Module – 1
SEMESTER VI CS/BCA
S.A
, 1.Introduction
to Android Computing Platform
What is Android ?
➢ Android is an open source, Linux based Operating
System for mobile devices such as smart phones, tablet
computers etc.
➢Android Provides a rich application framework that
allows users to build innovative apps and games for mobile
devices in Java language environment.
➢ Android offers a unified approach to application
development for mobile devices which means developers
need only develop for Android, and their applications
should be able to run on different devices powered by
Android.
,➢ Android Inc was founded in Palo Alto California by Andi Rubin,
Rich Miner, Nick Siers and Chris White in 2003.
➢ Later it was acquired by Google in 2005.
➢ Android was developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by
Google, and other companies.
➢ The first beta version of the Android Software Development Kit
(SDK) was released by Google in 2007 whereas the first
commercial version, Android 1.0, was released in September 2008.
, ➢ The source code for Android is available under free and open source
software licenses.
➢ Google publishes most of the code under the Apache License
version 2.0 and the rest, Linux kernel changes, under the GNU
General Public License version 2.
➢ Nowadays, Android powers not only mobile phones or tablet PCs
and eBook readers, but also IoT devices and even smart bicycles.
SEMESTER VI CS/BCA
S.A
, 1.Introduction
to Android Computing Platform
What is Android ?
➢ Android is an open source, Linux based Operating
System for mobile devices such as smart phones, tablet
computers etc.
➢Android Provides a rich application framework that
allows users to build innovative apps and games for mobile
devices in Java language environment.
➢ Android offers a unified approach to application
development for mobile devices which means developers
need only develop for Android, and their applications
should be able to run on different devices powered by
Android.
,➢ Android Inc was founded in Palo Alto California by Andi Rubin,
Rich Miner, Nick Siers and Chris White in 2003.
➢ Later it was acquired by Google in 2005.
➢ Android was developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by
Google, and other companies.
➢ The first beta version of the Android Software Development Kit
(SDK) was released by Google in 2007 whereas the first
commercial version, Android 1.0, was released in September 2008.
, ➢ The source code for Android is available under free and open source
software licenses.
➢ Google publishes most of the code under the Apache License
version 2.0 and the rest, Linux kernel changes, under the GNU
General Public License version 2.
➢ Nowadays, Android powers not only mobile phones or tablet PCs
and eBook readers, but also IoT devices and even smart bicycles.
