Android (mobile device platform)
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Android
Website
code.google.com/android/
Company/
developer
Open Handset Alliance
List of Mobile
Operating Systems
Symbian OS m n s
Windows Mobile m n
iPhone OS n
Palm OS n
Openmoko Linux l n
Access Linux Platform l n s
Qtopia l m n
Internet Tablet OS l n
BlackBerry OS m
Android l m
LiMo Platform l m n
MotoMagx
l = Linux based
m = Managed code support
n = Native code permitted
s = Capability-based security
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Android is a software platform for mobile devices based on the Linux operating system and developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance.[1] It allows developers to write managed code in Java that utilizes Google-developed software libraries,[2] but does not support programs developed in native code.
The unveiling of the Android platform on 5 November 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 34 hardware, software and telecom companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.[3] When released in 2008, most of the Android platform will be made available under the Apache free-software and open-source license.[4]
