FACTS ABOUT ANDROID

ANDROID is a linux based operating system
designed for mobile devices and
tablet computers.

4 Unknown Facts About
Android That You Must
Know!
* Android didnt born from google.Google
didn’t build Android itself.
Android was a separate unit which
was bought and financially backed
by Google way back in 2005. The
separate unit was called Android
Inc. and was founded by Andy
Rubin, Rich Miner and Chris White
in 2003.
After the acquisition, Andy Rubin
continued to be the head of the
Android Division. In 2013, Andy
Rubin stepped down from his post
and was taken over by Sundar
Pichai who also heads the Google
Chrome Division.
*The First Android
Smartphone was
launched by HTC!
Though Samsung has captured
much of the Android smartphone
sector with its Galaxy series of
devices, HTC was the first to take a
shot at Android. The
first commercially available
Android smartphone was called
HTC Dream and was released
on October 2008. HTC Dream ran
on Android 1.5 Cupcake.
*Android Versions??
See if you could spot down the
similarities in the following set of
words. Cupcake, Donut, Eclair
Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb,
Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean?
Yes, they are the names of
Android versions but did you see
the patter n. Google names the
code names of Android versions in
alphabetical order.
*Android mascot was
stolen!
Do you love the green cute looking
Android Logo? Well, Google
didn’t originally create that. The
mascot was adopted from
a character named Android! from
a game called Gauntlet.