID? (cont)

Includes Java compatible libraries
Multi language support Licensed under version 2 of Apache Software License

OHA (Open Handset Alliance)

A business alliance consisting of 47 companies to

develop open standards for mobile devices

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2. Features
Handset Layouts: Supports 2D and 3D

graphics,

traditional smartphone layouts

Connectivity: CDMA, Bluetooth, WI-FI, WIMAX Messaging: MMS, SMS, Chat,

Message Cloud

2. Features (cont)
Screen Capture
Media supports JPEG, AMR, MPEG-4 Multi Touch Video Calling

2. Features (2)
Web browsing: based on open source webkit layout

engine Storage: uses SQLite a light weight relational database Tethering: allows the phone to be used as wireless/wired WIFI hotspot

Phones
HTC G1, Droid, Tattoo

Motorola Droid (X)

Suno S880

Samsung Galaxy
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Sony Ericsson
10

3. Versions
NAME 1. Cupcake 2. Donut 3. Eclair 4. Froyo 5. Gingerbread 6. Honeycomb 7. Ice Cream Sandwich VERSION 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.0 4.0

4. Applications
Over 6 billion applications were there in june 2011 of which 130 million are already being installed in the smartphones.
Android applications run in a SANDBOX protecting it from the rest of the system resources.

4. APPLICATIONS(2)
Privacy: ability to locate WI-FI access points
Additional finer-grained security features are provided

through a "permission" mechanism that enforces restrictions on the specific operations that a particular process can perform, and per-URI permissions for granting ad-hoc access to specific pieces of data.

4. APPLICATIONS (3)
Android Market: online software store developed by

Google, preinstalled on most Android devices

5. Marketing(1)

5. Marketing(2)

6. Recent Developments(1)
SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL, BEYOND SMART
Common actions more visible Refined innovations Multitasking more easier and more visual

6. Recent Developments(2)
Resizable widgets
New lock screen actions Quick responses for incoming calls Powerful voice input engine

6. Recent Developments(3)
Cloud connected experience
Face unlock

These are only a few. There is much MORE

7. Why Android?(1)
Advantages There are a host of advantages that Googles Android will derive from being an open source software. Some of the advantages include: The ability for anyone to customize the Google Android platform

7. Why Android?(2)
Men will be able to customize a mobile phones using Google Android platform like never before Features like weather details, opening screen, live RSS feeds and even the icons on the opening screen will be able to be customized

7. Why Android?(3)

As a result of many mobile phones carrying Google Android, companies will come up with such innovative products like the location In addition the entertainment functionalities will be taken a notch higher by Google Android being able to offer online real time multiplayer games

Future possibilities
Google Android Sales to Overtake iPhone in 2012

The OHA is committed to make their vision a reality: to deploy the Android platform for every mobile operator, handset manufacturers and developers to build innovative devices
Intel doesnt want to lose ownership of the netbook market, so they need to prepare for anything, including Android

Limitations
Bluetooth limitations o Android doesn't support: Bluetooth stereo Contacts exchange Modem pairing Wireless keyboards But it'll work with Bluetooth headsets, but that's about it

Firefox Mobile isn't coming to Android Apps in Android Market need to be programmed with a custom form of Java Mozilla and the Fennec won't have that

8. Conclusion
We hope that Android in its upcoming versions

overcomes its limitations and fulfills its future promises.