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Android is an open source, Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices. It uses touch-based inputs like swiping and tapping to manipulate on-screen objects. Android is the most widely used mobile OS, selling more devices than Windows, iOS, and Mac OS X combined, with over 1 billion active monthly users as of 2014. Originally developed by Android Inc. and later acquired by Google, Android was unveiled in 2007 as part of the Open Handset Alliance to advance open standards for mobile devices.

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Android is an open source, Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices. It uses touch-based inputs like swiping and tapping to manipulate on-screen objects. Android is the most widely used mobile OS, selling more devices than Windows, iOS, and Mac OS X combined, with over 1 billion active monthly users as of 2014. Originally developed by Android Inc. and later acquired by Google, Android was unveiled in 2007 as part of the Open Handset Alliance to advance open standards for mobile devices.

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Android is a mobile operating system (OS) based on the Linux kernel and currently developed by Google.

With auser interface based on direct manipulation, Android is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile
devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, with specialized user interfaces for televisions
(Android TV), cars (Android Auto), and wrist watches (Android Wear). The OS uses touch inputs that
loosely correspond to real-world actions, like swiping, tapping, pinching, and reverse pinching to
manipulate on-screen objects, and a virtual keyboard. Despite being primarily designed for touchscreen
input, it also has been used in game consoles, digital cameras, regular PCs (e.g. the HP Slate 21) and
other electronics.
Android is the most widely used mobile OS and, as of 2013, the highest selling OS overall. Android devices
sell more than Windows, iOS, and Mac OS X devices combined,[13][14][15][16][17] with sales in 2012, 2013 and
2014[18]close to the installed base of all PCs.[19] As of July 2013 the Google Play store has had over 1 million
Android apps published, and over 50 billion apps downloaded.[20] A developer survey conducted in April
May 2013 found that 71% of mobile developers develop for Android.[21] At Google I/O 2014, the company
revealed that there were over 1 billion active monthly Android users, up from 538 million in June 2013.[22]
Android's source code is released by Google under open source licenses, although most Android devices
ultimately ship with a combination of open source and proprietary software.[3] Initially developed by Android,
Inc., which Google backed financially and later bought in 2005,[23] Android was unveiled in 2007 along with
the founding of the Open Handset Alliancea consortium of hardware, software, and telecommunication
companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.[24]
Android is popular with technology companies which require a ready-made, low-cost and customizable
operating system for high-tech devices.[25] Android's open nature has encouraged a large community of
developers and enthusiasts to use the open-source code as a foundation for community-driven projects,
which add new features for advanced users[26] or bring Android to devices which were officially released
running other operating systems. The operating system's success has made it a target for patent litigation
as part of the so-called "smartphone wars" between technology companies.[27][28]

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