2. WHAT IS ANDROID?
Owned by google - An IT giant
Smart, simple and truly yours
Linux based operating system
A software stack for mobile devices that includes
An operating system
Middleware
Key Applications
3. WHY ANDROID?
The World’s most powerful, simple and beautiful operating System
Take google with you
Navigate your world, connect and share
Be entertained, create and collaborate
Open source mobile operating system
5. Android milestones builds ( with astroboy and bender)
Android 1.0 (No code name)
23rd sep 2008
Google apps support
Download google apps and updates
Wi-Fi, camera support
Voice dialler
Android 1.1(petit four)
9th Feb. 2009
Save attachments in messages
Android 1.5(cupcake)
30th April 2009
Video recording and playback in 3gp and mpeg-4
Ability to upload videos to YouTube and Picasa
Auto Bluetooth support
6. Android 1.6 (donut)
15th sep 2009
Gesture support
Faster camera access
Support wide vga
Android 2.0-2.1 (éclair)
26th Oct. 2009
Sync multiple accounts
Optimized hardware speed and revamped ui, browser
Multi touch feature
Android 2.2 (froyo)
20th may 2010
Speed, memory, performance optimizations
Usb tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot support
7. Android 2.3(gingerbread)(6th Dec 2010)
Copy and paste functionality
Ui improvement
Support for nfc
Support for more sensors- gyroscope and barometer
Android 3.0(honeycomb)(22nd Feb. 2011)
Optimized Tablet support
Support for multicore processors
Quick notification bar added
Simplified multitasking
Android 4.0(ice cream sandwich)(19th nov 2012)
Virtual ui buttons
Android beam and Wi-Fi direct feature added
Pinch to zoom feature added
Speech to text feature
1080p support
8. Android 4.1-4.3(jellybean)
9th July 2012
Smoother user interface
Triple buffering in graphics(opengl es 3.0)
Expandable notification
Offline voice dictation
Google now voice and search application
Support for wireless display(miracast)
4k resolution support
Android 4.4(kitkat)
31st Oct. 2013
Wireless printing capability
Tap and pay feature
Optimizations for performance on devices with lower specs
Screen recording feature added
Automatic find contact name of person calling
9. DISTRIBUTION OF DEVICES
This section provides data about the relative number of devices running a given version of the Android platform. Source-android.com/dashboard
11. ANDROID ROOTING
Android rooting is the process of allowing users of
smartphones, tablets, and other devices running the Android mobile
operating system to attain privileged control (known as "root access")
within Android's subsystem.
12. ADVANTAGES OF ROOT
1. Truly own your device
2. Flash a custom rom and kernel
3. Remove preinstalled apps
4. Backup your phone for seamless transitions
5. Block ads in any app
6. Boost your phone’s speed and battery life
7. Automate everything
8. Unlock hidden features and install incompatible apps
22. CONCLUSION
1. Android is now becoming the best operating system for mobile
among other operating system.
2. It surely takes a lot of time for other os to create such a rapid
revolution.