Android introduction
- 1. Android Introduction Platform Overview Design by : kashif Ahmed 1
- 2. What is Android? Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. Design by : kashif Ahmed 2
- 3. OHA (Open Handset Alliance) A business alliance consisting of 47 companies to develop open standards for mobile devices Design by : kashif Ahmed 3
- 4. Phones HTC G1, Droid, Tattoo Suno S880 Motorola Droid (X) Samsung Galaxy Design by : kashif Ahmed Sony Ericsson 4
- 5. Tablets Velocity Micro Cruz Dawa D7 Gome FlyTouch Toshiba Android SmartBook Design by : kashif Ahmed Acer beTouch Cisco Android Tablet 5
- 6. MarketShare Feb’10 May’10 Apr’11 RIM 42.1% 41.7% 29% Apple 25.4% 24.4% 25% Google 9% 13% 33% Microsoft 15.1% 13.2% 7.7% Palm 5.4% 4.8% 2.9% Design by : kashif Ahmed 6
- 7. Architecture Design by : kashif Ahmed 7
- 8. Android S/W Stack - Application Android provides a set of core applications: Email Client SMS Program Calendar Maps Browser Contacts Etc All applications are written using the Java language. Design by : kashif Ahmed 8
- 9. Android S/W Stack – App Framework Enabling and simplifying the reuse of components Developers have full access to the same framework APIs used by the core applications. Users are allowed to replace components. Design by : kashif Ahmed 9
- 10. Android S/W Stack – App Framework (Cont) Features Feature Role View System Used to build an application, including lists, grids, text boxes, buttons, and embedded web browser Content Provider Enabling applications to access data from other applications or to share their own data Resource Manager Providing access to non-code resources (localized strings, graphics, and layout files) Notification Manager Enabling all applications to display customer alerts in the status bar Activity Manager Managing the lifecycle of applications and providing a common navigation backstack Design by : kashif Ahmed 10
- 11. Android S/W Stack - Libraries Including a set of C/C++ libraries used by components of the Android system Exposed to developers through the Android application framework Design by : kashif Ahmed 11
- 12. Android S/W Stack - Runtime Core Libraries Providing most of the functionality available in the core libraries of the Java language APIs Data Structures Utilities File Access Network Access Graphics Design by : kashif Ahmed Etc 12
- 13. Android S/W Stack – Runtime (Cont) Dalvik Virtual Machine Providing environment on which every Android application runs Each Android application runs in its own process, with its own instance of the Dalvik VM. Dalvik has been written such that a device can run multiple VMs efficiently. Register-based virtual machine Design by : kashif Ahmed 13
- 14. Android S/W Stack – Runtime (Cont) Dalvik Virtual Machine (Cont) Executing the Dalvik Executable (.dex) format .dex format is optimized for minimal memory footprint. Compilation Relying on the Linux Kernel for: Threading Low-level memory management Design by : kashif Ahmed 14
- 15. Android S/W Stack – Linux Kernel Relying on Linux Kernel 2.6 for core system services Network Stack Driver Model Memory and Process Management Security Providing an abstraction layer between the H/W and the rest of the S/W stack Design by : kashif Ahmed 15