Android and Its Tools (4 Hrs ---4 marks)
,• Sites to visit:
• https://www.tutorialspoint.com/android
• https://www.tutlane.com/tutorial/android
, Android Windows Phone
Company/ Developer Google Microsoft
Programmed in Java, C, C++ C, C++
OS family Unix-like Windows
Initial release September 23, 2008 October 21, 2010
Applications are created by an Applications are created by tie up
Applications
open community of developers. companies and Microsoft.
Number of applications Over 700,000 applications Limited number of applications.
Working state Current Current
Source model Open source software Closed-source
Updates are provided by different Updates are only done by
Updates
parties Microsoft.
, Android platform
• Android is an open source and Linux-based operating system. It wa
first introduced on Nov 5, 2007. It was originally developed by
Android Inc. and subsequently purchased by Google.
• it is not limited to mobile only. It is currently used in various device
such as mobiles, tablets, televisions etc.
• allows us to build innovative apps and games for mobile devices in
Java language environment.