Android

Android

Android  is Google’s  mobile  or  smartphone  operating system.  It  was initially created &  developed  by  Android  Inc.,  but  later it  was  acquired  by Google in  2005.  Android  is Linux based  operating system.  In current scenario,  its world’s  best  –  selling  smartphones platform.  It  has a strong presence  with  a  plethora of  options from most  major companies.  Android is a large community of developers,  who  write programmes  and  create  apps which  enhance the platform and  its functionality.  This  platform currently has about  6,00,000  premium applications built  for user to  meet their  needs and  specifications. Android  OS  is growing at high pace. leading platforms.  Being under  Google, Android  OS  is unification of all other  Google applications  and  lets  user synchronize the Google account with  the  operating device and  thus  letting  user  an easy  access to  Google Apps  such  as Gmail,  Google Drive,  Google Docs,  Google calendar, etc. Thus  Android  devices  surely help  in  meeting technological requirements and  needs  of the users.  The user can  modify the environment as per  own choice  and  customize the looks,  they  can  secure their  personal data.  The dependence  of today’s  generation on  technology is  increasing day by  day and  in  order to  meet the  needs  and keep  one self-oriented  towards simplification of  technology,  the  developers  are  creating  technology  and ways  to  sustain  them.  And we  are heading towards  great  technological environment.    

It  has got  tremendous response from the  uses.  The operating system Android,  updates  its version every year,  which  typically fixes  bugs  and  add new  features.  The developers also  tend  to  enhance  the  platform for  more  creative and attractive environment.  The each  version  comes up  with  a  name of  dessert  such  as Éclair,  Jelly  Bean,  Lollipop,  Marshmallow  and latest  one is Nougat.  There are  several small  and  multiple tasking software  generally called  applications and  commonly  referred as  ‘Apps’.   In not  so  –  distant  past,  the  cell phones  were  primarily  used  to make calls  and  also  text  messages.  With  time,  in same  Symbian platform, other  features also  added like music  player,  camera,  FM,  etc.  But as soon, Android  come  up  with  all the wondrous  things you  can  imagine.  It simplified one’s  interaction with  calling gadgets,  by  attractive  environment of GUI  (Graphics  User Interface)  and  touch  screen.  It  has anyhow  brought people’s  effort  to  ease and  oriented  them towards  technology  and somehow made them  dependent on  it.   Our  current generation is  highly  dependent  on technology and medium which  connects human mind  to  genius  and  advanced  machine  is operating system and  in those operating systems,  this  Android  is one  of the

Editor: Shantanu Kumar