Introduction and History of Android

HISTORY OF ANDROID

In October 2003, Android Inc was founded in Palo Alto, California and its four founders were Rich Miner, Nick Sears, Chris White, and Andy Rubin. In 2005, Android was acquired by Google. Rubin stayed at Google as head of the Android team until 2013.

The logo for the Android OS was created by Irina Blok while she was employed by Google.

Versions of Android along with their names

ANDROID1.5      CUPCAKE
ANDROID1.6      DONUT
ANDROID2.0-2.1      ÉCLAIR
ANDROID2.2      FROYO
ANDROID2.3     GINGERBREAD
ANDROID3.0     HONEYCOMB
ANDROID4.0     ICECREAMSANDWICH
ANDROID4.1-4.3     JELLYBEAN
ANDROID4.4     KITKAT
ANDROID5.0     LOLLIPOP
ANDROID6.0    MARSHMALLOW
ANDROID7.0    NOUGAT
ANDROID8.0    OREO
ANDROID9.0     PIE
ANDROID10    Q

Android Q will allow users to control apps’ access to their phone’s Photos and Videos or the Audio collections via new runtime permissions

INTRODUCTION TO ANDROID

In 2007, Apple launched the first iPhone and ushered in a new era in mobile computing. In Sept. 2008, the very first Android smartphone was announced, the T-Mobile G1 went on sale in the U.S. Oct. of that year.

Android 1.0 OS inside integrated a number of the company’s other products and services, including Google Maps, YouTube, and an HTML browser (pre-Chrome) that, of course, used Google’s search services. It also had the first version of Android Market, the app store with ―dozens of unique, first-of-a-kind Android applications.‖

The first version of the OS (1.0) released in Sept. 2008 did not have a code name at all. However, it reportedly used the internal name ―Petit four‖ while it was in development at Google. The name refers to a French dessert.

Android has come a long way from its humble beginnings, as the product of a small start up, all the way to becoming the leading mobile operating system worldwide. Google’s introduction of Project Treble in Android Oreo should make it easier for phone makers to update their devices faster.

One challenge for Android device owners that has been an issue for the OS ever since it launched is updating it with the latest security patches, for major feature updates. Google’s supported Nexus and Pixel devices consistently receive regular monthly security updates, and the latest version of the OS