1. ANDROID AND
ANDROID PHONES
SUBMITTED BY: ALYZZA JOY GLIPO
SY1219

2. ANDROID

3.  Android™ delivers a complete set of software
for mobile devices: an operating
system, middleware and key mobile
applications.

4.  Open
 Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers
to create compelling mobile applications that take full
advantage of all a handset has to offer. It was built to be
truly open. For example, an application can call upon any of
the phone’s core functionality such as making calls, sending
text messages, or using the camera, allowing developers to
create richer and more cohesive experiences for users.
Android is built on the open Linux Kernel. Furthermore, it
utilizes a custom virtual machine that was designed to
optimize memory and hardware resources in a mobile
environment. Android is open source; it can be liberally
extended to incorporate new cutting edge technologies as
they emerge. The platform will continue to evolve as the
developer community works together to build innovative
mobile applications.

5.  All applications are created equal
 Android does not differentiate between the
phone’s core applications and third-party
applications. They can all be built to have equal
access to a phone’s capabilities providing users
with a broad spectrum of applications and
services. With devices built on the Android
Platform, users are able to fully tailor the phone
to their interests. They can swap out the phone's
homescreen, the style of the dialer, or any of the
applications. They can even instruct their phones
to use their favorite photo viewing application to
handle the viewing of all photos.

6.  Breaking down application boundaries
 Android breaks down the barriers to building
new and innovative applications. For example, a
developer can combine information from the
web with data on an individual’s mobile phone —
such as the user’s contacts, calendar, or
geographic location — to provide a more
relevant user experience. With Android, a
developer can build an application that enables
users to view the location of their friends and be
alerted when they are in the vicinity giving them
a chance to connect.

7.  Fast & easy application development
 Android provides access to a wide range of useful
libraries and tools that can be used to build rich
applications. For example, Android enables
developers to obtain the location of the device,
and allows devices to communicate with one
another enabling rich peer–to–peer social
applications. In addition, Android includes a full
set of tools that have been built from the ground
up alongside the platform providing developers
with high productivity and deep insight into their
applications.

8. HISTORY OF ANDROID
 Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California 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),[25] 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 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.

9.  Google acquired Android Inc. on August
17, 2005, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of
Google. Key employees of Android Inc., including
Rubin, Miner and White, stayed at the company
after the acquisition. Not much was known
about Android Inc. at the time, 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.

10.  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.

11.  On November 5, 2007, the Open Handset
Alliance, a consortium of technology companies
including Google, device manufacturers such as
HTC and Samsung, wireless carriers such as
Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile, and chipset makers
such as Qualcomm and Texas Instruments,
unveiled itself, with a goal to develop open
standards for mobile devices.[10] That day,
Android was unveiled as its first product, a
mobile device platform built on the Linux kernel
version 2.6.[10] The first commercially available
phone to run Android was the HTC Dream,
released on October 22, 2008.

12.  Since 2008, Android has seen numerous updates
which have incrementally improved the operating
system, adding new features and fixing bugs in
previous releases. Each major release is named in
alphabetical order after a dessert or sugary treat; for
example, version 1.5 Cupcake was followed by 1.6
Donut. The latest release is 4.2 Jelly Bean. In 2010,
Google launched its Nexus series of devices—a line
of smartphones and tablets running the Android
operating system, and built by a manufacturer
partner. HTC collaborated with Google to release the
first Nexus smartphone, the Nexus One. The series
has since been updated with newer devices, such as
the Nexus 4 phone and Nexus 10 tablet, made by LG
and Samsung, respectively. Google releases the
Nexus phones and tablets to act as their flagship
Android devices, demonstrating Android's latest
software and hardware features.

13. ANDROID VERSIONS

14. ANDROID CUPCAKE
 V1.5 or Cupcake was realesed in April 2009. It
had several new approvments. Among the
new features were
 Widgets for embeded small apps
 Contacts improvements invluding the
pictures added to ever contact
 Animations for smooth scrolling and screen
changes
 Blutooth support update for audio pairing
and sharing

16. ANDROID DONUT
 V1.6 or Donut was realesed in Septemeber of
2009 and had many improvements
 Voice and Text Improvements
 Touch Screen improvments
 Multi select for photos
 Camara access improvments and faster
access
 Search Option for faster access

18. ANDROID ECLAIR
 V2.0/2.0.1/2.1 or Eclair was released in Oct 2009 and
had several improvments and looks remarkably
simular to todays Android versions.
 Blutooth 2.1 support
 Hardware and U.I. improvments
 Calender improvements for date and not settings
 Account Sinc improvements allow user to sinc
multiable account on one phone
 Multi Touch improvements to allow better
multitouch support
 Screen size and contrast improvements. Include
bigger screens and better contrast ratios

20. ANDROID FROYO
 Android 2.2/2.2.1/2.2.2/2.2.3 or Frozen Yogurt(Froyo) was
released May of 2010 and improved on many features.
There were many key features in this version of Android
including
 Adobe Flash support for rich web content
 Speed and memory improvements
 Cloud messaging support
 USB tethering
 Multi Language support
 Bluetooth dock and car support
 WiFi hotspots support
 JIT Compilation for application speed improvements

22. ANDROID GINGERBREAD
 2.3/2.3./2.3.3./2.3.4 or Gingerbread was released in December of
2010 and as of the time of this writing has become the most
widely used Android version. Some of the new features included
 U.I. or Interface improvements gave it a more simple but quicker
interface
 Virtual Keyboard updated and improved for a better and faster
layout.
 copy/paste enhancements where a user could just press and
hold
 New Codec support for more audio/video formats
 Power Management enhancements
 gyroscope/barometers support
 input enhancements for game developers

24. ANDROID HONEYCOMB
 V 3.0/3.1/3.2 or Honeycomb was released in Feb of 2011 and
was a tablet(and later Google TV) only release. Some of its
features included
 Holographic interface that was optimized for a tablet U.I.
 Improved keyboard support for larger screens
 Multi Core processor support
 Hardware acceleration for faster hardware
 view gallery in full screen interface
 System bar for better multitasking that allows you to
switch from one app to another.
 Resizable homescreen widgets(3.1+)
 external keyboard/mouse support (3.1+)
 FLAC audio codec support (3.1+)

26. ANDROID ICE CREAM SANDWICH
 Android 4.0/4.01 was first released in Oct 2011 and was a major
improvment upon both 2.x and 3.x. It blended both interfaces
and had full support for both phones and tablets. Some of the
notable features included
 Folder system improvements making easier to create.
 Launcher improved to be customizable
 Tabbed Browsing improved to allow up to 16 tabs
 facial recognition support to locking/unlocking phone
 photo editor built in to Android 4.x
 Android Beam support to share contacts and files
 Crome Bookmark sync support
 WiFi direct support to connect with other users without access
point
 User Interface hardware acceleration for faster access.

28. ANDROID JELLYBEAN
 Android 4.1 Android Jellybean saw full release in early 2012
and improved on Android 4.0 in many ways. It took the
common features of Android 4.0 and made it more
fluid.some features include:
 Browser has improved performance, CPU and memory
efficiency
 Full HTML 5 support to bring Android up to new web
standards
 Calendar is improved and has features blend with one
another
 bidirectional text means more input languages to make
the platform accessible to more people around the world.
 dictionaries are now more accurate and more relevant

30. ANDROID KEY LIME PIE

31. ANDROID PHONES
SAMSUNG GALAXY S3
 The good: The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes fully loaded
with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 4G LTE/HSPA+ 42
capability, a zippy dual-core processor, and a strong 8-
megapixel camera. S Beam is an excellent software
enhancement, and the handset's price is right.
 The bad: The Galaxy S3's screen is too dim, and Samsung's
Siri competitor, S Voice, disappointed.
 The bottom line: Pumped with high-performing hardware
and creative software features, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is
an excellent, top-end phone that's neck and neck with the
HTC One X.

32. SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 2
 The good: Oodles of screen real estate make the Samsung
Galaxy Note 2 terrific for videos, games, and reading; and
its improved stylus aids productivity. A blazing quad-core
processor, a great camera, and strong battery life round out
the advantages of this Android 4.1 phone.
 The bad: The huge display makes the Galaxy Note 2
unwieldy to carry, and hiccups in the S Pen stylus and apps
can slow you down. The pricey Note 2 isn't a suitable tablet
replacement across all categories.
 The bottom line: Samsung delivers a powerful, boundary-
pushing device that gets a lot right. Yet its complicated
features and high price raise questions about its purpose.

33. HTC Droid DNA (Verizon
Wireless)
 The good: The beautifully designed HTC Droid
DNA features a quad-core processor, Android 4.1
Jelly Bean, 4G LTE, a sharp 5-inch screen, an
excellent camera, and long battery life.
 The bad: The Droid DNA's large size makes it
tricky to fit in tight pockets, and it lacks both an
SD card slot and a removable battery.
 The bottom line: With quad-core power, 4G
LTE, a lovely 5-inch screen, and a stunning
design, the $199.99 HTC Droid DNA is currently
Verizon's best Android deal.

34. LG Nexus 4 (T-Mobile)
 The good: The competitively priced LG Nexus
4 delivers a pure and polished experience with
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, it's powered by a snappy
quad-core processor, and it's packed with new
photo-editing and camera features.
 The bad: The Nexus 4's construction is solid but
uninspiring, its call volume is too low, and it lacks
4G LTE.
 The bottom line: While the LG Nexus 4 wins on
internal performance and user experience,
anyone shopping for an unlocked phone should
consider a comparable LTE handset first.

35. Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD
(Verizon)
 The good: The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD
(Verizon) offers fast performance, a big eye-
popping screen, and luxurious design. It also has
great call quality, lots of storage, 4G data
speeds, and unbeatable battery life.
 The bad: The Droid Razr Maxx HD's major
weakness is a camera that produces subpar
images. The phone is filled with Verizon
bloatware as well.
 The bottom line: Motorola's fast, stylish Droid
Razr Maxx HD offers outstanding battery life,
but its camera captures unimpressive images.

36.  Resources:
 www.wikipedia.com
 http://dahmenrobert.hubpages.com/hub/A-
brief-history-on-Android-versions
 http://reviews.cnet.com/best-android-
phones/

37.  Respectfully submitted to
Prof. Erwin M. Globio, MSIT