Android is one of the most useful device for developers to create powerful and innovative mobile applications remarkably easily and quickly. It is a mobile software platform as well as operating system designed on the Linux Kernel. It is open source software, which is developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It was initially developed by Android Inc. a firm later purchased by Google, and lately by the Open Handset Alliance. It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language and controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries. The unveiling of the Android distribution on 5 November 2007 was announced with the foundation ceremony of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 47 hardware, software, and telecom companies devoted to the advancement of open standards for mobile devices. Android offers various features to create inventive and modern mobile applications. Some of the most prominent features are listed below:
- GSM, EDGE, CDMA, Bluetooth, WI-Fi, EV-DO, and UMTS technologies to send and receive data across mobile networks.
- Comprehensive libraries for 2D and 3D graphics.
- A wide range of libraries for image, video, and audio files, which includes MPEG4, H.263, H.264, AMR, AMR-WB, MP3, AAC, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, WAV, and MIDI formats.
- Features of Video camera, touchscreens, GPS, accelerometer, and magnetometer.
- P2P using Google Talk.
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