History of android

Android is a mobile operating system.It was developed by Google. It is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software and it is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets.It is an open source software which is provided to its users for free under Apache license.As android is an open source software it has attracted a large numbers of developers and contributors which helped it to gain more popularity.The core Android source code is known as Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which is primarily licensed under the Apache License.In addition Google has developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, and Wear OS for wrist watches, each with a specialised user interface.The variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics.

Android was created by four guys named Andy Rubin,Chris white,Nick sears and Rich Miner.Their motto of creating android was “smarter mobile devices that are more aware of its owner’s location and preferences”.Then they started their firm and named it Android Inc. and this is how the revolution of android started.Their first project was an operating system for video cameras but it was not able to earn profit as they expected it to earn before making it,because of small market for such products.Then they decided that they should switch to developing operating system for mobile phones. After one year the Android Inc. was out of cash and they were on the verge of bankruptcy. Fortunately, a friend of Andy Rubin i.e Steve Perlman, gave him $10 000 and actually saved the company from bankruptcy, without even wanting a stake in it.
                                                                 
In the year 2005, the Internet giant Google Inc. bought the Android Inc. company and changed its future forever.Google Inc. had a billions of cash in disposal.Google Inc. started to invest money in developing a mobile phone operating system based on Linux Kernel.The first mobile phone running on Android was released on 22nd of October, 2008. That model was produced by HTC – HTC Dream.From then, the operating system has gone through from a number  improvements and updates.  

 Currently,Google has released the first beta of the next release, Android Q, on Pixel phones in March 2019.