Android

• Android is a mobile platform used to develop smart phones and tablet computers.
• It is an embedded operating system based on Linux Kernel version 2.6.
• Android is not only for smart phones. It is suitable for any device having a screen.
• It is developed by Open Handset Alliance, owned by Google.
• Android codes pulled with open source by and there is AOSP (Android Open Source Project) for development and maintenance of Android.
• Android SDK contains the tools and libraries for developing Android based applications.
• Now in the market, selling of smart phones with Android platform is highest. It is demanded most by people.

HOW DOES ANDROID WORK?

• It is very typical concept.It based upon deeper knowledge about Android.lets have a brief idea about it.

• As we know Android works on Linux kernel version 2.6.Android native libraries are written in The library contains so many components. Android core libraries are written in aap.I am not going in details for thaose.Then android Runtime area includes core libraries and Dalvik virtual machine which run dex files.dex file need less memory and processor, which is very advantageous. There is an application framework used by all Android applications.