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Android Tutorial Doubt I : What is ‘Android’ ?
A software heap for mobile handsets which packages an OS(operating system),central layer and purpose driven programs/applications.Android SDK (Software Development Kit)being just a ‘beta level OS’ comes with the tools,APIs and instruction guide necessary to start developing applications on the Android platform using Java as the only programming language.
Android Tutorial Doubt II : Story behind Android’s Origin
Android Inc. was a tech startup based out of Palo Alto,CA.It was led by Andy Rubin(Co-founder of ‘Danger’) followed by Rich Miner,Nick Sears(ex-VP,T-Mobile), and Chris White.They basically used to develop softwares for mobile handsets.As Google was planning to enter the mobile phone market,rather than starting from scratch,they acquired Android Inc.The current Android team at Google is also led by Andy Rubin.
Android Tutorial Doubt III : Is Android Open Source ?
Yes it is.An Open Handset Alliance(OHA) was established in November 2007,led by Google and another 48 member companies(HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm,Samsung,LG,T-Mobile,Nvidia among the big ones) to develop open standards for mobile devices.
Android is the flagship SDK of Open Handset Alliance.All parts of this OS will be released under the Apache License wherever applicable and under the GPL elsewhere.
Android Tutorial Doubt IV : Android’s launchpad
Although ‘Android Mobile OS’ is in its early development stages but the very first smartphone powered by this Mobile OS,T-Mobile G1 has shown overwhelming performance in every possible aspect.Be it the user experience,web compatibility or technology support,Android has outperformed Symbian,Windows Mobile OS and many other Mobile Operating Systems.
Android Tutorial Doubt V : What is ‘Android Market’ ?
Android is hugely supported by the tech community with regard to external applications(beter known as ‘Apps’) developed on Android platform.As of now,there are hundreds of Android apps developed by third party developers and many more waiting in the queue to enter ’Android Market’ soonest possible.Google is behaving a little over-conscious about the quality of the apps and hence prohibiting any hasty decisions in releasing any Android app into ‘Android Market’.
Android Tutorial Doubt VI : Goals of OHA(Open Handset Alliance)
Open Handset Alliance’s main goal is to nourish and develop a new breed of mobile technology standard for handheld devices to overcome all the current limitations and shortcomings of existing Mobile OSes.The OHA will provide a far greater degree of openess to enable Third Party developers to work more efficiently.
Android being OHA’s flagship product is its current priority as well and all the member companies of Open Handset Alliance are doing their bit in turning Android,a Global Success.
Android Tutorial Doubt VII : Next Android powered Smartphone ?
It has been officially announced that HTC Magic aka Vodafone G2 is the second smartphone after T-Mobile G1 that’s soon going to debue in the mobile market.Most of the hardware features are same as G1 except few front panel changes.