Introduction: Andriod
Posted By: Bishnu On Saturday, November 12, 2011
What Android is?
Android is an Operating system for relatively low powered (in comparison to workstation) mobile device such as Smartphone, tablets. It is Open Source Operating Software and is developed by Open Handset Alliance which is led by Google since 2005. It is based on Linux kernel 2.6 which is written in C and the user application is written in java. In spite of common java platform android use customized java Virtual Machine called Dalvik virtual machine and due to this very reason it doesn't support ".jar" applications and had its own ".apk" applications. Google have released various versions of Android OS some for Smartphone and some for Tablet PC such as
-1.5 Cupcake
-1.6 Donut
-2.1 Eclair
-2.2 Froyo
-2.3 Gingerbread
-3. Honeycomb
-4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
[ Note: All version Android OS are named after Food ]
What smart phone is?
Smart phone is just a mobile with some extra powerful features which are commonly found in computers. They are high end mobile phone which is hybrid of PDA and mobile. Today's smart phone has features like wi-fi, touch-screen, GPS, full page web browsing etc.
Android OS and Smart Phone
Smartphone also comes with other OS such as Symbian, Bada OS (samsung), windows etc. Android OS for Smartphone was released in 2008 by google. It is open source and it is embedded on various mobile brands such as Intel, HTC, ARM, Motorola and Samsung etc.
Why Android?
As it is Open Source Platform, you can build your own application if you have such skill on java and mobile application development. If you are general user you can utilize your hardware fully by using various application contributed by Android Society.
Nepal and Android
Along with others Nepali markets are also packed by Android Phone. You can find mobile hardware developed by various companies which are powered by Android. Some of them are Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony Erricon etc. Those phone cost from Rs. 14,000 + .
Appes for Android
Hardware will be dead with out software that handles them properly that's why applications play vital role on how you use your phone and how it helps you . As android is Open Source you can find most of the appes for free (due to contribution of Android developers) in its Android market or on third party websites.
Some of those are
And if you are interested in application development have a look at
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/index.html#tools-sdk
[ Reference : wikipedia ]