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THE GOOD, THE BAD
AND THE UGLY
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WHAT IS ANDROID?
An open-source software stack for mobile devices
Based upon a modified version of Linux kernal
Google acquired Android Inc. in 2005
Collaborated with Open Handset Alliance: HTC, Intel, LG,Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, Vodafone,etc
Applications: Written in Java and Google-developed Java libraries, no JVM in
the platform and Java byte code is not executed
Java classes are compiled into Dalvik executables and run on theDalvik virtual machine
SQLite (Database)
OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics API
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VERSION HISTORY 1.5 (Cupcake)
1.6 (Donut)
2.0/2.1 (Eclair): revamped user interface, introduced HTML5 andExchange ActiveSync 2.5 support
2.2 (Froyo): Adobe Flash support, allow apps to installed to memory card 2.3 (Gingerbread): refined UI, improved soft keyboard, and added support
for NFC
3.0 (Honeycomb): a tablet-oriented, supports larger screen devices,supports multicore processors and hardware acceleration for graphics.
Ice-cream sandwich, a combination of Gingerbread and Honeycomb into
a "cohesive whole,"
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ANDROID MARKET
Online app-catalogue
170,000++ apps (official statistics)
Market will filter the list of application based-on device
compatibility
Percentage of free app
Android Market : 57%
Apples app store : 28%
Nokias Ovi store : 26%
Blackberrys app world : 26%
Windows Marketplace : 22%
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THE GOOD
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GoogleApps: seamless integration with Androidsmartphone.
Choice of hardware: variety of phones, vast choice ofhardware.
OTA updates: new features and security patches
Flash Player: Android 2.2 and above
Multitasking and Copy and Pasting
Open source: creates flexibility and allows vendors todevelop platforms for their specific hardware.
Android Market: Extensive application library,
developers do not have to go through the same obscureapprovals process as applications for competing phones.
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THE BAD
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Battery life: Horrible
Applications: Extensive, but must sift throughhundreds of horrible apps to find somethingdecent.
SD Card: inability to store apps (android 2.1 and
below) Bluetooth: file-sharing (need root access, and 3rd
party apps)
GoogleAds: in all free apps
Video Player:built-in support very few fileformats
Paid apps:Not available in Malaysia
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THE UGLY
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SMS Trojan In August 2010, Kaspersky Lab reported about an SMS Trojan
called Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer once installed, sends out SMS text messages without the users
knowledge or consent.
only Russian Android users got affected.
Google issues a security patch
Malicious apps In 1st March 2011, Googlepulled 58 malicious apps from the
Android Market, only after being downloaded to 260,000 devices
How they do it?
>> Took a couple of popular free apps from the market, injected rootexploits into them and republished
but Googlebelieves that only device-specific information, namely
thephones IMEI number, was compromised and that nopersonal data or account information was ever transferred.
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vs. vs.
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TYPICAL ANDROID USER
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TYPICAL IPHONE USER
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TYPICAL BLACKBERRY USER