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Android is an open-source, customizable operating system used primarily in phones and tablets but also in televisions, cameras, and other devices. Its open nature has encouraged developers to create new features and port Android to other devices. As of 2013, Android had the largest market share of any mobile operating system and was featured on over 81% of smartphones sold globally. The operating system's popularity has also made it a frequent target of patent litigation between tech companies.

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Initial Release Latest Stable Release 4.4.2 Kitkat / December 9

Android is an open-source, customizable operating system used primarily in phones and tablets but also in televisions, cameras, and other devices. Its open nature has encouraged developers to create new features and port Android to other devices. As of 2013, Android had the largest market share of any mobile operating system and was featured on over 81% of smartphones sold globally. The operating system's popularity has also made it a frequent target of patent litigation between tech companies.

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3/23/2014

Android (operating system) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Android is popular with technology companies which require a ready-made, low-cost and customizable operating system for high-tech devices.[18] Despite being primarily designed for phones and tablets, it also has been used in televisions, games consoles, digital cameras and other electronics. Android's open nature has encouraged a large community of developers and enthusiasts to use the open-source code as a foundation for community-driven projects, which add new features for advanced users[19] or bring Android to devices which were officially released running other operating systems. As of May 2012, Android became the most popular mobile OS, having the largest installed base, and is a market leader in most countries[20] including the United States; there it has had the highest installed base of mobile phones for years.[21] In the third quarter of 2013, Android's share of the global smartphone shipment marketled by Samsung products was 81.3%, the highest ever.[22][23][24] In most markets Android-powered phones are the most popular comprising more than half of the overall smartphone sales, including the United States market starting with the SeptemberNovember 2013 period.[25] The operating system's success has made it a target for patent litigation as part of the so-called "smartphone wars" between technology companies.[26][27] As of September 2013, one billion Android devices have been activated.[28]

most devices [3] Initial release September 23, 2008[4]

Latest stable release 4.4.2 KitKat / December 9, 2013[5] Marketing target Available language(s) Package manager Google Play, APK Supported platforms 32-bit ARM, MIPS, [6] x86[7] Kernel type Userland Monolithic (modified Linux kernel) Bionic libc, [8] shell from NetBSD, [9] native core utilities with a few from NetBSD[10] Default user interface License Graphical (Multi-touch) Apache License 2.0 Modified Linux kernel under GNU GPL v2[11] www.android.com (http://www.android.com/) Smartphones Tablet computers Multi-lingual (46 languages)

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1 History 2 Features 2.1 Interface 2.2 Applications 2.3 Memory management 3 Hardware 4 Development 4.1 Update schedule 4.2 Linux kernel 4.3 Software stack 4.4 Open-source community 5 Security and privacy 6 Licensing 7 Reception 7.1 Tablets
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