"Android Platform Overview" seminar for Azercell Barama project participants

1. Android Platform
Overview
Ramin Orujov
04.02.2012

2. Agenda
• What is Android?
• Android architecture
• Android development
• Application stores
• Android applications
• Android security
• Android in Azerbaijan
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3. What is Android?

4. Android platform
• Mobile operating system
• Devices
• Development tools
• Community
• Big Money

5. Android History
http://www.xcubelabs.com/the-android-
story.php
http://mashable.com/2011/07/26/android-history-
infographic/

6. Open Handset Alliance
Open Handset Alliance, a group of 84 technology and
mobile companies who have come together to
accelerate innovation in mobile and offer consumers a
richer, less expensive, and better mobile experience.
Members:
• 13 Mobile Operators
• 22 Handset Manufacturers
• 20 Semiconductor Companies
• 17 Software Companies
• 12 Commercialization Companies

7. Open Handset Alliance

8. Android activations
700.000 device in a day!!!
Andy Rubin
Google's Senior Vice President of Mobile
https://plus.google.com/u/0/11259974850697785
7728/posts
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/googles-
andy-rubin-defines-android-activation-trumpets-
700-0/

9. Android Architecture
• Linux kernel
• Android runtime (Dalvik virtual machine)
• Libraries
• Application Framework

10. Android Architecture

11. Linux Kernel
• Device drivers
• Memory management
• Process management
• Networking

12. Libraries
• C/C++ libraries
• Interface through Java
• Surface manager – Handling UI Windows
• 2D and 3D graphics
• Media codecs, SQLite, Browser engine

13. Android Runtime
• Dalvik VM
– Dex files
– Compact and efficient than Java class files
– Limited memory and battery power
• Core Libraries
– Java 5
– Collections, I/O etc…

14. Application Framework
• API interface
• Activity manager – manages application life
cycle.

15. Features
• Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of
components
• Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices
• Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit
engine
• Optimized graphics powered by a custom 2D graphics
library; 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0
specification (hardware acceleration optional)
• SQLite for structured data storage
• Media support for common audio, video, and still image
formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)

16. Features
• GSM Telephony (hardware dependent)
• Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and Wi Fi (hardware
dependent)
• Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer
(hardware dependent)
• Rich development environment including a
device emulator, tools for debugging,
memory and performance profiling, and a
plugin for the Eclipse IDE

17. Android Versions
http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-
versions.html

18. Development
• Java – Eclipse plugin
• C/C++ (native applications)
• Scripting Layer for Android - SLA
– Python
– Lua
– Ruby
– JRuby

19. Application Stores
• Android Market
• AndAppstore
• Amazon AppStore
• GetJar
• AndroLib

20. Applications
• Entertainment
• Business
• Utilities
• Communication

21. Monetization
• Free applications with mobile ads
• Paid applications
• Mobile advertisement

22. Mobile ad networks
• Google AdMob
• AirPush
• Smaato
• Mobclix
• Begun (russian)

23. Angry Birds
Angry Birds is a puzzle video game developed by
Rovio Mobile. Inspired primarily by a sketch of
stylized wingless birds, the game was first
released for Apple's iOS in December 2009.
Since that, over 12 million copies of the game
have been purchased from
Apple's App Store.

24. Angry Birds
Monthly revenue from free Android version is
1,000,000 $ due to mobile ads.
Android version came on October 2010 and was
downloaded more than 2 millions in first 24
hours.
http://www.rovio.com/en/our-
work/games/view/1/angry-birds

25. Angry Birds
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rovi
o.angrybirds
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rovi
o.angrybirdsrio
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rovi
o.angrybirdsseasons

26. Android Security
• Permissions
• Root access
• Virus
• Trojans
• SMS trojan (premium short numbers)
• GPS trojan
F-Secure video

27. Android in Azerbaijan
• Baku GTUG
• Hackathon Azerbaijan Android Age
• Developers
• Device sales and campaigns

28. Baku GTUG
• Baku Google Technology Users Group
• http://www.baku-gtug.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/GTUG.Baku
• https://plus.google.com/u/0/117594348
100980996957/

29. Hackathon Azerbaijan
Android Age
• Baku GTUG’s project
• Android Age 05.12.2011-12.02.2012
• 98 applied/74 selected
• Android Academy - free trainings
http://www.hackathonazerbaijan.org/

30. Hackathon Azerbaijan
Android Age

31. Hackathon Azerbaijan
Android Age
• Sponsors: Huawei and Unibank
• Supporters:
– Educat
– Qafqaz and Khazar Universities
– Infocity
– Farhad Alakbarov
– Weboxu

32. Hackathon Azerbaijan
Android Age

33. Android Developers
•Amid Quliyev
•Məcid Cəbrayılov
•Rəcəb Davudov
•Elvin Hacı
•Vasif Mustafayev

34. Android Developers
Amid Quliyev
Software developer @ RISK Company
Applications:
• Multik
• AzerDict
http://amidos.info/

35. Android Developers
Məcid Cəbrayılov
Software developer @ Unimark
Applications:
• Todoid
• AppAdmin/AppAdmin Pro
• Park Cinema
• Shortiki
• AutoProfiles
• TimeTracker
http://appsbymecid.blogspot.com/
http://droidstyle.blogspot.com/
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36. Android Developers
Elvin Hacı
Software developer @ SOCAR
Applications:
• Intuetta
http://e-haci.net/2011/08/18/ilk-android-
proqramim-intuetta/

37. Android Developers
Rəcəb Davudov
Senior Specialist @ Azerfon
Applications:
• Mobil payments(commercial)
• Speedometer
• Yerler.im Android client

38. Android Developers
Vasif Mustafayev
Developer @ Supreme Court of Azerbaijan
Applications:
• GDL - Get Driving License
http://vmustafayev4en.blogspot.com/
https://market.android.com/details?id=co
m.blogspot.vmustafayev4en.gdl

39. Sales in Azerbaijan
• Smartphones
• Tablets
• Azercell HTC campaign
• Azercell Galaxy family

40. References
• http://developer.android.com
• http://www.gizmocrazed.com/2011/08/the-
history-of-android-infographic/
• http://www.yazdroid.com/
• http://android-az.com/
• http://googlemobileads.blogspot.com/2010/12/g
reat-advice-from-industry-experts-on.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angry_Birds
• http://www.rovio.com/index.php?page=angry-
birds

41. References
• http://google-
opensource.blogspot.com/2009/06/introducin
g-android-scripting.html
• http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/
• http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2390
754,00.asp
• http://www.xcubelabs.com/the-android-
story.php

42. References
• http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/googl
es-andy-rubin-defines-android-activation-
trumpets-700-0/ story.php
• http://www.rovio.com/en/our-
work/games/view/1/angry-birds
• http://www.androidauthority.com/largest-
android-malware-campaign-discovered-
48932/

43. Questions?

44. Contact me
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