Basic About Andriod

Android is a mobile operating systemdeveloped by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software and designed primarily fortouchscreen mobile devices such assmartphones and tablets. In addition, Google has further developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, andAndroid Wear for wrist watches, each with a specialized user interface. Variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics.

Android

Developer	Google Open Handset Alliance
Written in	Java (UI), C (core), C++and more[1]
OS family	Unix-like
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source (most devices includeproprietarycomponents, such asGoogle Play)
Initial release	September 23, 2008; 9 years ago[2]
Latest release	8.1.0 "Oreo" / December 5, 2017; 3 months ago
Latest preview	Android P / March 7, 2018; 14 days ago[3]
Marketing target	Smartphones, tablet computers, Android TV, Android Auto andAndroid Wear
Available in	100+ languages[4]
Package manager	APK (primarily throughGoogle Play; installation of APKs also possible locally or from alternative sources such as F-Droid)
Platforms	32- and 64-bit ARM,x86, x86-64, MIPS and MIPS64
Kernel type	Monolithic (modified Linux kernel)
Userland	Bionic libc,[5] mkshshell,[6] Toybox as core utilities beginning with Android 6.0,[7][8]previously native core utilities with a few from NetBSD[9][10]
Default user interface	Graphical (multi-touch)
License	Apache License 2.0 GNU GPL v2 for theLinux kernelmodifications[11]
Official website	android.com

Initially developed by Android Inc., which Google bought in 2005, Android was unveiled in 2007, with the first commercial Android device launched in September 2008. The operating system has since gone through multiple major releases, with the current version being 8.1 "Oreo", released in December 2017.

Android has been the best-selling OS worldwide on smartphones since 2011 and on tablets since 2013. As of May 2017, it has over two billion monthly active users, the largest installed base of any operating system, and as of 2017, the Google Play store features over 3.5 million apps.^[12]