Android is an operating system for phones and other mobile devices.
Android is the name of an operating system used on mobile devices , usually with a touch screen. In this way, it is possible to find tablets, mobile 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, thus, was to promote open standards on mobile phones and computers.
Android Features
Given the large number of devices equipped with Android, it is already possible to find more than a million applications that use this operating system for their 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 series of interesting information about the Android operating system, among which we can highlight the following:
-Google Play is your catalog to access all types of applications, both free and paid.
-It has the corresponding support for streaming.
-It can support video calls through Hangouts.
-Gives the possibility that the terminal can be used as an access point, whether wireless or wired.
Some of its benefits
Android can adapt to multiple screen resolutions and supports WiFi , Bluetooth , LTE , CDMA , GSM/EDGE , HSPA+ and UMTS connections, among others.
It also allows the sending of MMS and SMS messages, has a web browser, enables streaming development and is capable of working with MP3 , GIF , JPEG , PNG , BMP , WAV , MIDI , MPEG-4 files and other multimedia formats.
Many smartphone models run on Android.
Android versions
As for 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 Bread and so on. This allows you to recognize the versions and determine which are the most recent according to their initial letter.
In addition to the already mentioned versions, the following ones that continued were these: Cupcake, Donut, Éclair (Pepito), Froyo (Frozen yogurt), Gingerbread (Gingerbread), Honeycomb (Honeycomb), Ice cream sandwich (Ice cream sandwich), Jelly bean (Gummy), Kit Kat, Lollipop (Lollipop), Marshmallow (Cloud), Nougat (Nougat)…
Payment system and other details
In the same way, we cannot ignore the fact that there is a really important and novel Android application. This is Android Pay, which is the payment system that gives any user with an Android 4.4 or higher smartphone the possibility of making payments in establishments using the phone.
Regarding the logo, it should be noted that it is green, that it was designed with the well-known Droid font and that the typography is called Norad.
Currently we can say that it has become the most powerful, growing and in-demand operating system for mobile devices along with iOS, which is what devices belonging to the Apple company have.