Interesting facts about android.

Android is a mobile operating system. It is the world most popular operating system from the time it was launched in 2008. Android start from a simple phone and now it had become a lifeline on many smartphones. According to reports over 1.5 billion android devices have been activated.

We all are aware of the world of Android and  now almost everyone are using Android smartphone. If you are reading this article then there are chances you may also use an android smartphone.

You might think you know everything about android but there are some interesting and amazing  facts of android you probably have no idea of it.

1.Android was not programmed by Google: 

 Android was actually developed by the company Android Inc. which was established in October 2003. The founder of this company were Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Chris White and Nick Sears. The main aim of this company was to create a smart mobile device that were aware of the user wants.

In 2004 the first android operating system was developed by Android Inc. with the help of Google. In 2005 Google purchase Android Inc. for  $50 million and hired Andy Rubin to be the head of the Android.

 2.Android was officially launched by Google in 2007:

Google officially launched Android OS in November 2007. It was based on Linux software system. At that time,Android Inc. was originally designed and developed as a digital camera platform and not for the smartphone market.

3.The First Android Smartphone was T-Mobile G1 or HTC Dream:

T-Mobile G1 or HTC Dream was the first ever smartphone to run on the Android operating system. That phone was officially launched in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2008 and was later launched in other remaining European countries.

4.Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) was the only version to never run on phone:

 The Android 3.0 version was specifically designed and optimized for larger screen size, particularly tablets. Honeycomb  was initially released  in February 2011 with Motorola Xoom .

Also, Google didn't  release the source code of Android 3.0 Honeycomb that means nobody can find a source of this version online. Because Google didn't want that the developers to design and build Honeycomb for a smartphone.

5.All Android version name is based on the sweet treats or desserts:

Google had released a lots of android versions where every new release has been named after a dessert in alphabetical order. The Android 1.5 (Cupcake) was the first of the delicious name and then now on update Android 9.0 (Pie). It is also expected that the upcoming android version that is Android Q will be based on a  sweet treat.

• Cupcake – Android 1.5
• Donut – Android 1.6
• Eclair – Android 2.0 – 2.1
• Froyo – Android 2.2 – 2.2.3
• Gingerbread – Android 2.3 – 2.3.7
• Honeycomb – Android 3.0 – 3.26
• Ice Cream Sandwich- Android 4.0 – 4.0.4
• Jelly Bean – Android 4.1 – 4.3.1
• KitKat – Android 4.4 – 4.4.4
• Lollipop – Android 5.0 – 5.1.1
• Marshmallow – Android 6.0 – 6.0.1
• Nougat – Android 7.0-7.1
• Oreo – Android 8.0 – 8.1
• Pie – Android 9.0

6.  Two Android versions are not named after dessert:

As you all know all android version are named after desserts but two of the android version were not named after desserts that was Android 1.0 (Astro) and Android 1.1 (Bender).

7. Android green robot logo was inspired by bathroom sign:

Irina Blok was designer at Google she was the part of the launch campaign, she designed the android green robot logo. Very funny and interesting part is Blok’s inspiration came from bathroom doors. The main logo refers to a male robot and Gynoid is the female looking robot.

And than here’s what the Android green robot logo looks like.

                                                                   

8. Microsoft makes more money from Android than from windows phone:

Every time anyone buy Android smartphone or tablet, Microsoft receive $10 to $15 per device. In 2013 Microsoft earned $2 billion in android royalties for every android device sold.

According to BBC Microsoft charges patent uses free from smartphone manufacturers that run on Android operating system. It holds a variety of patents including FAT file system SD cards are formatted as by default.

9.Oracle revealed that Google makes profit of $22 Billion :

The Oracle Corp’s lawyer had revealed that Android operating system has generated $22 billion in profit and $31 billion in revenue since 2008.

10.Android share in the Chinese Mobile Market is 77% :

China is the one of the most unique android smartphone markets in the world. According to Forbes, Chinese smartphone makes for as much as 77% of the Android market.