ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM

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Smartphone OS Introduction What is Android? Features Android Market Software Updates Compatibility Applications

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SMARTPHONE OS

Symbian Windows Mobile Blackberry OS Apple iOS Google Android Palm WebOS Windows Phone 7

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INTRODUCTION

Acquired by Google in 2005

Fastest growing mobile OS

Over 300,000 Android activations a day Android overtook iOS as the dominant OS in US in 2010

First phone launched HTC G1 in 2008

Currently an OS of choice for Motorola, HTC, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, among others

Software updates every few months

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ANDROID WHAT IS IT?

Software stack for mobile devices

incl. OS, middleware and key applications

Open source source code is open and contributions are welcome Application framework enables reuse/replacement of apps Dalvik as virtual machine Integrated browser based on webkit(Layout Engine)

Optimized graphics 2D graphics library, 3D based on OPEN GL ES

SQLite for data storage Media support (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, JPG, PNG,) Support for radio interfaces, Bluetooth, WiFi, Camera, GPS, accelerometer Software Development Kit (SDK) Preinstalled applications from Google (GMS)

Gmail, Maps, Search, Voice Search, Youtube

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ANDROID FEATURES

Google Maps and other applications Background services and applications allows multi tasking of applications Shared Data and interprocess communication All applications are equal does not have priority among applications allows the applications to be enhanced/reused p2p interdevice application messaging

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ANDROID MARKET

Part of Google Market 3rd party apps submitted to Google, approved and distributed through Market Both Free and Paid apps Apps now limited to 50 MB; updates possible through Market Available in many countries, not all countries have support for paid apps Other Market place applications available Amazon has announced its own Android Market place App searches filtered based on Manifest file (eg. if a device does not have trackball, apps using trackball will be filtered out) Every app publishes a list of components the app will access and permissions need to be granted before installation Apps installed on device and SD card (SD Card from Froyo)
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ANDROID SOFTWARE UPDATES

Android 1.1 Android 1.5 Cupcake Android 1.6 Donuts (CDMA) Android 2.0 clair Android 2.2 Froyo Android 2.3 - Gingerbread Android 3 - Honeycomb API Levels used by apps to identify software version on the device Android apps are generally forward compatible with newer version, but not necessarily backwards compatible

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HOW IS ANDROID BETTER?

When Android Compared with iPhone (Apple) - Browsing - Desktop - Connectivity - PC Connection - Multi-notification - Market - Google Integration - Open Source - Open to carriers
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COMPATIBILITY

Why required? Allow customizable devices Android compatibility is free and easy Obtain Android source code List requirements that need to be met for devices to be compatible with a particular version on Android Pass the Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) Porting guide available for bringing up Android on custom Hardware

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APPLICATIONS

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Initial Screen

Map

Browser

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Thank You!!!

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