This is the Smartphone age and we should proud of us that we are in the iPhone and Android OS era where nothing is impossible. Today Apple IOS, Android, RIM, Windows and many other operating systems are available in the market. I think RIM IOS and Symbian had their monopoly in the Smartphone market a few years back but now the scenario is totally changed. Google has launched a miracle and everyone has mesmerized with their great and innovative features. Now Smartphone war begins and many technology giants are giving competition to each other with their latest innovations.
Android is everywhere in mobile industry and at present capturing almost 70-75% of the Smartphone market. Who though It can become a first choice for all Smartphone lovers in the future. Apple’s strict policies and Blackberry RIM’s common features were the main reason of the success of the Android OS. Today Android is a most popular mobile OS and reports say it takes 1.5 million activations of Android OS every day in the world. Android OS is available with many mobile devices and that is why it is one of the most favorite mobile operating system ever. Millions of the Android applications are available in Google Play store that can be accessed by any user of android. Here in this article we will discuss about the history of Google Android with their versions and all releases in the past and Android Application Development process.
History of Android Development
The Android was originally developed by Android Inc.founded by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner in 2003. Google was aware about the Boom of smart phones in future and that is why it Google buy out Android Inc. In 2005. In 2007 Apply has announced their first iPhone on 27th June, Same year Google has launched their Open handset Alliance OHA and Android as their first product. Google Android’s official birthday is considered on 5th November 2007. In 2008 Qualcomm and Texas instruments has created chipsets compatible with android OS and we can say that it was the original birth of Android. Finally HTC was the first Mobile Company launched their Android device called “HTC Dream” in 2008.
In 2009 Android has started their great naming system of their Android versions alphabetically after sweets. On April 30th Android Cupcake 1.5 comes into the market and we can say this is the time when Android is going to start growing. This year Android’s market shares were 2.8% in the Smartphone industry because Apple IOS and Blackberry’s RIM are dominating the Smartphone industry. In September 15h Android’s Donut 1.6 introduced in the market with some enhanced features in the OS. October 26th Android 2.0 Éclair was introduced for the Smartphone devices with HTML5 browser support.
2010 was the year when Android was getting popular in the Smartphone industry with its latest release Android 2.2 Froyo on 20th May. In this year Google’s Android market share was 33% where it is directly competing with IOS and RIM. Further releases were Android 2.3 Gingerbread on 6th December and Android 3.0 Honeycomb on 22th Feb 2011. Market shares were 53% that year, growing with a great pace and capturing the whole Smartphone market. Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich version was able to support smart phones and tablet computers. June 2012 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was introduced in the market with the market shares of 75% in the Smartphone Market. Upcoming release of Android version will known as Key Lime Pie 5.0 in the near future. I hope the Android operating system will soon reach to the last alphabet and will give great services to the Smartphone users.
Outsource Android App Development services
Android Application Development is a process in which new applications are made for the Android operating system. Android uses JAVA language for app development with Android SDK well known as Android Software Development Kit. As we know that Android is one of the most famous platforms for smart phones available with lots of mobile devices that are why it is a famous platform for developers also. Millions of the App developers are developing mobile apps for the Android platform and those apps are available on the Google Play store. Reports say that 67% of the developers were using the Android OS for their app development in 2012. As it is known to everyone that it is a great open source platform for all many of the Software firms are offering Outsource Android app development services for their clients.
Many growing countries are involved in the Android app development process and developing apps for their clients all over the world. It says that major outsourcing places are from the third world. The Third world is considered as the Latin American, Asian and African countries who are trying to grow their economies. India and Philippines are some the best places for Outsourcing the Android app Projects because of their true talent and dedication towards the work. Many American firms Outsource their Development projects to India just because India’s low operational cost and cheap resources.
Android Software Development Kit
Android SDK is a Comprehensive set of tools which includes debugger, libraries, documents, emulators, sample codes and tutorials. Supported development platforms are as follows Linux, MAC OS and Windows XP. Android’s official supported IDE is Eclipse using Android development tool (ADT). It is easy to enhance the android SDK and developers can easily develop apps for the older version also. All the developed Android Apps packaged in .apk format and their stored path is /data/app in the Android OS.
Android Debug Bridge and Native Development Kit
It is actually a tool kit under the android SDK package consists of client and server side programs that can interact with each other. It can be accessed by command line interface. Commonly libraries are written in C but other language libraries can be easily compiled and installed using the Android native development kit.
Other Important Android App Development tools are given below,
· Android Open Accessory Development Kit
· App Inventor for Android
· Hypertext Android Creator
· SDL
· FastBoot
Android is everywhere in mobile industry and at present capturing almost 70-75% of the Smartphone market. Who though It can become a first choice for all Smartphone lovers in the future. Apple’s strict policies and Blackberry RIM’s common features were the main reason of the success of the Android OS. Today Android is a most popular mobile OS and reports say it takes 1.5 million activations of Android OS every day in the world. Android OS is available with many mobile devices and that is why it is one of the most favorite mobile operating system ever. Millions of the Android applications are available in Google Play store that can be accessed by any user of android. Here in this article we will discuss about the history of Google Android with their versions and all releases in the past and Android Application Development process.
History of Android Development
The Android was originally developed by Android Inc.founded by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner in 2003. Google was aware about the Boom of smart phones in future and that is why it Google buy out Android Inc. In 2005. In 2007 Apply has announced their first iPhone on 27th June, Same year Google has launched their Open handset Alliance OHA and Android as their first product. Google Android’s official birthday is considered on 5th November 2007. In 2008 Qualcomm and Texas instruments has created chipsets compatible with android OS and we can say that it was the original birth of Android. Finally HTC was the first Mobile Company launched their Android device called “HTC Dream” in 2008.
In 2009 Android has started their great naming system of their Android versions alphabetically after sweets. On April 30th Android Cupcake 1.5 comes into the market and we can say this is the time when Android is going to start growing. This year Android’s market shares were 2.8% in the Smartphone industry because Apple IOS and Blackberry’s RIM are dominating the Smartphone industry. In September 15h Android’s Donut 1.6 introduced in the market with some enhanced features in the OS. October 26th Android 2.0 Éclair was introduced for the Smartphone devices with HTML5 browser support.
2010 was the year when Android was getting popular in the Smartphone industry with its latest release Android 2.2 Froyo on 20th May. In this year Google’s Android market share was 33% where it is directly competing with IOS and RIM. Further releases were Android 2.3 Gingerbread on 6th December and Android 3.0 Honeycomb on 22th Feb 2011. Market shares were 53% that year, growing with a great pace and capturing the whole Smartphone market. Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich version was able to support smart phones and tablet computers. June 2012 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was introduced in the market with the market shares of 75% in the Smartphone Market. Upcoming release of Android version will known as Key Lime Pie 5.0 in the near future. I hope the Android operating system will soon reach to the last alphabet and will give great services to the Smartphone users.
Outsource Android App Development services
Android Application Development is a process in which new applications are made for the Android operating system. Android uses JAVA language for app development with Android SDK well known as Android Software Development Kit. As we know that Android is one of the most famous platforms for smart phones available with lots of mobile devices that are why it is a famous platform for developers also. Millions of the App developers are developing mobile apps for the Android platform and those apps are available on the Google Play store. Reports say that 67% of the developers were using the Android OS for their app development in 2012. As it is known to everyone that it is a great open source platform for all many of the Software firms are offering Outsource Android app development services for their clients.
Many growing countries are involved in the Android app development process and developing apps for their clients all over the world. It says that major outsourcing places are from the third world. The Third world is considered as the Latin American, Asian and African countries who are trying to grow their economies. India and Philippines are some the best places for Outsourcing the Android app Projects because of their true talent and dedication towards the work. Many American firms Outsource their Development projects to India just because India’s low operational cost and cheap resources.
Android Software Development Kit
Android SDK is a Comprehensive set of tools which includes debugger, libraries, documents, emulators, sample codes and tutorials. Supported development platforms are as follows Linux, MAC OS and Windows XP. Android’s official supported IDE is Eclipse using Android development tool (ADT). It is easy to enhance the android SDK and developers can easily develop apps for the older version also. All the developed Android Apps packaged in .apk format and their stored path is /data/app in the Android OS.
Android Debug Bridge and Native Development Kit
It is actually a tool kit under the android SDK package consists of client and server side programs that can interact with each other. It can be accessed by command line interface. Commonly libraries are written in C but other language libraries can be easily compiled and installed using the Android native development kit.
Other Important Android App Development tools are given below,
· Android Open Accessory Development Kit
· App Inventor for Android
· Hypertext Android Creator
· SDL
· FastBoot