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2. Unlike popular knowledge,Android was the brainchild of four
tech geeks,Andy Rubin,i~! ick Sears,Chris Whi'te and Rich
ivliner.Each of them were successfully employed or running their
own business,before coming up with an idea of creating mobile
devices that would be smarter,customizable and able to understar'rd
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3. While Android Inc.was going through a financial
crisis,Google proposed to acquire it with $50 million.Thus the
Android division of Google wascreated that intended to compete with
Apple with its very own smartphones. https/ /designs. codes/
4. The availability of cheap smartphones has made it possible
for people of all classes to use them.
5. When iPhones were a dream for the common man,Google thought
to create a cheaper smartphone that can be accessible to all. I
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6. News went adrift that Google was in the process of buidling
a mobile phone to compete with Apple. However,later Google
announced that it was a mobile platform that they have been working
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7. isThus was created Android and a e 'launch in the year 2007.
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gives permission to all manufactureres to build smartphones
withAndroid 03. This has been a major contributing factor for the
growth and spread of Android devices throughout the globe. https/
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11. oog fixed up some bug T-mobile version.Though it did not
really offer much change in designfeatures and look,it gave users
the satisction of easy installation of Android updates/ Thus marked
as the beginning of the Android era. https/ /desig . .codes/
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13. With Cupcake there arrived the soft touch keypad and a
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14. Android 1.6 Donut was launched with higher improvements in
visual display and supported some added functionalities.CDMA sets
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15. In December 2009, Google launched Android 2.0 Eclair.
However,it contained some bug Thus,a more modifiedversion of Eclair
Android 2.1 was launched on early 2010.This version supported
Bluetooth 2.1, digital zoom,multi touch support and even live
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16. Froyo that was launched in the month of May 2010 supported
USB tethering,supportedAdobe Flash player,improved display and
graphics,better security measures,copy and paste option in
clipboard.
17. In December 2010, Google rolled out Gingerbread that was a
revolution within Android.This new version drastically improved
device performance and speed.This version also included functions
like email option,front face camera option,online calling,video
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18. Android Honeycomb was launched in three versions namely
3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 that were launched on February,July and August
respectively in the year2011. The widgets were revamped and options
lik video chatting,30 graphic support were introduced. https/
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19. Android version 4.0 was named Ice creamsandwich.With this
Google made a leap inits mobile operating system and rolled out
with a wide range of new features. https/ /designs. codes/
20. Android Jelly Bean was a major update that brought with
itself improved animation,and a better design,permission
toaccesswidgets and also rolled out Google Play.This version was
updated espegially dedicated to gaming. https/ /designs. codes/
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21. Android Kit Kat is a faster version than the previous
versions that / . Aused less resources.This versionprovided better
performance and is ____more efficient than its predecessor."' I ; ,
The status bar is transparent and E It also has Google now in the
1homescreen.Emoji icons,one of the favourite elements in messaging
at l present,came into use with this version of Android. . .._.
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22. The latest in Android series is the Android Lollipop or
Android Lwith awesome features that has taken Android to a whole
new level.This version has material design and allows
multitasking