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The Android Story

The Android Story Worldwide Android Market Share Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, United States by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears October, 2003 – and Chris White. Google acquired Android Inc. August 2005 – The Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of several companies was formed. 5 November, 2007 – Android Beta SDK Released. 12 November, 2007 – 0.50 % The first Android device, the HTC Dream (G1), featuring Android 1.0. 23 September, 2008 > Integration with Google Services. > Web browser to show, zoom and pan full HTML and XHTML Android 1.0 web pages, multiple pages show as windows. • Android Market app downloads and updates. • Multitasking, Instant Messaging, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Android 1.1 update for Android was released for T-Mobile G1 only. 9 February, 2009 - Based on Linux kernel 2.6.27, the official 1.5 (Cupcake) update for Android was released. 30 April 2009 – Android 1.5 (Cupcake) > Faster Camera start-up and image capture. Much faster acquisition of GPS location (powered by SUPL AGPS). > On-screen soft keyboard. Directly upload videos to YouTube and Picassa. Based on Linux kernel 2.6.29, the 1.6 (Donut) SDK was released. 15 September 2009 – Android 1.6 (Donut) • Quick Search Box and Voice Search integrated camera, camcorder, and gallery, toggle between still and video capture modes Battery usage indicator CDMA Support Multilingual text-to-speech function Based on Linux kernel 2.6.29, the 2.0 (Eclair) SDK was released. 26 October 2009 - Android 2.0 (Eclair) > Multiple accounts for email and contact synchronization. • Microsoft Exchange Support for syncing of e-mail. > Bluetooth 2.1 support • New browser User Interface and support for HTML5. > New calendar features 3.90 % The 2.0.1 SDK was released. 3 December 2009 - The 2.1 SDK was released. 12 January 2010 – Based on Linux kernel 2.6.32, the 2.2 (Froyo) SDK was released. 20 May 2010 - Android 2.2 (Froyo) New tips widget for homescreen. Improved Exchange support. Hotspot support. Multiple keyboard languages. Adobe Flash 10.1. 17.70 % The 2.3 (Gingerbread) SDK was released. 6 December 2010 – Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Ul refinements for simplicity and speed. New keyboard for faster text input. One-touch word selection and copy/paste. Near Field Communication (NFC). Internet Calling. Based on Linux kernel 2.6.35, 2.3.3 was released. 22 February 2011- Based on Linux kernel 2.6.36, the 3.0 (Honeycomb) SDK was released for tablets. 22 February 2011– The 3.1 SDK was released. 10 May 2011 - Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Specifically optimized for tablets and devices with larger screen sizes. Refined multitasking, rich notifications, home screen customization, widgets. ► Bluetooth tethering, Built-in support for Media/Picture Transfer Protocol 22.20 % Ice Cream Sandwich was anNounced at Google I/0 (May 10-11, 2011). 10-11 May, 2011 – The 3.2 SDK was released. 18 July, 2011– 0,50 % 1.40% 2.20% 0.40% Android Version Distribution (as on July 5, 2011) O Android 1.5 17.60% 17.50% O Android 1.6 O Android 2.1 O Android 2.2 O Android 23 59.40% O Android 2,3.2 O Android 2.3,3 O Android 2.3.4 O Android 3.0 Brought to you by [x]cube LABS

The Android Story

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The history of Anrdoid, it's OS and distribution.

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