Tuesday, 2 September 2014

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

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