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Android and Android Phones

Introduction:

Android is a Linux-based mobile phone operating system developed by Google. Android is unique because Google is actively developing the platform but giving it away for free to hardware manufacturers and phone carriers who want to use Android on their devices.

Beyond the Phone:

A modified version of Android is used in the Google TV, the Barnes & Noble Nook e-Reader, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and countless other devices. Parrot makes both a digital photo frame and a car stereo system powered by modified versions of Android.

What is Android?Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet computers, developed by Google in conjunction with the Open Handset Alliance. Android was initially developed by Android Inc, whom Google financially backed and later purchased 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 standards for mobile devices. Google releases the Android code as open-source, under the Apache License. The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is tasked with the maintenance and further development of Android.Android has a large community of developers writing applications ("apps") that extend the functionality of the devices. Developers write primarily in a customized version of Java, and apps can be downloaded from online stores such as Google Play (formerly Android Market), the app store run by Google, or third-party sites. In June 2012, there were more than 600,000 apps available for Android, and the estimated number of applications downloaded from Google Play was 20 billion.Android became the world’s leading Smartphone platform at the end of 2010. For the first quarter of 2012, Android had a 59% Smartphone market share worldwide. At the half of 2012, there were 400 million devices activated and 1 million activations per day.

Foundation:

Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, United States in October 2003 by Andy Rubin (co-founder of Danger),Rich Miner (co-founder of Wildfire Communications, Inc.),Nick Sears (once VP at T-Mobile),and Chris White (headed design and interface development at WebTV) to develop, in Rubin's words "...smarter mobile devices that are more aware of its owner's location and preferences". Despite the obvious past accomplishments of the founders and early employees, Android Inc. operated secretly, revealing only that it was working on software for mobile phones. That same year, Rubin ran out of money. Steve Perlman, a close friend of Rubin, brought him $10,000 in cash in an envelope and refused a stake in the company.

Google acquisition:

Google acquired Android Inc. on August 17, 2005, making Android Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Google. Key employees of Android Inc., including Andy Rubin, Rich Miner and Chris White, stayed at the company after the acquisition. Not much was known about Android Inc. at the time of the acquisition, but many assumed that Google was planning to enter the mobile phone market with this move.At Google, the team led by Rubin developed a mobile device platform powered by the Linux kernel. Google marketed the platform to handset makers and carriers on the promise of providing a flexible, upgradable system. Google had lined up a series of hardware component and software partners and signaled to carriers that it was open to various degrees of cooperation on their part.

Speculation about Google's intention to enter the mobile communications market continued to build through December 2006. Reports from the BBC and The Wall Street Journal noted that Google wanted its search and applications on

mobile phones and it was working hard to deliver that. Print and online media outlets

soon reported rumors that Google was developing a Google-branded handset. Some

speculated that as Google was defining technical specifications, it was showing

prototypes to cell phone manufacturers and network operators.

In September 2007, InformationWeek covered an Evalueserve study reporting that Google had filed several patent applications in the

area of mobile telephony.

Android Open Source Project:

The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is led by Google, and is tasked with the maintenance and development of Android. According to the project "The goal of the Android Open Source Project is to create a successful real-world product that improves the mobile experience for end users.” AOSP also maintains the Android Compatibility Program, defining an "Android compatible" device "as one that can run any application written by third-party developers using the Android SDK and NDK", to prevent incompatible Android implementations. The compatibility program is also optional and free of charge, with the Compatibility Test Suite also free and open-source

Open Handset Alliance:

On November 5, 2007, the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of several companies which include Broadcom Corporation, Google, HTC, Intel, LG, Marvell Technology Group, Motorola, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile and Texas Instruments unveiled itself. The goal of the Open Handset Alliance is to develop open standards for mobile devices. On the same day, the Open Handset Alliance also unveiled its first product, Android, a mobile device platform built on the Linux kernel version 2.6.

On December 9, 2008, 14 new members joined, including ARM Holdings, Atheros Communications, Asustek Computer Inc, Garmin Ltd, Huawei Technologies, PacketVideo, Softbank, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba Corp, and Vodafone Group Plc.

Version history:

Each version after "Astro" and "Bender" is named in alphabetical order after a dessert or sugary treat, with 1.5 "Cupcake" being the first and every update since following this naming convention.

•1.0 Astro•1.1 Bender•1.5 Cupcake•1.6 Donut•2.0/2.1 Eclair•2.2 Froyo•2.3 Gingerbread•3.x Honeycomb•4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich•4.1 Jelly Bean

Android 1.0

The first Android device which runs on Android 1.0 is HTC Dream (G1), incorporated the following Android 1.0 features:- Web Browser to show, zoom and pan full HTML and XHTML web pages, multiple pages show as windows, supporting POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP- Android Market app downloads and updates- Multitasking, instant messaging, GPS, Wi-Fi an bluetooth- No Microsoft Exchange Server, no camcorder, youtube video player- Camera Support : lacked in change of camera’s resolution, quality, white balance etc- Folder permits for the grouping of bunch of application icons into a single folder icon on the home screen- Notification alert in the status bar optioned with ringtone, vibration alert or by LED- Google synchronization to many applications- Google Maps with Latitude (Street View as well as in satellite imagery), driving directions using GPS- Voice Dialer allows dialing and placing of phone calls without typing a name or number- Other apps include: Alarm Clock, Calculator, Dialer (Phone), Home screen (launcher), Pictures (Gallery), and Settings 

Android 1.1

This update was released for the T-Mobile G1 only. The update resolved bugs, changed the API and added a number of other features :- Details and reviews available when a user searches for businesses on Maps- Longer in-call screen timeout default when using the speakerphone, plus ability to show/hide dial pad- Ability to save attachments in messages

Android 1.5 (Cupcake)

- Universal search box- Revamped Android market : Browsing categories and filters (Top free, Top paid, Just in)- Toggle between camera and videos modes, Video recording and playback in MPEG-4 and 3GP formats- Faster Camera start-up and image capture, integrated photo gallery- Much faster acquisition of GPS location (powered by SUPL AGPS)- Auto-pairing and stereo support for Bluetooth added (A2DP and AVRCP profiles)- On-screen soft keyboard- Directly upload videos to youtube and picassa

Android 1.6 (Donut)

- Virtual On-screen keyboard- Camcorder mode for recording (and watching) video- Stereo Bluetooth- Expanded Gesture framework and new GestureBuilder development tool- Home screen widgets and folders- Quick Search Box and Voice Search- Toggle between still and video captures modes, Support for WVGA screen resolutions- Copy/Paste and search within the browser- Direct upload to Youtube and Picasa- user can select multiple photos for deletion- Battery usage indicator- Updated technology support for CDMA/EVDO, 802.1x, VPNs, and a text-to-speech engine- Multilingual tect-o-speech function

Android 2.0 (Eclair)- Multiple accounts for email and contact synchronization- Microsoft Exchange Support for syncing of e-mail- Quick Contact pop-up widget- Search saved SMS and MMS messages- Camera improvement include support for flash and digital zoom, scene mode, white balance, color effect and macro focus- Keyboard improvement : Adaptive Dictionary,- Bluetooth 2.1 support- New browser User Interface and support for HTML5- Improved Google Maps 3.1.2- New calender features- Besides live wallpapers, it’s allowing Home screen background images to be animated to show movement- MotionEvent class enhanced to track multi-touch events

Android 2.0.1- Minor API changes- bug fixes and framework behavioral changes

Android 2.2 (Froyo)- Multiple user account- Speed, memory, and performance optimizations- Android market update : Batch and automatic updates, installing apps to the SD card- New tips widget for home screen- Support for the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service- File uploading in the browser- Improved Microsoft Exchange support- USB tethering and Hotspot support, Voice dialing and contact sharing over Bluetooth- Multiple keyboard languages- Adobe Flash 10.1

Android 2.2.1- Bug fixes- Security updates- Performance improvements

Android 2.2.2- Fixed minor bugs- Fixed SMS routing issues that affected the Nexus One

Android 2.2.3- This update consisted of two security patches

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)- Native support for more sensors- UI refinements for simplicity and speed- New keyboard for faster text input- One-touch word selection and copy/paste- Near Field Communication (NFC), Improved power management- New Download Manager, Internet Calling- New audio effects such as reverb, equalization etc.- Support for WebM/VP8 video playback, and AAC audio encoding

Android 2.3.3- Included several improvements and API fixes

Android 2.3.4- Support for voice or video chat using Google Talk

Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)- Specifically optimized for tablets and devices with larger screen sizes- Hardware acceleration, Support for multi-core processors, Ability to encrypt all user data- Refined multitasking, rich notifications, home screen customization, widgets, Redesigned keyboard- Support for video chat, Multiple browser tabs, form auto fill, new “incognito” mode allowing anonymous browsing- Bluetooth tethering- Built-in support for Media/Picture Transfer Protocol- New two plane contacts and Email UI- Ability to view albums and other collections in full-screen mode

Android 3.1- UI refinements- Connectivity for USB accessories- Expanded Recent Apps list- Resizable Home screen widgets- Support for external keyboards and pointing devices, joysticks and gamepads, FLAC audio playback- High-performance Wi-Fi lock, HTTP proxy for each connected Wi-Fi access point

Android 3.2This update first appear on Huawei’s MediaPad tablet. Changes included:- Improved hardware support, including optimizations for a wider range of tablets- Increased ability of apps to access files on the SD card- Compatibility display mode for apps

Android 3.2.1- Bug fixes and minor security- Stability and Wi-Fi improvements- Update to Android Market with automatic updates and Google books- Improved Adobe Flash support and Chinese handwriting prediction

Android 3.2.2- Included bug fixes and other minor improvements for the Motorola Xoom 4G

Android 4.0 (Ice-cream sandwich)- Increase in speed and performance- Virtual buttons in the UI- Separation of widgets in a new tab- Easier-to-create folders with a drag-and-drop style- A customizable launcher, Resizeable widgets- Improved visual voicemail with the ability to speed up or slow down voicemail messages- Pinch-to-zoom functionality in the calendar- Offline search, a two-line preview, and new action bar at the bottom of the Gmail app- Ability to swipe left or right to switch between Gmail conversations, Automatic syncing of browser with users’ Chrome bookmarks- Integrated screenshot capture (accomplished by holding down the Power and Volume-Down buttons)- Improved error correction on the keyboard, Real-time speech to text dictation- Ability to access apps directly from lock screen- Improved copy and paste functionality- Face Unlock : New feature that allows users to unlock handsets using facial identification software- New tabbed web browser (allowing up to 16 tabs)- Modern Roboto font- Data Usage section in settings that lets users set warnings when they approach a certain usage limit, and disable data use when the limit is exceeded- New Ability to shut down apps that are using memory in the background- Improved camera app with zero shutter lag, time lapse settings, panorama mode, ability to zoom while recording, 1080p video recording for basic Android devices- New gallery layout, organized by location and person, Built-in photo editor- Android Beam, a Near Field Communication (NFC)

Android 4.0.2- Fixed minor bugs on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus

Android 4.0.3- Bug fixes and optimizations- Improvements to graphics, databases, spell-checking, Bluetooth functionality- Calendar provider enhancements, new camera apps enhancing video stabilization and QVGA resolution- Accessibility refinements such as improved content access for screen readers

Respectfully Submitted to:Prof. Erwin Globio

MSIT