Definition of Android
Android is
the name of an operating system that is used in mobile devices ,
usually with a touch screen. In this way, it is possible to find tablets
(tablets), mobile phones (cell phones) and watches equipped with Android,
although the software is also used in cars, televisions and other machines.
Created
by Android Inc. , a company acquired by Google in 2005 ,
Android is based on Linux , a free program that, in turn, is based
on Unix . The initial goal of Android, in this way, was to
promote open standards in mobile phones and computers (computers). Given the
large number of devices equipped with Android, it is already possible to find
more than one million applications that use this operating system for
its operation.
Android also stands out for its security , since experts
have detected few vulnerabilities in its structure. In addition
to everything indicated so far, it is worth knowing another set of interesting
data about the Android operating system, among which we can highlight the
following: -Google Play is your catalog to access all kinds of applications, both free as
payment. -It has the corresponding support for streaming.
-You can support what video calls are using Hangouts. -It gives the possibility that the terminal can be used as an access point,
either wireless or wired.
Android can
adapt to multiple screen resolutions andsupports WiFi , Bluetooth , LTE ,
CDMA , GSM
/ EDGE , HSPA + and UMTS connections , among
others. It also allows the sending of MMS and SMSmessages ,
has a web browser, enables the development of streaming and is able to work with MP3 , GIF , JPEG , PNG , BMP ,
WAV , MIDI , MPEG-4 and
other multimedia formats.
Regarding
the different versions of Android, it is worth mentioning that they
are named after desserts, whose initials are arranged
alphabetically. Thus, the first version of Android was called Apple
Pie , the second Banana Breadand so on. This allows to recognize
the versions and determine which are the most recent according to their initial
letter. Besides the
aforementioned versions, the following ones continued: Cupcake, Donut, Éclair
(Pepito), Froyo (Frozen Yogurt), Gingerbread (Gingerbread), Honeycomb
(Honeycomb), Ice cream sandwich (Ice cream sandwich), Jelly bean (Gominola),
Kit Kat, Lollipop (Lollipop), Marshmallow (Cloud), Nougat (Nougat) ...
In the same
way, we can not ignore the fact that there is a really important and innovative
Android application. This is Android Pay, which is the payment system that
gives the possibility to any user with an Android 4.4 or higher to make
payments in establishments through the telephone. Regarding
the logo, it should be noted that it is green, which was designed with the
well-known Droid font and that the typography is called Norad. At present
we can say that it has become the operating system for mobile devices more
powerful, growing and demanded next to iOS, which is the one owned by the
devices belonging to the Apple company.
