Android OS
Android OSSupervisor: Eng. Maali Al-JabariBy:Meqdad DarweeshMohammad Za'tari
What is Android?
Androidis amobile operating system(OS) based on theLinux kerneland currently developed byGoogle. With auser interfacebased ondirect manipulation, Android is designed primarily fortouchscreenmobile devices such assmartphones andtablet computers, with specialized user interfaces for televisions (Android TV), cars (Android Auto), and wrist watches (Android Wear). As of 2015, Android has the largestinstalled baseof all operating systems.
Which devices it is designed for?There are many companies that used Android OS. like Samsung, HTC, Motorola and Sony, Acer, Alcatel, Asus, Huawei, LG and ZTE have all made Android phones (and tablets) too. Apple, Nokia and BlackBerry do not offer Android handsets however.
Android Versions
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Android Features- Messaging , SMS and MMS.- Web browser , Google Chrome and Applications of other Browsers.- Voice-based features,Google Voice Search etc.- Screen capture, Android supports capturing
ascreenshot by pressing the power and
Home-screen buttons at the same time.
Screen capture
Android Features
- Tetheringis connecting one device to another.
- Media support Android supports the following audio/video/still media formats:AAC, MPEG-4 SP,AMR,AMRWB,MP3,MIDI,WAV,JPEG,PNG,GIF,BMP.
Android Features
- External storage Most Android devices
include micro SD slot and can read micro SD
cards formatted withFAT32,Ext3orExt4file
system.
Java support Most Android
applications are written inJava.
- Widgets, IOS doesn't support this.
Google Play Store
- Easy to use, search, rate and comment about Apps, ignore spelling errors in search box and show more related results.- The most Apps are free in Google Paly Store.- Support Multilanguage.- Easy to upload your application.- Published more than Apple store, because it's a feature in Android and in the same time Android OS used in many types of devices.
Statistics about Apps
SecurityAndroid as an operating system is very secure. It has multiple layers of protection to keep malware at bay, and it requires your specific permission to do almost anything that could lead to your data or the system being compromised.
Security
Flaws in Google Play storeHarmful apps in Google Play store more than Apple store.developers of Apple store are active more than in Google Play store.Testing operations in Apple store are more than Google Play store.
PrivacyThe level of privacy in Android OS is very good.Many methods to protect your personal content. Like Screen Lock by password, pin, photo password, fingerprint and pattern.A lot of Apps to rise up the level of privacy.Fact: There is no 100% level Security.
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