A Sweet History of Android - Cupcake to Marshmallow

THE SWEET HISTORY OF ANDROID 2003 2005 2007 August October Google buy out Android Inc. to get a foot in the door, foreseeing the rise of smartphones. Android Inc. founded by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner. Nick Sears and January Chris White. Apple unveil the iPhone at the 2007 Macworld convention. It is released on June 29th 2007. November 5th 2008 Google launches the Open Handset Alliance, or OHA. It unveils Android as their first product on November 5th. This date becomes officially regarded as Android's 'birthday". February Qualcomm and Texas Instruments 00000 create chipsets compatible with the Android OS. 2009 October 28th The HTC Dream is released; it is the first Android smartphone. Android begins the tradition of naming versions alphabetically after sweets. September 15th Android 1.6 'Donut · New gesture framework with improved multitouch support. · Virtual on-screen keyboard. Enhanced text-to-speech. · Virtual onscreen keyboard. · Battery usage organized by app. October 26th April 30th Android 2.0 'Eclair Android 1.5 'Cupcake' 2009 3.9% Global Smartphone OS market share Quick Contact feature. Update of the Android marketplace Android user interface is overhauled Boost to the stock camera software. Improvements to keyboard. HTML5 browser support. Revamped graphics architecture. to make it simpler and sleeker. On-screen soft keyboard. 2010 May 20th December 6th Android 2.3 'Gingerbread Android 2.2 'Froyo' · Multiple keyboard language · Voice dialling over Bluetooth · Portable Wi-Fi hotspot Camera enhancement & simplified picture gallery Supports higher quantities of RAM, which leads to an increase in power for Android phones. Streamlined user interface. · Updated keyboard. Better power management feature · Internet calls. · NFC compatibility. 2010 22.7% Global Smartphone OS market share 2011 Q1 2011 36.4% Global Smartphone OS market 2012 share February 22nd Android 3.0 'Honeycomb' · Designed for tablet use only. · Global notifications, Redesigned keyboard with tab key. · Improved text selection, · Improved camera, · Homescreen widgets, Better browser, Мay It is the first version of Android to Android has 53% of the market, but only 39% of the profits from smartphone sales, compared to more than 50% for Apple. support multiple-core processors. October 5th Apple founder Steve Jobs dies after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. May - June October 19th Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean' Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Increased performance Streamline usability. "Project Butter' Software to It converges the tablet and smartphone Android devices. Homescreen folders. Resizable and refreshed widgets. A more dynamic lock page. Multiple customizable shortcuts. Quick responses to calls. Improved stock keyboard. · Better video editing software. Android Beam NFC functionality. He is succeeded by Tim Cook. makeAndroid devices run more smoothly. Google Now - a voice search function. Better s Q3 2011 52.5% Global Smartphone OS market support for non-English speaking users. Larger & richer notifications. · Automatically resizing app widgets. · Simplified task navigation. share 2013 September Apple release their flagship Apple iPhone 5. Around 30 million handsets are sold by 2013. easily beating the 17 million of the Samsung Galaxy S3. Android's most popular handset. Four major new phone releases with Android software; 25th September Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch · Sony Xperia Z · Samsung Galaxy S4 · HTC One · Nexus 5 March uses an Android Apple stock takes a huge dive of more than 30%. operating system. 2012 66.4% Global Smartphone OS market share Stock prices teeter around $400 - not much more than late 2011's rates. September October 31st Apple sold nine million new iPhones Android 4.4 'Kitkat' Wireless printing capability Downloads app redesign Easy home screen switching New immersive mode hides everything but the pp you're in over the first weekend October that the phones, the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. went on sale. 31st KitKat debuted on A smarter caller ID Allyour messages in the same place Device management built-in Easy home screen switching Email app refresh Full-screen wallpapers with preview • Music and movie-seeking from lock screen Google's Nexus 5 2013 78.4% Global Smartphone OS market share 2014 2014 80.7% Global Smartphone OS market share October Android 5.0 'Lollipop' • Nexus 6 and 9 released as flagship Android devices. • Songs, photos, apps and recent searches from one Android device can be accessed across all of your Android devices. • Project Volta Battery Life - savings of over 36% by instructing apps to carry out less important tasks during charging time. • Intuitive system that prioritises notifications by learning from your interaction habits New phone releases with Android software; September Sony Xperia Z2 Samsung Galaxy S5 HTC One (M8) LG G3 · Sony Xperia Z3 · Nexus 6 · OnePlus One Apple release iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus October INDROID wear Lollipop debuted on Announced on March 18th, Android Wear is Androids Google's operating system for smart watches and other wearables. Nexus 6 & Nexus 9 June 25th LG GWatch June 25th Samsung Gear Live Summer Time Motorola Moto 360 LG GWatch Sarnau ng Gear moto 360 Q1 2015 2015 78.9% Global Smartphone OS market September / October Android 6.0 'Marshmallow share • Improved volume controls - a drop-down menu will allow you to change the ringer, alarm and media volume independently. · Android Pay - simply unlock and place your device on a contactless payment terminal September 25th • Fingerprint support – as well as being able to unlock your device and pay for media from the Play Store, the fingerprint scanning technology will be open to developers to use in their own apps. Apple release iPhone 6s and • Voice controls - improved voice controls that will allow app developers to build the tech into their iPhone 6s Plus own apps. • Google Doze - using motion detection to help batter life, Doze will put your device in a deeper sleep when it hasn't moved for an extended period. : BlackBerry • USB-C Support - As a new type of connector, USB-C will charge three to five times faster than its standard micro USB counterparts. • Now On Tap - As an enhancement to Google Now. Now On Tap allows users to access information anywhere on their device, no matter what they are doing. September 25th Blackberry Priv announced as Blackberry's first Android-powered smartphone. • Vertical App Drawer - vertical scrolling will make finding apps easier. New phone releases with Android software; · Samsung Galaxy S6 · Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge · Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Sony Xperia Z5 Premium / Z5 / Z5 Compact Sony Xperia Z3+ · HTC One Mg / Mg+ Event 2015 Unveiled on 29 September 2015, Google's latest Nexus flagship devices will be the first to showcase Android's greatest iteration to date. Motorolla Moto X & Moto G LG G4 LG Nexus 5X Huawei Nexus 6P OnePlus Two Blackberry Priv Q2 2015 82.2% Global Smartphone OS market share KEY ANDROID DEVICES MOTOROLA SAMSUNS 2011 2008 2010 2011 2012 O0000 HTC DREAM SAMSUNG GALAXY S MOTOROLA XOOM SAMSUNG HTC ONE X GALAXY S2 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 HTC SAMSUNG NEXUS 7 NEXUS 4 SONY HTC ONE GALAXY S3 XPERIA Z JANSUNS SAMUNG 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 OLG NEXUS 5 SONY XPERIA Z2 SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HTC ONE LG G3 GALAXY S4 GALAXY S5 (M8) SAMUNG 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 ONEPLUS ONE NEXUS 6 NEXUS 9 SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE SONY 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 hTC HTC ONE SONY XPERIA LG G4 LG NEXUS 5X HUAWEI NEXUS 6P BLACKBERRY PRIV M9 25 PREMIUM SOURCE LINKS Sources 1- http:/len.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history 2-http://en.wikipedia.org/wikil/Android (operating_system) 3- http://developer.android.com 4- http://www.androidcentral.com/ 5- http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk! 6- http://officialandroid.blogspot.co.uk/ 7- http://androidspin.com/ 8 - http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/apple-sells-nine-million-new-iphones/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 9- http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/1543014 10 - http://www.statista.com/statistics/266136/global-market-share-held-by-smartphone-operating-systems/ 11 - http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2665715 12 - http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2996817 13 - http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3061917 14 - http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3115517 15- http://www.android.com/intl/en_uk/versions/kit-kat-4-4/ 16 - http://us.blackberry.com/campaigns/priv-wsj.html 17 - http://www.knowyourmobile.com/googlelgoogle-nexus/23085/google-nexus-5x-nexus-6p-release-date-specs-prices-features 00 mobile MADHOUSE www.mobilemadhouse.co.uk •... ....