Android Operating System

The Android Operating System was created by Danger co-founder Andy Rubin, co-founder of Wildfire Communications Rich Milner and former VP of T-Mobile Nick Sears in 2003. Android didn't release much in the following two years, except stating that they were only working on software for mobile phones. In mid 2005 Android was acquired by Google Inc, which meant that Android was wholly owned by Google Inc. This move was Google's forward plan to move into the world of mobile phones. All three co-founders are still working alongside Google technicians on the Android Operating System

In early 2009 the Android Operating System held approximately 2.8% of the worlds market share of smartphones. By Early 2010 that figure had risen to over 9% of the total market share in the US alone, by mid/late 2010 that figure again rose rapidly to nearly 22%. The end of 2010 was the greatest turning point for the android operating system as it had grown to over 33% of the worlds total market share and for the first time surpassed sales of its rival iPhone. Google stated that by the May 2010 Android was receiving over 100 000 activations per day and by the end of 2010 was receiving over 300 000 activations per day. On May 10 2011 Google stated that they receive over 400 000 activations per day now and there have been over 100 million Android phones been activated worldwide.

There are currently four versions of the Android Operating system. There was also 2 versions prior to the smartphone release which were 1.5 Cupcake and 1.6 Donut.
1 - Android 2.0/2.1 (Eclair), this version was released to Android in January 2010 as a minor platform release for future versions. This version is however compliant with most of the android features such as the market, themes, system, library and more....
2 - Android 2.2 (Froyo), Android 2.2 is currently used by approximately 70% of Android Users, this version has updated its driver engine, allows move to SD function, changes to the Framework, new graphics, new media, 15 built in applications and more....
3 - Android 2.3/2.3.3 (Gingerbread) - Includes several improvements the the API, improved Bluetooth, improved API level, 18 Built in Applications and more....
4 - Android 3.0/3.1 (Honeycomb) - This release was developed for the tablet, which supports the larger screen and graphics, this version was first launched in February 2011 on the Motorolo Xoom

The Android Market is one of the most popular products developed by Google and is preloaded onto all Android Devices. The Android Market was released in October 2008 to 29 different countries. By March 2009 the Android Market had approximately 2,300 apps, by December 2009 it had more than 20,000 apps, by August 2010 it had over 80,000 apps and by May 2011 it had 294,000 apps and over 3, 000, 000 downloads.
One of the most exciting things about the Android Market is that ANYONE can make an Android app and publish it, which is great for amateur developers or people with a good knowledge of programing.
In comparison to Apples App Store, the figures for the Android Market are much more promising such as 57% of the apps are free as opposed to 28% on the App store. Currently the Android Market has just over 300,000 Apps and Apple has 382, 000 apps, however in April 2011 the Android Market 28, 000 new apps as opposed to the App Stores 11, 000. If these figures continue by the end of September 2011 the Android Market will have more apps than Apples App Store.

The Android Operating System is currently installed on over 100 different types of Smartphones. Some of the big names include Acer, Dell, HTC, i-Mobile, Lenovo, LG, Motorola, Pantech, Samsung and Sony Eriksson. The HTC, Samsung and Sony Eriksson have majority of there smartphones on Android and others on Windows Operating system. I Personally own a HTC Desire running on the Android Operating system. i have had a lot of experience with smartphones such as iPhones and Blackberrys, however i believe that the mixture of HTC and Android is definitely the best.

The Android Operating System is also found on a series of E-Readers notably Barnes and Nobles and Pocketbook products. The Operating Systems are also available on a series of Netbooks including four different Acer products, Augen and Toshiba Products. You can also find it on a series of specially selected Mp3 Players notably Samsung and Cowon

The future for the Android Operating System is looking very bright!! It is expected that in the upcoming months that the number of Android Apps will overtake the amount in the App Store. A new system is also was also recently announced named Android Ice Cream Sandwich, which is a combination of Gingerbread and Honeycomb, this will be released late 2011 on new Android Devices.
There are also future releasing HTC, Samsung, Motorola, Toshiba and Sony Ericsson that are in agreement to release on the Android Operating System for the next few years.

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