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Android: Brief History
by Lope Emano
Android Home Screen Evolution
Brief History
On October 2003, Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California by Andy Rubin
On August 17, 2005, Google acquired Android Inc.
On November 5, 2007, the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of technology companies, wireless carriers, and chipset makers, unveiled itself with a goal to develop open standards for mobile devices. Android was unveiled as its first product.
Open Handset Alliance
On October 22, 2008, The first commercially available smartphone running Android was the HTC Dream.
HTC Dream
Also known as the T-Mobile G1
“Android Alpha” or Android 1.0
320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches (~180 ppi pixel density)
Had a trackball
Physical keyboard
~500 MHz
3.15 Megapixel Camera
Starting v1.5, each major release is named in alphabetical order after a dessert or sugary treat
Android Version Distribution, July 2014
At Google I/O 2014, the company revealed that there were over 1 billion active monthly Android users, up
from 538 million in June 2013
What we’ve learned
Android is big and still growing
Android Developers need to adapt fast with new and different versions coming every year
Supporting multiple versions, devices, screen sizes can be a pain.
References:
● http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29
● https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html?utm_source=ausdroid.net
● http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Dream