Android Operating Systems and Apps
Some mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers run on an operating system called Android. Android was unveiled on November 5, 2007 with the foundation of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 84 hardware, software, and telecommunication companies aimed at advancing the open standards of mobile phone devices. It has a large community of developers writing application (“apps”) that extend the functionality of mobile devices. There are more than 250,000 existing Android applications and these can be downloaded from third-party sites or through online stores, an example of which is the Android Market, an app store that is run by Google.
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