Android Operating System

Android Operating System - Humans have entered the era of advanced technology, all been created in such a way that humans find it easier to perform their daily activities. Communication devices such as mobile phones become one of the proofs. Not just only used to communicate, the phone can be human best friends in their daily activities. In addition to communication tool, current mobile phones can be used as a means of entertainment, education, office and even navigation. One is a smartphone that uses the Android OS (Operating System).



Mobile OS

Like computers, mobile phones are now getting smarter because they have been equipped with advanced hardware and Mobile Operating System (OS). That's why mobile phones has more capabilities than just a communication tool. Several mobile OS currently available including Windows Mobile, Symbian, Maemo, Android, Apple IOS and Blackberry OS. Which will be further discussed in this article is the Android Operating System.

Android Operating System

What is the Android Operating System? Today, there are many mobile phones that use Android OS, is not only tied to one mobile phones brands, several well known vendors have been using Android including Samsung, Sony Ericsson, HTC, LG, Motorola, and others.


Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified Linux kernel used in tablet PCs and smartphones, and for each release, the code name version like the name of the food dishes such as Donuts, Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, etc.
Android was officially purchased by Google in 2005, the benefits of Android OS is its code is free and open source, which makes the smartphone Android mobile phones are sold cheaper than the other OS. In addition, everyone will be easier to develop and create applications and games on this operating system. There are more than 600,000 applications and games available on Google Play to entertain us, along with millions of songs and books, and thousands of movies. Google Play is an online software store that is default installed on any android smartphones. In addition we can also use all the Google apps anytime and anywhere.

What are the features of android OS?

Mobile operating system with a green robot logo has several features, including: WiFi hotspots, Multi-touch, multitasking, GPS, accelerometers, java, supports most networks (GSM / EDGE, iDEN, CDMA, EV-DO, UMTS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE & WiMAX), as well as the base ability of the general smartphones like Video calling, Bluetooth, Web browser with flash player, etc



Android version currently available in the market

1. Eclair (Android 2.0/ 2.1)

Early version of Android that started to be used by many smartphones, the main features of Eclair is the total change in the structure and appearance of the user interface and is the first version of Android that supports the HTML5 format.

2. Froyo/ Frozen Yogurt (Android 2.2)

Android 2.2 was released with 20 new features, including the increase in speed, Wi-Fi hotspot tethering features and Adobe Flash supports for web browser.

3. Gingerbread (Android 2.3)

The main upgrade in this version include UI updates, improved soft keyboard and copy/ paste features, power management, and support for latest Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

4. Honeycomb (Android 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2)

Android OS version that is intended for device with a large screen like a Tablet PC; Honeycomb new feature is support for multicore processors and graphics with hardware acceleration (taking the first tablet Honeycomb Motorola Xoom was released in February 2011).




5. Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)

Ice Cream Sandwich Android was announced on May 10, 2011 in the event the Google Developer Conference (San Francisco), and officially released on October 19, 2011 in Hong Kong. "Android Ice Cream Sandwich" can be used both in the smartphone or tablet. The main features of Android 4.0 is the Face Unlock ICS, Android Beam (NFC), major changes to User Interface, and the standard screen size (native screen) resolution of 720p (high definition).

6. Jelly Bean Android (Android 4.1)

Android Jelly Bean is more focused to increase its user interface is much smoother and responsive. In this version also marks the presence of features Google Now that provide advice and recommendations based on the data stored (contacts, calendar, location, etc.) on mobile phones.

Android has a large community of developers to develop applications, this makes the function Android become more widely and various. Android Market online software (known as Google Play) is a good place to download free or paid android applications which is managed by Google.

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