Android The Most Popular Operating System for Smart Phone

Android is most popular platform for smart phone and apps developers in all over the world. Basically it is an operating system designed for touch screen devices such as Smart phones and tablets. This Linux-based operating system was released by Android, Inc. in the year of 2007. The first ever Android-powered smart phone was sold in October 2008. The Android Inc was bought by Google in the year of 2005.



The code of this most popular touch screen OS is written in C++ and java language. In October 2013, there are approximately 1,000,000 apps available for Android operating system, and the estimated number of applications downloaded from Google Play, Androids supported app store, is 40 billion. A recent survey study shows that more than 75% of smart phone and apps developer used this well versed mobile operating system. In the early days of Oct, 2013 more than 1 billion Android OS supported devices have been stimulated in the smart phone market.




Upcoming Version of Android
Android KitKat

Android KitKat 4.4 Release Date
End days of Dec, 2013

Current Version of Android
Jelly Bean 4.3

Official website of Android    
www.android.com

Official release date of Android    
September 23, 2008

Operating System Platform of Android
Unix Based

Programming Langauage of Android
C++ & Java

Licence of Android
Apache Licence

Developer of Android
Andy Rubin

Market of Android
Smart Phone, Tablet

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