Generally speaking, it mainly refers to the model initially established by various operating system manufacturers, and each company constantly improves the optimized model and produces different new versions.
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Android is a free and open source operating system based on Linux, which is mainly used for mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets. It was led and developed by Google and open handset alliance.
At present, there is no unified Chinese name. Many people in Chinese mainland use "Android" or "An Zhi". Android operating system was originally developed by andy rubin, which mainly supports mobile phones.
In August 2005, it was acquired and funded by Google. From June 2007 to October 2007, Google and 84 hardware manufacturers, software developers and telecom operators set up open handset alliance to develop and improve the Android system.
Then Google released the source code of Android under the authorization of Apache open source license. The first Android smartphone was released in June 2008.
Android has gradually expanded to tablet computers and other fields, such as televisions, digital cameras, game consoles and smart watches. 20 1 1 In the first quarter, the global market share of Android surpassed Saipan system for the first time, ranking first in the world.
20 13 in the fourth quarter, the global market share of Android platform mobile phones has reached 78. 1%. 20 13-09-24 Android, an operating system developed by Google, is about to celebrate its 5th birthday, and the number of devices using this system in the world has reached 10 billion.
20 14 in the first quarter, Android platform accounted for 42.8% of all mobile advertising traffic sources, surpassing iOS for the first time. But the operating income is not as good as iOS. ?
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Native Android