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Android Introduction

Android is an open-source operating system developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It uses Linux as its kernel and includes core applications like an activity manager, content providers, resource managers and more. Android applications are developed using Java and compiled into .dex files to run on the Dalvik virtual machine. Data can be securely stored using SQLite databases.

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Android Introduction

Android is an open-source operating system developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It uses Linux as its kernel and includes core applications like an activity manager, content providers, resource managers and more. Android applications are developed using Java and compiled into .dex files to run on the Dalvik virtual machine. Data can be securely stored using SQLite databases.

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ANDROID OS

Company
LOGO
OUTLINE

1. INTRODUCTION
1. INTRODUCTION TO
TO ANDROID
ANDROID

2. INTRODUCTION
2. INTRODUCTION TO
TO PLATFORM
PLATFORM

3. SECURE
3. SECURE DATA
DATA STORAGE
STORAGE

4. EXECUTION
4. EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT

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What is ANDROID?

Android is a bunch of software


It is a mobile operating system
Founded in Palo Alto of California , U.s by
Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and
Chris White in 2003. Later Acquired by
Google in 2005.
Now developed by Google and Open
Handset Alliance
So Android is simply an
Operating System
Middleware
Applications
3
Why Android Was Created?

Software development

Run on very small electronic devices

Full phone software stack including applications

Android is open source OS.

Android is free

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ANDROID ARCHITECTURE

Fig. Architecture of Android OS

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Linux Kernel

Linux Version 2.6 as - h/w abstraction layer

Security, Memory & Process Management

Efficient computing resource management

Stable and proven for mobile platform

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Libraries

Written in C/C++ - System C Library(libc)


Surface manager - composing different drawing
screens
Display/Graphics(SGL)-for 2D graphics
OpenGLES 3D Graphics Library
Media Libraries
SQLite RDB engine-light weight
LibWebCoreweb browser engineembeddable
web view
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Android Runtime

Includes a set of core libraries that provides most


of the functionality-JAVA

Every Android application runs in its own process

Dalvik VM executes files in the (.dex) format

Device can run multiple VMs efficiently

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Application Framework

Activity Manager :
Manages the lifecycle of applications
Content provider :
Enable applications access data from other applications

Resource Manager :
Providing access to non-code resources
Window Manager

Notification manager
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Techniques for saving data

SQLite Databases:
Relational database library for storing and
managing complex data
It is a very light database and consumes
hardly few KiloBytes

10
The Dalvik Virtual Machine

Interpreter only machine


optimized for use on low powered,
low memory devices like phones

Dalvik uses the Java programming


language but not the JVM

Dalvik is not a Java virtual


machine.

It uses bytecode format called


dex.
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Android Application Development

Android
Eclipse
SDK
IDE

Android
Android
Mobile
Emulato
Device
r

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Android Development

Java
Android Source
Manifest
Generate Java .dex Dalvik
d Class Compiler File VM
Resource
XML
Android
Libraries

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Android Versions

Version Nos of APIs


5.0 Jelly Bean 15-16
4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 14.15
3.x.x Honeycomb 11-13
2.3.x Gingerbread 9-10
2.2 Froyo 8
2.1 clair 7
1.6 Donut 4
1.5 Cupcake 3
Brief Version overview

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Android First Release

Beta ver. (1.0) was released in November 2007

Developed by Google and Open Handset Alliance

Since April 2009, each Android versions has been


developed under a codename based on a dessert
item

These versions have released in alphabetical


order: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread,
Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Techniques for saving data

SQLite Databases:
Relational database library for storing and
managing complex data
It is a very light database and consumes
hardly few KiloBytes

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