ANDROID HISTORY
Company / developer	Google Open Handset Alliance
Written in	C (core), C++, Java (UI)[1]
OS family	Unix-like
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source[2] and in most devices with proprietary components[3]
Initial release	September 23, 2008[4]
Latest release	4.4.4 KitKat / June 19, 2014; 2 months ago[5]
Latest preview	Android L developer preview / June 26, 2014; 2 months ago[6][7]
Marketing target	Smartphones Tablet computers
Available in	Multi-lingual (46 languages)
Package manager	Google Play, APK
Platforms	32-bit ARM, MIPS,[8] x86,[9] x86-64
Kernel type	Monolithic (modified Linux kernel)
Userland	Bionic libc,[10] mksh shell,[11] native core utilities with a few from NetBSD[12]
Default user interface	Graphical (Multi-touch)
License	Apache License 2.0 Modified Linux kernel under GNU GPL v2[13]
Official website	www.android.com