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Android Is A: Linux Operating System For Mobile Devices Smartphones Tablet Computers Open Handset Alliance Google

Android is an open-source, Linux-based operating system led by Google that is used primarily in smartphones and tablet computers. It was developed by Android Inc., which was purchased by Google in 2005. The Android software is maintained by the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of technology companies, and has over 450,000 third-party applications available for download through app stores like Google Play.

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Android Is A: Linux Operating System For Mobile Devices Smartphones Tablet Computers Open Handset Alliance Google

Android is an open-source, Linux-based operating system led by Google that is used primarily in smartphones and tablet computers. It was developed by Android Inc., which was purchased by Google in 2005. The Android software is maintained by the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of technology companies, and has over 450,000 third-party applications available for download through app stores like Google Play.

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Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet [10][11] computers.

It is developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google. Google purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005. The unveiling of the Android distribution in 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 86 hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open [13][14][15][16] standards for mobile devices. Google releases the Android code as open-source, under [17] the Apache License. The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is tasked with the maintenance and [18] further development of Android. Android has a large community of developers writing applications ("apps") that extend the functionality [19] of the devices. Developers write primarily in a customized version of Java. Apps can be downloaded from third-party sites or through online stores such as Google Play (formerly Android Market), the app store run by Google. As of February 2012 there were more than 450,000 apps available for Android, and the estimated number of applications downloaded from the Android Market [20][21] as of December 2011 exceeded 10 billion. Android was listed as the best-selling smartphone platform worldwide in Q4 2010 by [22][23] [24] Canalys with over 300 million Android devices in use by February 2012. According to Google's Andy Rubin, as of February 2012 there are over 850,000 Android devices activated every [25] day.
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