what is android

• What system android and what are the advantages and potentials?

Android is a free, open-source based on the Linux kernel is mainly designed for touch-screen devices such as smart phones and tablet computers, Android is being developed by the Open Alliance for mobile phones operated by Google.

Google bought Android system of the main developers of the system in the year 2005, while he was the official announcement about November 5, 2007 in conjunction with the launch of the Open Alliance for mobile phones.

Google introduced Android system as open source under the Apache License, Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is the team responsible for the development and modernization and reform of the system.

Android has a huge community of developers who write and develop software and applications for Android, and depend mainly on writing in Java.

Google Play store is available on the internet, as an application on Android phones operated by Google. In September 2012, the number of existing applications the store 675,000 Number of downloads application download 25 billion

The Android is currently the most prevalent system with 500 million devices activated and the rate of participation in the market by 62% and the fastest growing by 1.3 million new phone does every day

• Strategy "Android" for the Web:

 Aims to revive the computer browser (browser Pc) on the laptop. Android relies on open source code called (webkit). And this code is also used for your "iPod" and Nokia phones (serie 60) and the browser "Safari" of the company "Apple". It is noteworthy that this code has been improved in the "Android" ideally to be used in a mobile environment.

• android Features:

1. Messages: Android supports short message service "SMS", multimedia messaging service "MMS".
2. Language Support: Android supports a variety of human languages
3. Web Browser: browser on the Android is based on a Web interface is associated with the JavaScript engine in Chrome V8, and I've got the 93/100 in the Acid 3 test.
4. Media Support: The system supports many multimedia audio video installation H.263 and H.264 (in the form of a formula 3GP or MP4), AMR, FLAC, MP3 and other
5. Free: Android system is a free system where more free applications which exceeds the number of paid applications.
6. widget: There are small applications on the user interface, such as: the application of the neighborhood to the weather at the moment, Fund for the user's e-mail
7. Protection: The Android system is a safe system, because it is based on the Linux kernel. Android provides many antivirus applications and even the risk of stolen device such as a lookout. Android 4.1 has been closed for more than 90% of the existing gaps in the previous version 4.0

• Android interfaces and basic interfaces to him:

Adopt the basic Android interface on the idea of ​​the Triple desktop, where you have a main workspace can put the program shortcuts in addition to its support for Widgets (for example and Widget weather or Widget Facebook or Twitter). Then the touch of a finger to the right or to the left, the main screen is shifted to another workspace may contain a different set of icons.