Android is a mobile
operating system
that uses a
modified version of
the Linux kernel.
It was initially
developed by Android
Inc., a firm later
purchased by Google,
and lately by the
Open Handset
Alliance. It allows
developers to write
managed code in the
Java language,
controlling the
device via
Google-developed
Java libraries.The
unveiling of the
Android distribution
on 5 November 2007
was announced with
the founding of the
Open Handset
Alliance, a
consortium of 47
hardware, software,
and telecom
companies devoted to
advancing open
standards for mobile
devices.Google
released most of
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