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class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Applications</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Applications-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Storage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Storage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Storage</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Storage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Memory_management" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Memory_management"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Memory management</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Memory_management-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Developer_options" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Developer_options"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Developer options</span> </div> </a> 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class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Software stack</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Software_stack-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Open-source_community" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Open-source_community"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>Open-source community</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Open-source_community-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Device_codenames" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Device_codenames"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Device codenames</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Device_codenames-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Security_and_privacy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Security_and_privacy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Security and privacy</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Security_and_privacy-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Security and privacy subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Security_and_privacy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Common_security_threats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Common_security_threats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Common security threats</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Common_security_threats-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Scope_of_surveillance_by_public_institutions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scope_of_surveillance_by_public_institutions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.1</span> <span>Scope of surveillance by public institutions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scope_of_surveillance_by_public_institutions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Security_patches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Security_patches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.2</span> <span>Security patches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Security_patches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Location-tracking" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Location-tracking"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Location-tracking</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Location-tracking-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_notable_exploits" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_notable_exploits"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Further notable exploits</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_notable_exploits-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Technical_security_features" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Technical_security_features"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Technical security features</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Technical_security_features-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Verified_Boot" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Verified_Boot"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4.1</span> <span>Verified Boot</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Verified_Boot-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-dm-verity" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#dm-verity"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4.1.1</span> <span>dm-verity</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-dm-verity-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Google_Play_Services_and_vendor_changes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Google_Play_Services_and_vendor_changes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Google Play Services and vendor changes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Google_Play_Services_and_vendor_changes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Criticism_and_controversy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Criticism_and_controversy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Criticism and controversy</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Criticism_and_controversy-sublist" class="cdx-button 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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(Betriebssystem)" title="Android (Betriebssystem) – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Android (Betriebssystem)" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AF_(%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84)" title="أندرويد (نظام تشغيل) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أندرويد (نظام تشغيل)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A1" title="এণ্ড্ৰইড – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="এণ্ড্ৰইড" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF" title="اندروید – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="اندروید" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(sistem_operasi)" title="Android (sistem operasi) – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Android (sistem operasi)" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1_(%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE)" title="অ্যান্ড্রয়েড (অপারেটিং সিস্টেম) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="অ্যান্ড্রয়েড (অপারেটিং সিস্টেম)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A1" title="एंड्रॉइड – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="एंड्रॉइड" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(Betriebssystem)" title="Android (Betriebssystem) – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Android (Betriebssystem)" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operativni_sistem)" title="Android (operativni sistem) – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Android (operativni sistem)" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(opera%C4%8Dn%C3%AD_syst%C3%A9m)" title="Android (operační systém) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Android (operační systém)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_phones" title="Android phones – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Android phones" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(system_weithredu)" title="Android (system weithredu) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Android (system weithredu)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(Betriebssystem)" title="Android (Betriebssystem) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Android (Betriebssystem)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operatsioonis%C3%BCsteem)" title="Android (operatsioonisüsteem) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Android (operatsioonisüsteem)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF" title="اندروید – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اندروید" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%8F%E0%AA%A8%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%A1%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%87%E0%AA%A1_(%E0%AA%93%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%9F%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%97_%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%9F%E0%AA%AE)" title="એન્ડ્રોઇડ (ઓપરેટિંગ સિસ્ટમ) – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="એન્ડ્રોઇડ (ઓપરેટિંગ સિસ્ટમ)" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%88%EB%93%9C%EB%A1%9C%EC%9D%B4%EB%93%9C_(%EC%9A%B4%EC%98%81%EC%B2%B4%EC%A0%9C)" title="안드로이드 (운영체제) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="안드로이드 (운영체제)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%AB%D5%A4" title="Անդրոիդ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Անդրոիդ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A1_(%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0)" title="एंड्रॉइड (प्रचालन तंत्र) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="एंड्रॉइड (प्रचालन तंत्र)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operacijski_sustav)" title="Android (operacijski sustav) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Android (operacijski sustav)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(funcionanta_sistemo)" title="Android (funcionanta sistemo) – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Android (funcionanta sistemo)" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(sistem_operasi)" title="Android (sistem operasi) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Android (sistem operasi)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%93_(%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%94)" title="אנדרואיד (מערכת הפעלה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אנדרואיד (מערכת הפעלה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%8D_(%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%9F%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9F%E0%B2%82)" title="ಆಂಡ್ರಾಯ್ಡ್ (ಆಪರೇಟಿಂಗ್ ಸಿಸ್ಟಂ) – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಆಂಡ್ರಾಯ್ಡ್ (ಆಪರೇಟಿಂಗ್ ಸಿಸ್ಟಂ)" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%90%DA%88" title="اینڈرویِڈ – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="اینڈرویِڈ" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BB%81%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%94%E0%BA%A3%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%8D%E0%BA%94%E0%BB%8C" title="ແອນດຣອຍດ໌ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ແອນດຣອຍດ໌" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(oper%C3%A1ci%C3%B3s_rendszer)" title="Android (operációs rendszer) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Android (operációs rendszer)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mad mw-list-item"><a href="https://mad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Madurese" lang="mad" hreflang="mad" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Madhurâ" data-language-local-name="Madurese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Madhurâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A1_(%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80)" title="एन्ड्रोइड (सञ्चालन प्रणाली) – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="एन्ड्रोइड (सञ्चालन प्रणाली)" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D0%B4_(%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC)" title="Андроид (оперативен систем) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Андроид (оперативен систем)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%86%E0%B5%BB%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D" title="ആൻഡ്രോയ്ഡ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ആൻഡ്രോയ്ഡ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%A1" title="अँड्रॉईड – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="अँड्रॉईड" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AF" title="اندرويد – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اندرويد" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(sistem_pengendalian)" title="Android (sistem pengendalian) – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Android (sistem pengendalian)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%B4_(%D2%AF%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC)" title="Андройд (үйлдлийн систем) – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Андройд (үйлдлийн систем)" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%92%E1%80%9B%E1%80%BD%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA_(%E1%80%99%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%98%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9C%E1%80%BA%E1%80%85%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9C%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9B%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8%E1%80%85%E1%80%94%E1%80%85%E1%80%BA)" title="အန်းဒရွိုက် (မိုဘိုင်းလ်စက်လည်ပတ်ရေးစနစ်) – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အန်းဒရွိုက် (မိုဘိုင်းလ်စက်လည်ပတ်ရေးစနစ်)" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(besturingssysteem)" title="Android (besturingssysteem) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Android (besturingssysteem)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A1_(%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80)" title="एन्ड्रोइड (सञ्चालन प्रणाली) – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="एन्ड्रोइड (सञ्चालन प्रणाली)" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(%E3%82%AA%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0)" title="Android (オペレーティングシステム) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Android (オペレーティングシステム)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%86%E0%AC%A3%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%A1%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%8F%E0%AC%A1%E0%AC%BC" title="ଆଣ୍ଡ୍ରଏଡ଼ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଆଣ୍ଡ୍ରଏଡ଼" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%90%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%A1%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%8C%E0%A8%87%E0%A8%A1_(%E0%A8%94%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%97_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%AE)" title="ਐਂਡਰੌਇਡ (ਔਪਰੇਟਿੰਗ ਸਿਸਟਮ) – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਐਂਡਰੌਇਡ (ਔਪਰੇਟਿੰਗ ਸਿਸਟਮ)" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C%DA%88" title="اینڈروئیڈ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="اینڈروئیڈ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-blk mw-list-item"><a href="https://blk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%B2%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%92%E1%80%9B%E1%80%BD%E1%80%B2%E1%80%B7%E1%80%92%E1%80%BA_(%E1%80%90%E1%80%95%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%82%8F%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AE%E1%80%99%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%97%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B2%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%85%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%85%E1%80%94%E1%80%AD%E1%80%85%E1%80%BA)" title="အဲန်းဒရွဲ့ဒ် (တပန်ႏအီမိုဗုဲင်းစက်စနိစ်) – Pa&#039;O" lang="blk" hreflang="blk" data-title="အဲန်းဒရွဲ့ဒ် (တပန်ႏအီမိုဗုဲင်းစက်စနိစ်)" data-language-autonym="ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ" data-language-local-name="Pa&#039;O" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%89%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF_(%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85)" title="انډرايد (د عامل سيستم) – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="انډرايد (د عامل سيستم)" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%A2%E1%9F%81%E1%9E%93%E1%9E%8A%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%99" title="អេនដ្រយ – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="អេនដ្រយ" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(system_operacyjny)" title="Android (system operacyjny) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Android (system operacyjny)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(sistem_de_operare)" title="Android (sistem de operare) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Android (sistem de operare)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-skr mw-list-item"><a href="https://skr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C_%D9%B9%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AC%DB%8C" title="سرائیکی ٹیکنالوجی – Saraiki" lang="skr" hreflang="skr" data-title="سرائیکی ٹیکنالوجی" data-language-autonym="سرائیکی" data-language-local-name="Saraiki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سرائیکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operatin_seestem)" title="Android (operatin seestem) – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Android (operatin seestem)" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(sistemi_operativ)" title="Android (sistemi operativ) – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Android (sistemi operativ)" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%87%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%9C%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%8A_(%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%99%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8A_%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B0%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E2%80%8D)" title="ඇන්ඩ්‍රොයිඩ් (මෙහෙයුම් පද්ධතිය‍) – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ඇන්ඩ්‍රොයිඩ් (මෙහෙයුම් පද්ධතිය‍)" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Android (operating system)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86%DA%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%8A%DA%8A" title="اينڊروئيڊ – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="اينڊروئيڊ" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(opera%C4%8Dn%C3%BD_syst%C3%A9m)" title="Android (operačný systém) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Android (operačný systém)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operacijski_sistem)" title="Android (operacijski sistem) – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Android (operacijski sistem)" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%86%DB%8C%D8%AF" title="ئەندرۆید – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئەندرۆید" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC)" title="Android (оперативни систем) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Android (оперативни систем)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operativni_sistem)" title="Android (operativni sistem) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Android (operativni sistem)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(sistim_operasi)" title="Android (sistim operasi) – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Android (sistim operasi)" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operativsystem)" title="Android (operativsystem) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Android (operativsystem)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="ஆண்ட்ராய்டு இயங்குதளம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஆண்ட்ராய்டு இயங்குதளம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A2%E1%82%85%E1%81%BC%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%90%E1%80%9B%E1%81%A2%E1%82%86%E1%82%89_(%E1%80%95%E1%80%AD%E1%80%B0%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9E%E1%81%A2%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%82%88%E1%81%B5%E1%81%A2%E1%81%BC%E1%80%BA)" title="ဢႅၼ်းတရၢႆႉ (ပိူင်သၢင်ႈၵၢၼ်) – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="ဢႅၼ်းတရၢႆႉ (ပိူင်သၢင်ႈၵၢၼ်)" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%86%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%8D" title="ఆండ్రాయిడ్ – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="ఆండ్రాయిడ్" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tet mw-list-item"><a href="https://tet.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(Sistema_Operasaun)" title="Android (Sistema Operasaun) – Tetum" lang="tet" hreflang="tet" data-title="Android (Sistema Operasaun)" data-language-autonym="Tetun" data-language-local-name="Tetum" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tetun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%8C_(%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%8F%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3)" title="แอนดรอยด์ (ระบบปฏิบัติการ) – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="แอนดรอยด์ (ระบบปฏิบัติการ)" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tcy mw-list-item"><a href="https://tcy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%8D" title="ಆಂಡ್ರಾಯಿಡ್ – Tulu" lang="tcy" hreflang="tcy" data-title="ಆಂಡ್ರಾಯಿಡ್" data-language-autonym="ತುಳು" data-language-local-name="Tulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ತುಳು</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C%DA%88" title="اینڈروئیڈ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="اینڈروئیڈ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Zhuang" lang="za" hreflang="za" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Vahcuengh" data-language-local-name="Zhuang" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vahcuengh</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android" title="Android – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Android" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(h%E1%BB%87_%C4%91i%E1%BB%81u_h%C3%A0nh)" title="Android (hệ điều hành) – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Android (hệ điều hành)" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%89%E5%8D%93" title="安卓 – 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title="ARM64">ARM64</a> (previous versions were also compatible with ARMv7, x86, x86-64, MIPS and RISC-V; these architectures are still unofficially supported via third-party solutions)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">Kernel</a> type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monolithic_kernel" title="Monolithic kernel">Monolithic</a> (<a href="/wiki/Linux_kernel" title="Linux kernel">Linux kernel</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/User_space_and_kernel_space" title="User space and kernel space">Userland</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bionic_(software)" title="Bionic (software)">Bionic libc</a>, <a href="/wiki/KornShell" title="KornShell">mksh</a> shell, <a href="/wiki/Toybox" title="Toybox">Toybox</a> as core utilities</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/User_interface" title="User interface">Default<br />user interface</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Graphical_user_interface" title="Graphical user interface">Graphical</a> (<a href="/wiki/Multi-touch" title="Multi-touch">multi-touch</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apache_License" title="Apache License">Apache License</a> 2.0 for userspace software</li><li><a href="/wiki/GNU_GPL" class="mw-redirect" title="GNU GPL">GNU GPL</a> v2 for the <a href="/wiki/Linux_kernel" title="Linux kernel">Linux kernel</a> modifications</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.android.com/">www<wbr />.android<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Support status</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Supported</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Articles in the series</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Android_version_history" title="Android version history">Android version history</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Android</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Mobile_operating_system" title="Mobile operating system">mobile operating system</a> based on a modified version of the <a href="/wiki/Linux_kernel" title="Linux kernel">Linux kernel</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Open-source_software" title="Open-source software">open-source</a> software, designed primarily for <a href="/wiki/Touchscreen" title="Touchscreen">touchscreen</a>-based mobile devices such as <a href="/wiki/Smartphone" title="Smartphone">smartphones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tablet_computer" title="Tablet computer">tablets</a>. It is the world's most widely used operating system due to it being used on most smartphones and tablets outside of <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhones</a> and <a href="/wiki/IPad" title="IPad">iPads</a>, which use <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a>'s <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> and <a href="/wiki/IPadOS" title="IPadOS">iPadOS</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> respectively. As of October&#160;2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, Android accounts for 45% of the <a href="/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems" title="Usage share of operating systems">global operating system market</a>, followed by <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a> with 26%.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android has historically been developed by a consortium of developers known as the <a href="/wiki/Open_Handset_Alliance" title="Open Handset Alliance">Open Handset Alliance</a>, but its most widely used version is primarily developed by <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>. It was unveiled in November 2007, with the first commercial Android device, the <a href="/wiki/HTC_Dream" title="HTC Dream">HTC Dream</a>, being launched in September 2008. </p><p>At its core, the operating system is known as the <b>Android Open Source Project</b> (<b>AOSP</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and is <a href="/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software" title="Free and open-source software">free and open-source software</a> (FOSS) primarily licensed under the <a href="/wiki/Apache_License" title="Apache License">Apache License</a>. However, most devices run the <a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">proprietary</a> Android version developed by Google, which ships with additional proprietary closed-source software pre-installed,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> most notably <a href="/wiki/Google_Mobile_Services" title="Google Mobile Services">Google Mobile Services</a> (GMS),<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which includes core apps such as <a href="/wiki/Google_Chrome" title="Google Chrome">Google Chrome</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Digital_distribution" title="Digital distribution">digital distribution</a> platform <a href="/wiki/Google_Play" title="Google Play">Google Play</a>, and the associated <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Services" title="Google Play Services">Google Play Services</a> development platform. <a href="/wiki/Firebase_Cloud_Messaging" title="Firebase Cloud Messaging">Firebase Cloud Messaging</a> is used for push notifications. While AOSP is free, the "Android" name and logo are <a href="/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">trademarks</a> of Google, which imposes standards to restrict the use of Android branding by "uncertified" devices outside their ecosystem.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Over 70% of smartphones based on the Android Open Source Project run Google's ecosystem (which is known simply as Android), some with vendor-customized user interfaces and software suites, such as <a href="/wiki/TouchWiz" title="TouchWiz">TouchWiz</a> and later <a href="/wiki/One_UI" title="One UI">One UI</a> by Samsung and <a href="/wiki/HTC_Sense" title="HTC Sense">HTC Sense</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Competing ecosystems and <a href="/wiki/Fork_(software_development)" title="Fork (software development)">forks</a> of AOSP include <a href="/wiki/Fire_OS" title="Fire OS">Fire OS</a> developed by <a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a>, <a href="/wiki/ColorOS" title="ColorOS">ColorOS</a> by <a href="/wiki/Oppo" title="Oppo">Oppo</a>, OriginOS by <a href="/wiki/Vivo_(technology_company)" title="Vivo (technology company)">Vivo</a>, <a href="/wiki/EMUI" title="EMUI">MagicUI</a> by <a href="/wiki/Honor_(brand)" title="Honor (brand)">Honor</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Custom_firmware#Android" title="Custom firmware">custom ROMs</a> such as <a href="/wiki/LineageOS" title="LineageOS">LineageOS</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Meta_Horizon_OS" title="Meta Horizon OS">Meta Horizon OS</a> for <a href="/wiki/Virtual_reality_headset" title="Virtual reality headset">VR headsets</a>. </p><p>Android's source code has been used to develop variants on a range of other electronics, such as <a href="/wiki/Video_game_console" title="Video game console">game consoles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Digital_camera" title="Digital camera">digital cameras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_media_player" title="Portable media player">portable media players</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Personal_computer" title="Personal computer">PCs</a>, each with a specialized user interface. Some well-known derivatives include <a href="/wiki/Android_TV" title="Android TV">Android TV</a> for televisions and <a href="/wiki/Wear_OS" title="Wear OS">Wear OS</a> for <a href="/wiki/Wearable_computer" title="Wearable computer">wearables</a>, both developed by Google. Software packages on Android, which use the <a href="/wiki/Apk_(file_format)" title="Apk (file format)">APK</a> format, are generally distributed through proprietary <a href="/wiki/Application_store" class="mw-redirect" title="Application store">application stores</a> like <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Store" class="mw-redirect" title="Google Play Store">Google Play Store</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Appstore" title="Amazon Appstore">Amazon Appstore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Store" class="mw-redirect" title="Samsung Galaxy Store">Samsung Galaxy Store</a>, <a href="/wiki/Huawei_AppGallery" title="Huawei AppGallery">Huawei AppGallery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cafe_Bazaar" title="Cafe Bazaar">Cafe Bazaar</a>, <a href="/wiki/GetJar" title="GetJar">GetJar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Aptoide" title="Aptoide">Aptoide</a>, or open source platforms like <a href="/wiki/F-Droid" title="F-Droid">F-Droid</a>. </p><p>Android has been the most used operating system worldwide on smartphones since 2011 and on tablets since 2013. As of May&#160;2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, it has over three billion <a href="/wiki/Monthly_active_users" class="mw-redirect" title="Monthly active users">monthly active users</a>, the largest <a href="/wiki/Installed_base" title="Installed base">installed base</a> of any operating system in the world,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and, as of 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, the Google Play Store features 1.7 million apps; a decline from its of peak of over 3&#160;million apps in April 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-3_million_apps_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3_million_apps-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Android_15" title="Android 15">Android 15</a>, released on October 15, 2024, is the latest version and includes improvements specific to <a href="/wiki/Foldable_phone" class="mw-redirect" title="Foldable phone">foldable phones</a>, tablets, <a href="/wiki/Desktop_computer" title="Desktop computer">desktop</a>-sized <a href="/wiki/1080p" title="1080p">screens</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chromebook" title="Chromebook">Chromebooks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Android_version_history" title="Android version history">Android version history</a></div> <p><b>Android Inc.</b> was founded in <a href="/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California" title="Palo Alto, California">Palo Alto, California</a>, in October 2003 by <a href="/wiki/Andy_Rubin" title="Andy Rubin">Andy Rubin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rich_Miner" title="Rich Miner">Rich Miner</a>, Nick Sears, and Chris White.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Google_Buys_Android_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Google_Buys_Android-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Rubin described the Android project as having "tremendous potential in developing smarter mobile devices that are more aware of its owner's location and preferences".<sup id="cite_ref-Google_Buys_Android_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Google_Buys_Android-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The early intentions of the company were to develop an advanced operating system for <a href="/wiki/Digital_camera" title="Digital camera">digital cameras</a>, and this was the basis of its pitch to investors in April 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-pcworld-camera-os_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcworld-camera-os-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The company then decided that the market for cameras was not large enough for its goals, and five months later it had diverted its efforts and was pitching Android as a handset operating system that would rival <a href="/wiki/Symbian" title="Symbian">Symbian</a> and Microsoft <a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pcworld-camera-os_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcworld-camera-os-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rubin had difficulty attracting investors early on, and Android was facing eviction from its office space. <a href="/wiki/Steve_Perlman_(entrepreneur)" title="Steve Perlman (entrepreneur)">Steve Perlman</a>, a close friend of Rubin, brought him $10,000 in cash in an envelope, and shortly thereafter wired an undisclosed amount as seed funding. Perlman refused a stake in the company, and has stated "I did it because I believed in the thing, and I wanted to help Andy."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, Rubin tried to negotiate deals with <a href="/wiki/Samsung" title="Samsung">Samsung</a><sup id="cite_ref-MPC_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPC-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/HTC" title="HTC">HTC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Shortly afterwards, <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> acquired the company in July of that year for at least $50&#160;million;<sup id="cite_ref-Google_Buys_Android_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Google_Buys_Android-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Murky_road_despite_dominance_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murky_road_despite_dominance-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> this was Google's "best deal ever" according to Google's then-vice president of corporate development, <a href="/wiki/David_Lawee" class="mw-redirect" title="David Lawee">David Lawee</a>, in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-MPC_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPC-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Android's key employees, including Rubin, Miner, Sears, and White, joined Google as part of the acquisition.<sup id="cite_ref-Google_Buys_Android_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Google_Buys_Android-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Not much was known about the secretive Android Inc. at the time, with the company having provided few details other than that it was making software for mobile phones.<sup id="cite_ref-Google_Buys_Android_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Google_Buys_Android-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At Google, the team led by Rubin developed a mobile device platform powered by the <a href="/wiki/Linux_kernel" title="Linux kernel">Linux kernel</a>. Google marketed the platform to <a href="/wiki/Original_equipment_manufacturer" title="Original equipment manufacturer">handset makers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mobile_network_operator" title="Mobile network operator">carriers</a> on the promise of providing a flexible, upgradeable system.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google had "lined up a series of hardware components and software partners and signaled to carriers that it was open to various degrees of cooperation".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Attribution_needed" title="Wikipedia:Attribution needed"><span title="This sentence may contain perspectives and opinions without stating whose they are. (April 2018)">attribution needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Speculation about Google's intention to enter the mobile communications market continued to build through December 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> An early <a href="/wiki/Prototype" title="Prototype">prototype</a> had a close resemblance to a <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry" title="BlackBerry">BlackBerry</a> phone, with no touchscreen and a physical <a href="/wiki/QWERTY" title="QWERTY">QWERTY</a> <a href="/wiki/Computer_keyboard" title="Computer keyboard">keyboard</a>, but the arrival of 2007's <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a> <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> meant that Android "had to go back to the drawing board".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google later changed its Android specification documents to state that "Touchscreens will be supported", although "the Product was designed with the presence of discrete physical buttons as an assumption, therefore a touchscreen cannot completely replace physical buttons".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By 2008, both <a href="/wiki/Nokia" title="Nokia">Nokia</a> and BlackBerry announced touch-based smartphones to rival the <a href="/wiki/IPhone_3G" title="IPhone 3G">iPhone 3G</a>, and Android's focus eventually switched to just touchscreens. The first commercially available smartphone running Android was the <a href="/wiki/HTC_Dream" title="HTC Dream">HTC Dream</a>, also known as T-Mobile G1, announced on September 23, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HTC_Android_T-Mobile_G1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/HTC_Android_T-Mobile_G1.jpg/200px-HTC_Android_T-Mobile_G1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/HTC_Android_T-Mobile_G1.jpg/300px-HTC_Android_T-Mobile_G1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/HTC_Android_T-Mobile_G1.jpg/400px-HTC_Android_T-Mobile_G1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="345" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/HTC_Dream" title="HTC Dream">HTC Dream</a> or T-Mobile G1, the first commercially released device running Android (2008)</figcaption></figure> <p>On November 5, 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Open_Handset_Alliance" title="Open Handset Alliance">Open Handset Alliance</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Consortium" title="Consortium">consortium</a> of technology companies including Google, device manufacturers such as HTC, <a href="/wiki/Motorola_Mobility" title="Motorola Mobility">Motorola</a> and Samsung, wireless carriers such as <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Corporation" title="Sprint Corporation">Sprint</a> and <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_US" title="T-Mobile US">T-Mobile</a>, and chipset makers such as <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a> and <a href="/wiki/Texas_Instruments" title="Texas Instruments">Texas Instruments</a>, unveiled itself, with a goal to develop "the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices".<sup id="cite_ref-Announcement_of_OHA_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Announcement_of_OHA-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Within a year, the Open Handset Alliance faced two other <a href="/wiki/Open-source_software" title="Open-source software">open source</a> competitors, the <a href="/wiki/Symbian_Foundation" title="Symbian Foundation">Symbian Foundation</a> and the <a href="/wiki/LiMo_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="LiMo Foundation">LiMo Foundation</a>, the latter also developing a <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a>-based mobile operating system like Google. In September 2007, <i><a href="/wiki/InformationWeek" title="InformationWeek">InformationWeek</a></i> covered an Evalueserve study reporting that Google had filed several <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patent</a> applications in the area of mobile telephony.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 23, 2008, Android was introduced by Andy Rubin, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Cole Brodman, Christopher Schlaeffer and Peter Chou at a press conference in a <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> <a href="/wiki/Subway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Subway station">subway station</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2008, Android has seen <a href="/wiki/Android_version_history" title="Android version history">numerous updates</a> which have incrementally improved the operating system, adding new features and fixing <a href="/wiki/Software_bug" title="Software bug">bugs</a> in previous releases. Each major release is named in alphabetical order after a dessert or sugary treat, with the first few Android versions being called "<a href="/wiki/Cupcake" title="Cupcake">Cupcake</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Donut" class="mw-redirect" title="Donut">Donut</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Eclair" class="mw-redirect" title="Eclair">Eclair</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Frozen_yogurt" title="Frozen yogurt">Froyo</a>", in that order. During its announcement of <a href="/wiki/Android_KitKat" title="Android KitKat">Android KitKat</a> in 2013, Google explained that "Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert", although a Google spokesperson told <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> in an interview that "It's kind of like an internal team thing, and we prefer to be a little bit—how should I say—a bit inscrutable in the matter, I'll say".<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, Google launched its <a href="/wiki/Google_Nexus" title="Google Nexus">Nexus</a> series of devices, a lineup in which Google partnered with different device manufacturers to produce new devices and introduce new Android versions. The series was described as having "played a pivotal role in Android's history by introducing new software iterations and hardware standards across the board", and became known for its "<a href="/wiki/Software_bloat" title="Software bloat">bloat-free</a>" software with "timely&#160;... updates".<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At its <a href="/wiki/Google_I/O" title="Google I/O">developer conference</a> in May 2013, Google announced a special version of the <a href="/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S4" title="Samsung Galaxy S4">Samsung Galaxy S4</a>, where, instead of using Samsung's own Android customization, the phone ran "stock Android" and was promised to receive new system updates fast.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The device would become the start of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Google_Play_edition_devices" title="List of Google Play edition devices">Google Play edition</a> program, and was followed by other devices, including the <a href="/wiki/HTC_One_(M7)" title="HTC One (M7)">HTC One</a> Google Play edition,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Moto_G_(1st_generation)" title="Moto G (1st generation)">Moto G</a> Google Play edition.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2015, <i><a href="/wiki/Ars_Technica" title="Ars Technica">Ars Technica</a></i> wrote that "Earlier this week, the last of the Google Play edition Android phones in Google's online storefront were listed as "no longer available for sale" and that "Now they're all gone, and it looks a whole lot like the program has wrapped up".<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Press_Conference_for_the_Launch_of_Nexus_7_on_September_27,_2012_in_Seoul_from_acrofan_3.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/A_Press_Conference_for_the_Launch_of_Nexus_7_on_September_27%2C_2012_in_Seoul_from_acrofan_3.JPG/220px-A_Press_Conference_for_the_Launch_of_Nexus_7_on_September_27%2C_2012_in_Seoul_from_acrofan_3.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/A_Press_Conference_for_the_Launch_of_Nexus_7_on_September_27%2C_2012_in_Seoul_from_acrofan_3.JPG/330px-A_Press_Conference_for_the_Launch_of_Nexus_7_on_September_27%2C_2012_in_Seoul_from_acrofan_3.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/A_Press_Conference_for_the_Launch_of_Nexus_7_on_September_27%2C_2012_in_Seoul_from_acrofan_3.JPG/440px-A_Press_Conference_for_the_Launch_of_Nexus_7_on_September_27%2C_2012_in_Seoul_from_acrofan_3.JPG 2x" data-file-width="599" data-file-height="335" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Eric_Schmidt" title="Eric Schmidt">Eric Schmidt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Rubin" title="Andy Rubin">Andy Rubin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Barra" title="Hugo Barra">Hugo Barra</a> at a 2012 press conference announcing Google's Nexus 7 tablet</figcaption></figure> <p>From 2008 to 2013, <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Barra" title="Hugo Barra">Hugo Barra</a> served as product spokesperson, representing Android at press conferences and <a href="/wiki/Google_I/O" title="Google I/O">Google I/O</a>, Google's annual developer-focused conference. He left Google in August 2013 to join Chinese phone maker <a href="/wiki/Xiaomi" title="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Less than six months earlier, Google's then-<a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Page" title="Larry Page">Larry Page</a> announced in a blog post that Andy Rubin had moved from the Android division to take on new projects at Google, and that <a href="/wiki/Sundar_Pichai" title="Sundar Pichai">Sundar Pichai</a> would become the new Android lead.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Pichai himself would eventually switch positions, becoming the new CEO of Google in August 2015 following the company's restructure into the <a href="/wiki/Alphabet_Inc." title="Alphabet Inc.">Alphabet</a> conglomerate,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> making <a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Lockheimer" title="Hiroshi Lockheimer">Hiroshi Lockheimer</a> the new head of Android.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On <a href="/wiki/Android_4.4" class="mw-redirect" title="Android 4.4">Android 4.4</a>, <i>KitKat</i>, shared writing access to <a href="/wiki/MicroSD" class="mw-redirect" title="MicroSD">MicroSD</a> memory cards has been locked for user-installed applications, to which only the dedicated directories with respective package names, located inside <code>Android/data/</code>, remained writeable. Writing access has been reinstated with <a href="/wiki/Android_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Android 5">Android 5</a> <i>Lollipop</i> through the <a href="/wiki/Backwards_compatibility" class="mw-redirect" title="Backwards compatibility">backwards-incompatible</a> <i>Google Storage Access Framework</i> <a href="/wiki/API" title="API">interface</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2014, Google announced <a href="/wiki/Android_One" title="Android One">Android One</a>, a set of "hardware reference models" that would "allow [device makers] to easily create high-quality phones at low costs", designed for consumers in developing countries.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In September, Google announced the first set of Android One phones for release in India.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, <i><a href="/wiki/Recode" title="Recode">Recode</a></i> reported in June 2015 that the project was "a disappointment", citing "reluctant consumers and manufacturing partners" and "misfires from the search company that has never quite cracked hardware".<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Plans to relaunch Android One surfaced in August 2015,<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with Africa announced as the next location for the program a week later.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A report from <i>The Information</i> in January 2017 stated that Google is expanding its low-cost Android One program into the United States, although <i>The Verge</i> notes that the company will presumably not produce the actual devices itself.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google introduced the <a href="/wiki/Pixel_(smartphone)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pixel (smartphone)">Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones</a> in October 2016, marketed as being the first phones made by Google,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and exclusively featured certain software features, such as the <a href="/wiki/Google_Assistant" title="Google Assistant">Google Assistant</a>, before wider rollout.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pixel phones replaced the Nexus series,<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with a new generation of Pixel phones launched in October 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2019, the operating system became entangled in the <a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_trade_war" title="China–United States trade war">trade war between China and the United States</a> involving <a href="/wiki/Huawei" title="Huawei">Huawei</a>, which, like many other tech firms, had become dependent on access to the Android platform.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the summer of 2019, Huawei announced it would create an alternative operating system to Android<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> known as <a href="/wiki/Harmony_OS" class="mw-redirect" title="Harmony OS">Harmony OS</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and has filed for intellectual property rights across major global markets.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Under such sanctions Huawei has long-term plans to replace Android in 2022 with the new operating system, as Harmony OS was originally designed for <a href="/wiki/Internet_of_things" title="Internet of things">internet of things</a> devices, rather than for smartphones and tablets.<sup id="cite_ref-verge-harmony_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verge-harmony-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 22, 2019, it was announced that Android "Q" would officially be branded as Android 10, ending the historic practice of naming major versions after desserts. Google stated that these names were not "inclusive" to international users (due either to the aforementioned foods not being internationally known, or being difficult to pronounce in some languages).<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On the same day, <i>Android Police</i> reported that Google had commissioned a statue of a giant number "10" to be installed in the lobby of the developers' new office.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Android 10 was released on September 3, 2019, to <a href="/wiki/Google_Pixel" title="Google Pixel">Google Pixel</a> phones first. </p><p>In late 2021, some users reported that they were unable to dial emergency services.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The problem was caused by a combination of bugs in Android and in the <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Teams" title="Microsoft Teams">Microsoft Teams</a> app; both companies released updates addressing the issue.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_features_in_Android" title="List of features in Android">List of features in Android</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interface">Interface</h3></div> <p>Android's default user interface is mainly based on <a href="/wiki/Direct_manipulation_interface" title="Direct manipulation interface">direct manipulation</a>, using touch inputs that loosely correspond to real-world actions, like swiping, tapping, pinching, and reverse pinching to manipulate on-screen objects, along with a <a href="/wiki/Virtual_keyboard" title="Virtual keyboard">virtual keyboard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Game_controller" title="Game controller">Game controllers</a> and full-size physical keyboards are supported via <a href="/wiki/Bluetooth" title="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</a> or <a href="/wiki/USB" title="USB">USB</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The response to user input is designed to be immediate and provides a fluid touch interface, often using the vibration capabilities of the device to provide <a href="/wiki/Haptic_technology" title="Haptic technology">haptic feedback</a> to the user. Internal hardware, such as <a href="/wiki/Accelerometer" title="Accelerometer">accelerometers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gyroscope" title="Gyroscope">gyroscopes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Proximity_sensor" title="Proximity sensor">proximity sensors</a> are used by some applications to respond to additional user actions, for example adjusting the screen from portrait to landscape depending on how the device is oriented,<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or allowing the user to steer a vehicle in a <a href="/wiki/Racing_game" title="Racing game">racing game</a> by rotating the device, simulating control of a <a href="/wiki/Steering_wheel" title="Steering wheel">steering wheel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Home_screen">Home screen</h4></div> <p>Android devices boot to the <a href="/wiki/Home_screen" title="Home screen">home screen</a>, the primary navigation and information "hub" on Android devices, analogous to the <a href="/wiki/Desktop_metaphor" title="Desktop metaphor">desktop</a> found on personal computers. Android home screens are typically made up of app icons and <a href="/wiki/Software_widget" title="Software widget">widgets</a>; app icons launch the associated app, whereas widgets display live, auto-updating content, such as a <a href="/wiki/Weather_forecast" class="mw-redirect" title="Weather forecast">weather forecast</a>, the user's email inbox, or a <a href="/wiki/News_ticker" title="News ticker">news ticker</a> directly on the home screen.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A home screen may be made up of several pages, between which the user can swipe back and forth.<sup id="cite_ref-Design_info_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Design_info-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Third-party apps available on <a href="/wiki/Google_Play" title="Google Play">Google Play</a> and other app stores can extensively re-<a href="/wiki/Theme_(computing)" title="Theme (computing)">theme</a> the home screen,<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and even mimic the look of other operating systems, such as <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Most manufacturers customize the look and features of their Android devices to differentiate themselves from their competitors.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Status_bar">Status bar</h4></div> <p>Along the top of the screen is a status bar, showing information about the device and its connectivity. This status bar can be pulled (swiped) down from to reveal a notification screen where apps display important information or updates, as well as quick access to system controls and toggles such as display brightness, connectivity settings (<a href="/wiki/WiFi" class="mw-redirect" title="WiFi">WiFi</a>, Bluetooth, cellular data), audio mode, and <a href="/wiki/Flashlight" title="Flashlight">flashlight</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Design_info_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Design_info-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Vendors may implement extended settings such as the ability to adjust the flashlight brightness.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Notifications">Notifications</h4></div> <p>Notifications are "short, timely, and relevant information about your app when it's not in use", and when tapped, users are directed to a screen inside the app relating to the notification.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Beginning with <a href="/wiki/Android_Jelly_Bean" title="Android Jelly Bean">Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean"</a>, "expandable notifications" allow the user to tap an icon on the notification in order for it to expand and display more information and possible app actions right from the notification.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="App_lists">App lists</h4></div> <p>An "All Apps" screen lists all installed applications, with the ability for users to drag an app from the list onto the home screen. The app list may be accessed using a gesture or a button, depending on the Android version. A "Recents" screen, also known as "Overview", lets users switch between recently used apps.<sup id="cite_ref-Design_info_90-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Design_info-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The recent list may appear side-by-side or overlapping, depending on the Android version and manufacturer.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Navigation_buttons">Navigation buttons</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HTC_Desire_-_optic_navigation.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/HTC_Desire_-_optic_navigation.jpeg/220px-HTC_Desire_-_optic_navigation.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/HTC_Desire_-_optic_navigation.jpeg/330px-HTC_Desire_-_optic_navigation.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/HTC_Desire_-_optic_navigation.jpeg/440px-HTC_Desire_-_optic_navigation.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="577" /></a><figcaption>Front buttons (home, menu/options, go back, search) and <a href="/wiki/Smartphone#Alternative_input_methods" title="Smartphone">optical track pad</a> of an <a href="/wiki/HTC_Desire" title="HTC Desire">HTC Desire</a>, a 2010 smartphone with Android OS</figcaption></figure> <p>Many early Android OS smartphones were equipped with a dedicated search button for quick access to a <a href="/wiki/Web_search_engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Web search engine">web search engine</a> and individual apps' internal search feature. More recent devices typically allow the former through a long press or swipe away from the home button.<sup id="cite_ref-MenuKey_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MenuKey-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The dedicated option key, also known as menu key, and its on-screen simulation, is no longer supported since Android version 10. Google recommends mobile application developers to locate menus within the user interface.<sup id="cite_ref-MenuKey_98-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MenuKey-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On more recent phones, its place is occupied by a task key used to access the list of recently used apps when actuated. Depending on device, its long press may simulate a menu button press or engage <a href="/wiki/Split_screen_(computing)" title="Split screen (computing)">split screen</a> view, the latter of which is the default behaviour since stock Android version 7.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NougatSplit_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NougatSplit-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Split-screen_view">Split-screen view</h4></div> <p>Native support for split screen view has been added in stock Android version 7.0 <i>Nougat</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NougatSplit_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NougatSplit-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The earliest vendor-customized Android-based smartphones known to have featured a split-screen view mode are the 2012 <a href="/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S3" class="mw-redirect" title="Samsung Galaxy S3">Samsung Galaxy S3</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_II" title="Samsung Galaxy Note II">Note 2</a>, the former of which received this feature with the <i>premium suite</i> upgrade delivered in <a href="/wiki/TouchWiz" title="TouchWiz">TouchWiz</a> with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charging_while_powered_off">Charging while powered off</h4></div> <p>When connecting or disconnecting charging power and when shortly actuating the power button or home button, all while the device is powered off, a visual battery meter whose appearance varies among vendors appears on the screen, allowing the user to quickly assess the charge status of a powered-off without having to boot it up first. Some display the battery percentage.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Applications">Applications</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Android_software_development" title="Android software development">Android software development</a> and <a href="/wiki/Google_Play" title="Google Play">Google Play</a></div> <p>Most Android devices come with preinstalled Google apps including Gmail, Google Maps, Google Chrome, YouTube, Google Play Movies &amp; TV, and others. </p><p>Applications ("<a href="/wiki/Mobile_app" title="Mobile app">apps</a>"), which extend the functionality of devices (and must be 64-bit<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>), are written using the <a href="/wiki/Android_software_development" title="Android software development">Android software development</a> kit (SDK)<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and, often, <a href="/wiki/Kotlin_(programming_language)" title="Kotlin (programming language)">Kotlin</a> programming language, which replaced <a href="/wiki/Java_(programming_language)" title="Java (programming language)">Java</a> as Google's preferred language for Android app development in May 2019,<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and was originally announced in May 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Java is still supported (originally the only option for user-space programs, and is often mixed with Kotlin), as is <a href="/wiki/C%2B%2B" title="C++">C++</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Java or other JVM languages, such as Kotlin, may be combined with <a href="/wiki/C_(programming_language)" title="C (programming language)">C</a>/C++,<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> together with a choice of non-default <a href="/wiki/Runtime_library" title="Runtime library">runtimes</a> that allow better C++ support.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SDK includes a comprehensive set of development tools,<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> including a <a href="/wiki/Debugger" title="Debugger">debugger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Software_library" class="mw-redirect" title="Software library">software libraries</a>, a handset <a href="/wiki/Emulator" title="Emulator">emulator</a> based on <a href="/wiki/QEMU" title="QEMU">QEMU</a>, documentation, sample code, and tutorials. Initially, Google's supported <a href="/wiki/Integrated_development_environment" title="Integrated development environment">integrated development environment</a> (IDE) was <a href="/wiki/Eclipse_(software)" title="Eclipse (software)">Eclipse</a> using the Android Development Tools (ADT) plugin; in December 2014, Google released <a href="/wiki/Android_Studio" title="Android Studio">Android Studio</a>, based on <a href="/wiki/IntelliJ_IDEA" title="IntelliJ IDEA">IntelliJ IDEA</a>, as its primary IDE for Android application development. Other development tools are available, including a <a href="/wiki/Native_development_kit" class="mw-redirect" title="Native development kit">native development kit</a> (NDK) for applications or extensions in C or C++, <a href="/wiki/Google_App_Inventor" class="mw-redirect" title="Google App Inventor">Google App Inventor</a>, a visual environment for novice programmers, and various <a href="/wiki/Multiple_phone_web_based_application_framework" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiple phone web based application framework">cross platform mobile web applications frameworks</a>. In January 2014, Google unveiled a framework based on <a href="/wiki/Apache_Cordova" title="Apache Cordova">Apache Cordova</a> for porting <a href="/wiki/Google_Chrome" title="Google Chrome">Chrome</a> <a href="/wiki/HTML_5" class="mw-redirect" title="HTML 5">HTML&#160;5</a> <a href="/wiki/Web_app" class="mw-redirect" title="Web app">web applications</a> to Android, wrapped in a native application shell.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Additionally, <a href="/wiki/Firebase" title="Firebase">Firebase</a> was acquired by Google in 2014 that provides helpful tools for app and web developers.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android has a growing selection of third-party applications, which can be acquired by users by downloading and installing the application's <a href="/wiki/APK_(file_format)" class="mw-redirect" title="APK (file format)">APK</a> (Android application package) file, or by downloading them using an <a href="/wiki/Application_store" class="mw-redirect" title="Application store">application store</a> program that allows users to <a href="/wiki/Package_manager" title="Package manager">install, update, and remove applications</a> from their devices. <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Store" class="mw-redirect" title="Google Play Store">Google Play Store</a> is the primary application store installed on Android devices that comply with Google's compatibility requirements and license the Google Mobile Services software.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-irongrip_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-irongrip-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-geek-poweredby_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geek-poweredby-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google Play Store allows users to browse, download and update applications published by Google and third-party developers; as of January&#160;2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, there are more than three million applications available for Android in Play Store.<sup id="cite_ref-3_million_apps_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3_million_apps-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of July&#160;2013<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, 50&#160;billion application installations had been performed.<sup id="cite_ref-Google_Play_Hits_1_Million_Apps_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Google_Play_Hits_1_Million_Apps-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-android-compatibility_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-android-compatibility-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Some carriers offer direct carrier billing for Google Play application purchases, where the cost of the application is added to the user's monthly bill.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of May&#160;2017<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, there are over one billion active users a month for Gmail, Android, Chrome, Google Play and Maps. </p><p>Due to the open nature of Android, a number of third-party application marketplaces also exist for Android, either to provide a substitute for devices that are not allowed to ship with Google Play Store, provide applications that cannot be offered on Google Play Store due to policy violations, or for other reasons. Examples of these third-party stores have included the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Appstore" title="Amazon Appstore">Amazon Appstore</a>, <a href="/wiki/GetJar" title="GetJar">GetJar</a>, and SlideMe. <a href="/wiki/F-Droid" title="F-Droid">F-Droid</a>, another alternative marketplace, seeks to only provide applications that are distributed under <a href="/wiki/Free_and_open_source" class="mw-redirect" title="Free and open source">free and open source</a> <a href="/wiki/Free-software_license" title="Free-software license">licenses</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-irongrip_115-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-irongrip-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wired_alt_app_stores_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wired_alt_app_stores-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2020, Google removed several Android applications from <a href="/wiki/Play_Store" class="mw-redirect" title="Play Store">Play Store</a>, as they were identified breaching its data collection rules. The firm was informed by International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC) that apps for children like <i>Number Coloring</i>, <i>Princess Salon</i> and <i>Cats &amp; Cosplay</i>, with collective downloads of 20 million, were violating Google's policies.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a> announcement event in June 2021, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> showcased the new <a href="/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Android" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Subsystem for Android">Windows Subsystem for Android</a> (WSA) to enable support for the <a href="/wiki/Android_Open_Source_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="Android Open Source Project">Android Open Source Project</a> (AOSP), but it has since been deprecated. It was meant to allow users running <a href="/wiki/Android_app" class="mw-redirect" title="Android app">Android apps</a> and games in Windows 11 on their Windows desktop.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On March 5, 2024, Microsoft announced deprecation of WSA with support ending on March 5, 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Storage">Storage</h3></div> <p>The storage of Android devices can be expanded using secondary devices such as <a href="/wiki/SD_card" title="SD card">SD cards</a>. Android recognizes two types of secondary storage: <i>portable</i> storage (which is used by default), and <i>adoptable</i> storage. Portable storage is treated as an external storage device. Adoptable storage, introduced on Android 6.0, allows the internal storage of the device to be <a href="/wiki/Non-RAID_drive_architectures#Concatenation_(SPAN,_BIG)" title="Non-RAID drive architectures">spanned</a> with the SD card, treating it as an extension of the internal storage. This has the disadvantage of preventing the memory card from being used with another device unless it is <a href="/wiki/Disk_formatting" title="Disk formatting">reformatted</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ars_Technica_review_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ars_Technica_review-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android 4.4 introduced the Storage Access Framework (SAF), a set of APIs for accessing files on the device's filesystem.<sup id="cite_ref-anandtech-sdkitkat_128-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anandtech-sdkitkat-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of Android 11, Android has required apps to conform to a data privacy policy known as <i>scoped storage</i>, under which apps may only automatically have access to certain directories (such as those for pictures, music, and video), and app-specific directories they have created themselves. Apps are required to use the SAF to access any other part of the filesystem.<sup id="cite_ref-:32_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:32-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Memory_management">Memory management</h3></div> <p>Since Android devices are usually battery-powered, Android is designed to manage processes to keep power consumption at a minimum. When an application is not in use the system <a href="/wiki/Process_state" title="Process state">suspends its operation</a> so that, while available for immediate use rather than closed, it does not use battery power or CPU resources.<sup id="cite_ref-phonedogtask_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phonedogtask-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Android manages the applications stored in memory automatically: when memory is low, the system will begin invisibly and automatically closing inactive processes, starting with those that have been inactive for the longest amount of time.<sup id="cite_ref-phandroidtask_134-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phandroidtask-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Lifehacker reported in 2011 that third-party task-killer applications were doing more harm than good.<sup id="cite_ref-lifehackertask_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lifehackertask-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Developer_options">Developer options</h3></div> <p>Some settings for use by <a href="/wiki/Android_app_development" class="mw-redirect" title="Android app development">developers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Debugging" title="Debugging">debugging</a> and <a href="/wiki/Power_user" title="Power user">power users</a> are located in a "Developer options" sub menu, such as the ability to highlight updating parts of the display, show an overlay with the current status of the touch screen, show touching spots for possible use in <a href="/wiki/Screencast" title="Screencast">screencasting</a>, notify the user of unresponsive background processes with the option to end them ("Show all ANRs", i.e. "App's Not Responding"), prevent a Bluetooth audio client from controlling the system volume ("Disable absolute volume"), and adjust the duration of transition animations or deactivate them completely to speed up navigation.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Developer options are initially hidden since Android 4.2 "Jelly Bean", but can be enabled by actuating the operating system's build number in the device information seven times. Hiding developers options again requires deleting user data for the "Settings" app, possibly resetting some other preferences.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hardware"><span class="anchor" id="HWREQ"></span>Hardware</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Android_hardware_requirements" class="mw-redirect" title="Android hardware requirements">Android hardware requirements</a></div> <p>The main hardware platform for Android is <a href="/wiki/ARM_architecture_family" title="ARM architecture family">ARM</a> (the <a href="/wiki/ARMv7" class="mw-redirect" title="ARMv7">ARMv7</a> and <a href="/wiki/ARMv8-A" class="mw-redirect" title="ARMv8-A">ARMv8-A</a> architectures), with <a href="/wiki/X86" title="X86">x86</a> and <a href="/wiki/X86-64" title="X86-64">x86-64</a> architectures also officially supported in later versions of Android.<sup id="cite_ref-Android_Lollipop_platform_support_143-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Android_Lollipop_platform_support-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The unofficial <a href="/wiki/Android-x86" title="Android-x86">Android-x86</a> project provided support for x86 architectures ahead of the official support.<sup id="cite_ref-ARMAN-4.0-on-x86_146-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ARMAN-4.0-on-x86-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_147-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Since 2012, Android devices with <a href="/wiki/Intel" title="Intel">Intel</a> processors began to appear, including phones<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and tablets. While gaining support for 64-bit platforms, Android was first made to run on 64-bit x86 and then on <a href="/wiki/ARM64" class="mw-redirect" title="ARM64">ARM64</a>. An unofficial experimental port of the operating system to the <a href="/wiki/RISC-V" title="RISC-V">RISC-V</a> architecture was released in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Requirements for the minimum amount of <a href="/wiki/Random-access_memory" title="Random-access memory">RAM</a> for devices running Android&#160;7.1 range from in practice 2&#160;GB for best hardware, down to 1&#160;GB for the most common screen. Android supports all versions of OpenGL&#160;ES and <a href="/wiki/Vulkan" title="Vulkan">Vulkan</a> (and version 1.1 available for some devices<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>). </p><p>Android devices incorporate many optional hardware components, including still or video cameras, <a href="/wiki/Global_Positioning_System" title="Global Positioning System">GPS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orientation_sensing" title="Orientation sensing">orientation sensors</a>, dedicated gaming controls, accelerometers, gyroscopes, barometers, <a href="/wiki/Magnetometer" title="Magnetometer">magnetometers</a>, proximity sensors, <a href="/wiki/Pressure_sensor" class="mw-redirect" title="Pressure sensor">pressure sensors</a>, thermometers, and <a href="/wiki/Touchscreen" title="Touchscreen">touchscreens</a>. Some hardware components are not required, but became standard in certain classes of devices, such as smartphones, and additional requirements apply if they are present. Some other hardware was initially required, but those requirements have been relaxed or eliminated altogether. For example, as Android was developed initially as a phone OS, hardware such as microphones were required, while over time the phone function became optional.<sup id="cite_ref-android-compatibility_119-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-android-compatibility-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Android used to require an <a href="/wiki/Autofocus" title="Autofocus">autofocus</a> camera, which was relaxed to a <a href="/wiki/Fixed-focus_lens" title="Fixed-focus lens">fixed-focus</a> camera<sup id="cite_ref-android-compatibility_119-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-android-compatibility-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> if present at all, since the camera was dropped as a requirement entirely when Android started to be used on <a href="/wiki/Set-top_box" title="Set-top box">set-top boxes</a>. </p><p>In addition to running on smartphones and tablets, several vendors run Android natively on regular PC hardware with a keyboard and mouse.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In addition to their availability on commercially available hardware, similar PC hardware-friendly versions of Android are freely available from the Android-x86 project, including customized Android&#160;4.4.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Using the Android emulator that is part of the <a href="/wiki/Android_SDK" title="Android SDK">Android SDK</a>, or third-party emulators, Android can also run non-natively on x86 architectures.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Chinese companies are building a PC and mobile operating system, based on Android, to "compete directly with Microsoft Windows and Google Android".<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Chinese Academy of Engineering noted that "more than a dozen" companies were customizing Android following a Chinese ban on the use of Windows 8 on government PCs.<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development"><span class="anchor" id="AOSP"></span>Development</h2></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AOSP_Android_Stack.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/AOSP_Android_Stack.png/214px-AOSP_Android_Stack.png" decoding="async" width="214" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/AOSP_Android_Stack.png/321px-AOSP_Android_Stack.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/AOSP_Android_Stack.png/428px-AOSP_Android_Stack.png 2x" data-file-width="1187" data-file-height="1153" /></a><figcaption>The stack of Android Open Source Project</figcaption></figure> <p>Android is developed by Google until the latest changes and updates are ready to be released, at which point the <a href="/wiki/Source_code" title="Source code">source code</a> is made available to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP),<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> an open source initiative led by Google.<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first source code release happened as part of the initial release in 2007. All releases are under the <a href="/wiki/Apache_License" title="Apache License">Apache License</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The AOSP code can be found with minimal modifications on select devices, mainly the former Nexus and current Android One series of devices.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, most original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) customize the source code to run on their hardware.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android's source code does not contain the <a href="/wiki/Device_driver" title="Device driver">device drivers</a>, often proprietary, that are needed for certain hardware components,<sup id="cite_ref-Building_for_devices_168-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Building_for_devices-168"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and does not contain the source code of <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Services" title="Google Play Services">Google Play Services</a>, which many apps depend on. As a result, most Android devices, including Google's own, ship with a combination of <a href="/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software" title="Free and open-source software">free and open source</a> and <a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">proprietary</a> software, with the software required for accessing Google services falling into the latter category.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> In response to this, there are some projects that build complete operating systems based on AOSP as free software, the first being <a href="/wiki/CyanogenMod" title="CyanogenMod">CyanogenMod</a> (see section <a href="#Open-source_community">Open-source community</a> below). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Update_schedule">Update schedule</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Android_version_history" title="Android version history">Android version history</a></div> <p>Google provides annual<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Android releases, both for factory installation in new devices, and for <a href="/wiki/Over-the-air_programming" class="mw-redirect" title="Over-the-air programming">over-the-air</a> updates to existing devices.<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The latest major release is <a href="/wiki/Android_14" title="Android 14">Android 14</a>. </p><p>The extensive variation of <a href="/wiki/Computer_hardware" title="Computer hardware">hardware</a><sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> in Android devices has caused significant delays for software upgrades and <a href="/wiki/Patch_(computing)" title="Patch (computing)">security patches</a>. Each upgrade has had to be specifically tailored, a time- and resource-consuming process.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Except for devices within the Google Nexus and Pixel brands, updates have often arrived months after the release of the new version, or not at all.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Manufacturers often prioritize their newest devices and leave old ones behind.<sup id="cite_ref-alliance_174-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alliance-174"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Additional delays can be introduced by wireless carriers who, after receiving updates from manufacturers, further customize Android to their needs and conduct extensive testing on their networks before sending out the upgrade.<sup id="cite_ref-alliance_174-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alliance-174"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There are also situations in which upgrades are impossible due to a manufacturer not updating necessary <a href="/wiki/Device_driver" title="Device driver">drivers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lack of after-sale support from manufacturers and carriers has been widely criticized by consumer groups and the technology media.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_upgrades_179-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_upgrades-179"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Some commentators have noted that the industry has a financial incentive not to upgrade their devices, as the lack of updates for existing devices fuels the purchase of newer ones,<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> an attitude described as "insulting".<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_upgrades_179-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_upgrades-179"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> complained that the method of distribution for updates is complicated only because manufacturers and carriers have designed it that way.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_upgrades_179-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_upgrades-179"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2011, Google partnered with a number of industry players to announce an "Android Update Alliance", pledging to deliver timely updates for every device for 18 months after its release; however, there has not been another official word about that alliance since its announcement.<sup id="cite_ref-alliance_174-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alliance-174"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, Google began de-coupling certain aspects of the operating system (particularly its central applications) so they could be updated through the <a href="/wiki/Google_Play" title="Google Play">Google Play</a> store independently of the OS. One of those components, <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Services" title="Google Play Services">Google Play Services</a>, is a <a href="/wiki/Closed-source" class="mw-redirect" title="Closed-source">closed-source</a> system-level process providing <a href="/wiki/API" title="API">APIs</a> for Google services, installed automatically on nearly all devices running <a href="/wiki/Android_Froyo" title="Android Froyo">Android 2.2 "Froyo"</a> and higher. With these changes, Google can add new system functions and update apps without having to distribute an upgrade to the operating system itself.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As a result, <a href="/wiki/Android_Jelly_Bean" title="Android Jelly Bean">Android 4.2 and 4.3 "Jelly Bean"</a> contained relatively fewer user-facing changes, focusing more on minor changes and platform improvements.<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/HTC" title="HTC">HTC</a>'s then-executive Jason Mackenzie called monthly security updates "unrealistic" in 2015, and Google was trying to persuade carriers to exclude security patches from the full testing procedures. In May 2016, <a href="/wiki/Bloomberg_Businessweek" title="Bloomberg Businessweek">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> reported that Google was making efforts to keep Android more up-to-date, including accelerated rates of security updates, rolling out technological workarounds, reducing requirements for phone testing, and ranking phone makers in an attempt to "shame" them into better behavior. As stated by <i>Bloomberg</i>: "As smartphones get more capable, complex and hackable, having the latest software work closely with the hardware is increasingly important". Hiroshi Lockheimer, the Android lead, admitted that "It's not an ideal situation", further commenting that the lack of updates is "the weakest link on security on Android". Wireless carriers were described in the report as the "most challenging discussions", due to their slow approval time while testing on their networks, despite some carriers, including <a href="/wiki/Verizon_Wireless" class="mw-redirect" title="Verizon Wireless">Verizon Wireless</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Corporation" title="Sprint Corporation">Sprint Corporation</a>, already shortening their approval times. In a further effort for persuasion, Google shared a list of top phone makers measured by updated devices with its Android partners, and is considering making the list public.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (November 2019)">when?</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Mike Chan, co-founder of phone maker Nextbit and former Android developer, said that "The best way to solve this problem is a massive re-architecture of the operating system", "or Google could invest in training manufacturers and carriers 'to be good Android citizens<span style="padding-right:.15em;">'</span>".<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2017, with the announcement of <a href="/wiki/Android_Oreo" title="Android Oreo">Android 8.0</a>, Google introduced Project Treble, a major re-architect of the Android OS framework designed to make it easier, faster, and less costly for manufacturers to update devices to newer versions of Android. Project Treble separates the vendor implementation (device-specific, lower-level software written by silicon manufacturers) from the Android OS framework via a new "vendor interface". In Android 7.0 and earlier, no formal vendor interface exists, so device makers must update large portions of the Android code to move a device to a newer version of the operating system. With Treble, the new stable vendor interface provides access to the hardware-specific parts of Android, enabling device makers to deliver new Android releases simply by updating the Android OS framework, "without any additional work required from the silicon manufacturers."<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2017, Google's Project Treble team revealed that, as part of their efforts to improve the security lifecycle of Android devices, Google had managed to get the Linux Foundation to agree to extend the support lifecycle of the Linux Long-Term Support (LTS) kernel branch from the 2 years that it has historically lasted to 6 years for future versions of the LTS kernel, starting with Linux kernel 4.4.<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2019, with the announcement of <a href="/wiki/Android_10" title="Android 10">Android 10</a>, Google introduced Project Mainline to simplify and expedite delivery of updates to the Android ecosystem. Project Mainline enables updates to core OS components through the Google Play Store. As a result, important security and performance improvements that previously needed to be part of full OS updates can be downloaded and installed as easily as an app update.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> reported rolling out new amendments in Android 12 aimed at making the use of third-party application stores easier. This announcement rectified the concerns reported regarding the development of Android apps, including a fight over an alternative in-app payment system and difficulties faced by businesses moving online because of <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Linux_kernel">Linux kernel</h3></div> <p>Android's <a href="/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">kernel</a> is based on the <a href="/wiki/Linux_kernel" title="Linux kernel">Linux kernel</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Long-term_support" title="Long-term support">long-term support</a> (LTS) branches. As of 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, Android (14) uses versions 6.1 or 5.15 (for "Feature kernels", can be older for "Launch kernels", e.g. android12-5.10, android11-5.4, depending on Android version down to e.g. android11-5.4, android-4.14-stable, android-4.9-q), and older Android versions, use version 5.15 or a number of older kernels.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The actual kernel depends on the individual device.<sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android's variant of the Linux kernel has further architectural changes that are implemented by Google outside the typical Linux kernel development cycle, such as the inclusion of components like device trees, ashmem, ION, and different <a href="/wiki/Out_of_memory" title="Out of memory">out of memory</a> (OOM) handling.<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Certain features that Google contributed back to the Linux kernel, notably a power management feature called "wakelocks",<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> were initially rejected by <a href="/wiki/Mainline_Linux" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainline Linux">mainline kernel</a> developers partly because they felt that Google did not show any intent to maintain its own code.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hartman_197-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hartman-197"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google announced in April 2010 that they would hire two employees to work with the Linux kernel community,<sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but <a href="/wiki/Greg_Kroah-Hartman" title="Greg Kroah-Hartman">Greg Kroah-Hartman</a>, the current Linux kernel maintainer for the stable branch, said in December 2010 that he was concerned that Google was no longer trying to get their code changes included in mainstream Linux.<sup id="cite_ref-hartman_197-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hartman-197"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google engineer Patrick Brady once stated in the company's developer conference that "Android is not Linux",<sup id="cite_ref-ars_introduction_developer_199-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars_introduction_developer-199"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with <i><a href="/wiki/Computerworld" title="Computerworld">Computerworld</a></i> adding that "Let me make it simple for you, without Linux, there is no Android".<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Ars_Technica" title="Ars Technica">Ars Technica</a></i> wrote that "Although Android is built on top of the Linux kernel, the platform has very little in common with the conventional desktop Linux stack".<sup id="cite_ref-ars_introduction_developer_199-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars_introduction_developer-199"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2011, <a href="/wiki/Linus_Torvalds" title="Linus Torvalds">Linus Torvalds</a> said that "eventually Android and Linux would come back to a common kernel, but it will probably not be for four to five years".<sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> (that has not happened yet, while some code has been <a href="/wiki/Upstream_(software_development)" title="Upstream (software development)">upstreamed</a>, not all of it has, so modified kernels keep being used). In December 2011, Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the start of Android Mainlining Project, which aims to put some Android <a href="/wiki/Device_driver" title="Device driver">drivers</a>, patches and features back into the Linux kernel, starting in Linux 3.3.<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Linux included the autosleep and wakelocks capabilities in the 3.5 kernel, after many previous attempts at a merger. The interfaces are the same but the upstream Linux implementation allows for two different suspend modes: to memory (the traditional suspend that Android uses), and to disk (hibernate, as it is known on the desktop).<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google maintains a public code repository that contains their experimental work to <a href="/wiki/Rebasing" title="Rebasing">re-base</a> Android off the latest stable Linux versions.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android is a <a href="/wiki/Linux_distribution" title="Linux distribution">Linux distribution</a> according to the <a href="/wiki/Linux_Foundation" title="Linux Foundation">Linux Foundation</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google's open-source chief <a href="/wiki/Chris_DiBona" title="Chris DiBona">Chris DiBona</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and several journalists.<sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-209" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-209"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Others, such as Google engineer Patrick Brady, say that Android is not Linux in the traditional <a href="/wiki/Unix-like" title="Unix-like">Unix-like</a> Linux distribution sense; Android does not include the <a href="/wiki/GNU_C_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="GNU C Library">GNU C Library</a> (it uses <a href="/wiki/Bionic_(software)" title="Bionic (software)">Bionic</a> as an alternative C library) and some other components typically found in Linux distributions.<sup id="cite_ref-APIs_210-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APIs-210"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the release of <a href="/wiki/Android_Oreo" title="Android Oreo">Android Oreo</a> in 2017, Google began to require that devices shipped with new <a href="/wiki/System_on_a_chip" title="System on a chip">SoCs</a> had Linux kernel version 4.4 or newer, for security reasons. Existing devices upgraded to Oreo, and new products launched with older SoCs, were exempt from this rule.<sup id="cite_ref-211" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-211"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-212" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-212"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rooting">Rooting</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rooting_(Android)" title="Rooting (Android)">Rooting (Android)</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Flash_storage" class="mw-redirect" title="Flash storage">flash storage</a> on Android devices is split into several partitions, such as <code>/system/</code> for the operating system itself, and <code>/data/</code> for user data and application installations.<sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In contrast to typical <a href="/wiki/Desktop_Linux" class="mw-redirect" title="Desktop Linux">desktop Linux</a> distributions, Android device owners are not given <a href="/wiki/Superuser" title="Superuser">root</a> access to the operating system and sensitive partitions such as <code>/system/</code> are partially <a href="/wiki/Read-only_memory" title="Read-only memory">read-only</a>. However, <a href="/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard" title="Filesystem Hierarchy Standard">root access</a> can be obtained by exploiting <a href="/wiki/Vulnerability_(computing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulnerability (computing)">security flaws</a> in Android, which is used frequently by the <a href="#Open-source_community">open-source community</a> to enhance the capabilities and customizability of their devices, but also by malicious parties to install <a href="/wiki/Computer_virus" title="Computer virus">viruses</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malware" title="Malware">malware</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-214" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-214"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Root access can also be obtained by <a href="/wiki/Bootloader_unlocking" title="Bootloader unlocking">unlocking the bootloader</a> which is available on most Android devices, for example on most <a href="/wiki/Google_Pixel" title="Google Pixel">Google Pixel</a>, <a href="/wiki/OnePlus" title="OnePlus">OnePlus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nothing_(company)" title="Nothing (company)">Nothing</a> models <code>OEM Unlocking</code> option in the developer settings allows <a href="/wiki/Fastboot" title="Fastboot">Fastboot</a> to unlock the bootloader. But most OEMs have their own methods. The unlocking process <a href="/wiki/Factory_reset" title="Factory reset">resets the system to factory state</a>, erasing all user data.<sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Software_stack">Software stack</h3></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Android-System-Architecture.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Android-System-Architecture.svg/250px-Android-System-Architecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Android-System-Architecture.svg/375px-Android-System-Architecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Android-System-Architecture.svg/500px-Android-System-Architecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="906" data-file-height="735" /></a><figcaption>Android's architecture diagram <sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AGE_MATTERS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AGE MATTERS"><span title="this is from 2008 (https&#58;//sites.google.com/site/io/anatomy--physiology-of-an-android) (November 2020)">obsolete&#160;source</span></a></i>&#93;</sup></figcaption></figure><p>On top of the Linux kernel, there are the <a href="/wiki/Middleware" title="Middleware">middleware</a>, <a href="/wiki/Software_library" class="mw-redirect" title="Software library">libraries</a> and <a href="/wiki/API" title="API">APIs</a> written in <a href="/wiki/C_(programming_language)" title="C (programming language)">C</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Application_software" title="Application software">application software</a> running on an <a href="/wiki/Application_framework" title="Application framework">application framework</a> which includes <a href="/wiki/Java_(software_platform)" title="Java (software platform)">Java</a>-compatible libraries. Development of the Linux kernel continues independently of Android's other source code projects. </p><p>Android uses <a href="/wiki/Android_Runtime" title="Android Runtime">Android Runtime</a> (ART) as its runtime environment (introduced in version 4.4), which uses <a href="/wiki/Ahead-of-time_compilation" title="Ahead-of-time compilation">ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation</a> to entirely compile the application bytecode into <a href="/wiki/Machine_code" title="Machine code">machine code</a> upon the installation of an application. In Android&#160;4.4, ART was an experimental feature and not enabled by default; it became the only runtime option in the next major version of Android, 5.0.<sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In versions no longer supported, until version 5.0 when ART took over, Android previously used <a href="/wiki/Dalvik_(software)" title="Dalvik (software)">Dalvik</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Process_virtual_machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Process virtual machine">process virtual machine</a> with <a href="/wiki/Tracing_just-in-time_compilation" title="Tracing just-in-time compilation">trace-based just-in-time (JIT) compilation</a> to run Dalvik "dex-code" (Dalvik Executable), which is usually translated from the <a href="/wiki/Java_bytecode" title="Java bytecode">Java bytecode</a>. Following the trace-based JIT principle, in addition to <a href="/wiki/Interpreter_(computing)" title="Interpreter (computing)">interpreting</a> the majority of application code, Dalvik performs the compilation and <a href="/wiki/Machine_code" title="Machine code">native execution</a> of select frequently executed code segments ("traces") each time an application is launched.<sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-brady_dissects_android_219-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brady_dissects_android-219"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> For its Java library, the Android platform uses a subset of the now discontinued <a href="/wiki/Apache_Harmony" title="Apache Harmony">Apache Harmony</a> project.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-njdk_220-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-njdk-220"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2015, Google announced that the next version of Android would switch to a Java implementation based on the <a href="/wiki/OpenJDK" title="OpenJDK">OpenJDK</a> project.<sup id="cite_ref-vb-openjdk_221-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vb-openjdk-221"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android's <a href="/wiki/C_standard_library" title="C standard library">standard C library</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bionic_(software)" title="Bionic (software)">Bionic</a>, was developed by Google specifically for Android, as a derivation of the <a href="/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution" title="Berkeley Software Distribution">BSD</a>'s standard C library code. Bionic itself has been designed with several major features specific to the Linux kernel. The main benefits of using Bionic instead of the <a href="/wiki/GNU_C_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="GNU C Library">GNU C Library</a> (glibc) or <a href="/wiki/UClibc" title="UClibc">uClibc</a> are its smaller runtime footprint, and optimization for low-frequency CPUs. At the same time, Bionic is licensed under the terms of the <a href="/wiki/BSD_licence" class="mw-redirect" title="BSD licence">BSD licence</a>, which Google finds more suitable for the Android's overall licensing model.<sup id="cite_ref-brady_dissects_android_219-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brady_dissects_android-219"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aiming for a different licensing model, toward the end of 2012, Google switched the Bluetooth stack in Android from the GPL-licensed <a href="/wiki/BlueZ" class="mw-redirect" title="BlueZ">BlueZ</a> to the Apache-licensed BlueDroid.<sup id="cite_ref-222" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-222"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A new Bluetooth stack, called Gabeldorsche, was developed to try to fix the bugs in the BlueDroid implementation.<sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android does not have a native <a href="/wiki/X_Window_System" title="X Window System">X Window System</a> by default, nor does it support the full set of standard <a href="/wiki/GNU" title="GNU">GNU</a> libraries. This made it difficult to port existing Linux applications or libraries to Android,<sup id="cite_ref-APIs_210-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APIs-210"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> until version r5 of the <a href="/wiki/Android_NDK" title="Android NDK">Android Native Development Kit</a> brought support for applications written completely in <a href="/wiki/C_(programming_language)" title="C (programming language)">C</a> or <a href="/wiki/C%2B%2B" title="C++">C++</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Libraries written in C may also be used in applications by injection of a small <a href="/wiki/Shim_(computing)" title="Shim (computing)">shim</a> and usage of the <a href="/wiki/Java_Native_Interface" title="Java Native Interface">JNI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sdlandroid_225-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdlandroid-225"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In current versions of Android, "<a href="/wiki/Toybox" title="Toybox">Toybox</a>", a collection of command-line utilities (mostly for use by apps, as Android does not provide a <a href="/wiki/Command-line_interface" title="Command-line interface">command-line interface</a> by default), is used (since the release of Marshmallow) replacing a similar "Toolbox" collection found in previous Android versions.<sup id="cite_ref-toyboxmarsmallow_226-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toyboxmarsmallow-226"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android has another operating system, Trusty OS, within it, as a part of "Trusty" "software components supporting a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) on mobile devices." "Trusty and the Trusty API are subject to change. [..] Applications for the Trusty OS can be written in C/C++ (C++ support is limited), and they have access to a small C library. [..] All Trusty applications are single-threaded; multithreading in Trusty userspace currently is unsupported. [..] Third-party application development is not supported in" the current version, and software running on the OS and processor for it, run the "<a href="/wiki/Digital_rights_management" title="Digital rights management">DRM</a> framework for protected content. [..] There are many other uses for a TEE such as mobile payments, secure banking, full-disk encryption, multi-factor authentication, device reset protection, replay-protected persistent storage, wireless display ("cast") of protected content, secure PIN and fingerprint processing, and even malware detection."<sup id="cite_ref-227" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-227"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Open-source_community">Open-source community</h3></div> <p>Android's <a href="/wiki/Source_code" title="Source code">source code</a> is released by Google under an <a href="/wiki/Open-source_license" title="Open-source license">open-source license</a>, and its open nature has encouraged a large community of developers and enthusiasts to use the open-source code as a foundation for community-driven projects, which deliver updates to older devices, add new features for advanced users or bring Android to devices originally shipped with other operating systems.<sup id="cite_ref-228" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-228"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These community-developed releases often bring new features and updates to devices faster than through the official manufacturer/carrier channels, with a comparable level of quality;<sup id="cite_ref-229" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-229"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> provide continued support for older devices that no longer receive official updates; or bring Android to devices that were officially released running other operating systems, such as the <a href="/wiki/HP_TouchPad" title="HP TouchPad">HP TouchPad</a>. Community releases often come pre-<a href="/wiki/Android_rooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Android rooting">rooted</a> and contain modifications not provided by the original vendor, such as the ability to <a href="/wiki/Overclock" class="mw-redirect" title="Overclock">overclock</a> or <a href="/wiki/Dynamic_voltage_scaling" title="Dynamic voltage scaling">over/undervolt</a> the device's processor.<sup id="cite_ref-230" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-230"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/CyanogenMod" title="CyanogenMod">CyanogenMod</a> was the most widely used community firmware,<sup id="cite_ref-231" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-231"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> now discontinued and succeeded by <a href="/wiki/LineageOS" title="LineageOS">LineageOS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-232" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-232"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are, as of August 2019, a handful of notable custom Android distributions (ROMs) of Android version <a href="/wiki/Android_Pie" title="Android Pie">9.0 Pie</a>, which was released publicly in August 2018. See <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_custom_Android_distributions" title="List of custom Android distributions">List of custom Android distributions</a></i>. </p><p>Historically, device manufacturers and mobile carriers have typically been unsupportive of third-party <a href="/wiki/Firmware" title="Firmware">firmware</a> development. Manufacturers express concern about improper functioning of devices running unofficial software and the support costs resulting from this.<sup id="cite_ref-htcdev_233-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-htcdev-233"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Moreover, modified firmware such as CyanogenMod sometimes offer features, such as <a href="/wiki/Tethering" title="Tethering">tethering</a>, for which carriers would otherwise charge a premium. As a result, technical obstacles including locked <a href="/wiki/Bootloader" title="Bootloader">bootloaders</a> and restricted access to root permissions are common in many devices. However, as community-developed software has grown more popular, and following a statement by the <a href="/wiki/Librarian_of_Congress" title="Librarian of Congress">Librarian of Congress</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> that permits the "<a href="/wiki/IOS_jailbreaking" title="IOS jailbreaking">jailbreaking</a>" of mobile devices,<sup id="cite_ref-234" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-234"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> manufacturers and carriers have softened their position regarding third party development, with some, including <a href="/wiki/HTC" title="HTC">HTC</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-htcdev_233-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-htcdev-233"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Motorola" title="Motorola">Motorola</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Samsung" title="Samsung">Samsung</a><sup id="cite_ref-236" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-236"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-237" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-237"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>236<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Sony_Mobile_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Mobile Communications">Sony</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-238" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-238"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>237<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> providing support and encouraging development. As a result of this, over time the need to circumvent hardware restrictions to install unofficial firmware has lessened as an increasing number of devices are shipped with unlocked or unlockable <a href="/wiki/Bootloader" title="Bootloader">bootloaders</a>, similar to <a href="/wiki/Google_Nexus" title="Google Nexus">Nexus</a> series of phones, although usually requiring that users waive their devices' warranties to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-htcdev_233-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-htcdev-233"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, despite manufacturer acceptance, some carriers in the US still require that phones are locked down.<sup id="cite_ref-239" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-239"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Device_codenames"><span class="anchor" id="codename"></span>Device codenames</h3></div> <p>Internally, Android identifies each supported device by its <b>device codename</b>, a short string,<sup id="cite_ref-240" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-240"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which may or may not be similar to the model name used in marketing the device. For example, the device codename of the <a href="/wiki/Pixel_(1st_generation)" title="Pixel (1st generation)">Pixel smartphone</a> is <i>sailfish</i>. </p><p>The device codename is usually not visible to the end user, but is important for determining compatibility with modified Android versions. It is sometimes also mentioned in articles discussing a device, because it allows to distinguish different hardware variants of a device, even if the manufacturer offers them under the same name. The device codename is available to running applications under <code>android.os.Build.DEVICE</code>.<sup id="cite_ref-241" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-241"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>240<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Security_and_privacy"><span class="anchor" id="APP-OPS"></span>Security and privacy</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Mobile_security" title="Mobile security">Mobile security</a> and <a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_mobile_phones" title="Comparison of open-source mobile phones">Comparison of open-source mobile phones</a></div> <p>In 2020, Google launched the Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative to improve the security of Android.<sup id="cite_ref-242" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-242"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-243" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-243"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They also formed an Android security team.<sup id="cite_ref-244" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-244"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Common_security_threats">Common security threats</h3></div> <p>Research from security company <a href="/wiki/Trend_Micro" title="Trend Micro">Trend Micro</a> lists premium service abuse as the most common type of Android malware, where text messages are sent from infected phones to <a href="/wiki/Premium-rate_telephone_number" title="Premium-rate telephone number">premium-rate telephone numbers</a> without the consent or even knowledge of the user. Other malware displays unwanted and intrusive advertisements on the device, or sends personal information to unauthorised third parties.<sup id="cite_ref-245" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-245"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Security threats on Android are reportedly growing exponentially; however, Google engineers have argued that the malware and virus threat on Android is being <a href="/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt" class="mw-redirect" title="Fear, uncertainty and doubt">exaggerated</a> by security companies for commercial reasons,<sup id="cite_ref-exaggeration_246-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-exaggeration-246"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-extremely_247-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-extremely-247"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and have accused the security industry of playing on fears to sell virus protection software to users.<sup id="cite_ref-exaggeration_246-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-exaggeration-246"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google maintains that dangerous malware is actually extremely rare,<sup id="cite_ref-extremely_247-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-extremely-247"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and a survey conducted by <a href="/wiki/F-Secure" title="F-Secure">F-Secure</a> showed that only 0.5% of Android malware reported had come from the Google Play store.<sup id="cite_ref-248" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-248"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, journalists and researchers reported the discovery of <a href="/wiki/Spyware" title="Spyware">spyware</a>, called <a href="/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)" title="Pegasus (spyware)">Pegasus</a>, developed and distributed by a private company which can and has been used to infect both <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> and Android smartphones often – partly via use of <a href="/wiki/Zero-day_(computing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zero-day (computing)">0-day exploits</a> – without the need for any user-interaction or significant clues to the user and then be used to exfiltrate data, track user locations, capture film through its camera, and activate the microphone at any time.<sup id="cite_ref-249" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-249"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Analysis <a href="/wiki/Packet_analyzer" title="Packet analyzer">of data traffic</a> by popular smartphones running variants of Android found substantial by-default data collection and sharing with no opt-out by this <a href="/wiki/Pre-installed_software" title="Pre-installed software">pre-installed software</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-250" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-250"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>249<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-251" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-251"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Both of these issues are not addressed or cannot be addressed by security patches. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Scope_of_surveillance_by_public_institutions">Scope of surveillance by public institutions</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/WARRIOR_PRIDE" title="WARRIOR PRIDE">WARRIOR PRIDE</a></div> <p>As part of the broader <a href="/wiki/2013_mass_surveillance_disclosures" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 mass surveillance disclosures">2013 mass surveillance disclosures</a> it was revealed in September 2013 that the American and British intelligence agencies, the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency</a> (NSA) and <a href="/wiki/Government_Communications_Headquarters" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Communications Headquarters">Government Communications Headquarters</a> (GCHQ), respectively, have access to the user data on iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices. They were reportedly able to read almost all smartphone information, including SMS, location, emails, and notes.<sup id="cite_ref-spiegel20130907_252-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spiegel20130907-252"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In January 2014, further reports revealed the intelligence agencies' capabilities to intercept the personal information transmitted across the Internet by social networks and other popular applications such as <i><a href="/wiki/Angry_Birds" title="Angry Birds">Angry Birds</a></i>, which collect personal information of their users for advertising and other commercial reasons. GCHQ has, according to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Wiki" title="Wiki">wiki</a>-style guide of different apps and advertising networks, and the different data that can be siphoned from each.<sup id="cite_ref-angrybirdsatgchq_253-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-angrybirdsatgchq-253"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Later that week, the Finnish Angry Birds developer <a href="/wiki/Rovio_Entertainment" title="Rovio Entertainment">Rovio</a> announced that it was reconsidering its relationships with its advertising platforms in the light of these revelations, and called upon the wider industry to do the same.<sup id="cite_ref-254" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-254"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>253<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The documents revealed a further effort by the intelligence agencies to intercept Google Maps searches and queries submitted from Android and other smartphones to collect location information in bulk.<sup id="cite_ref-angrybirdsatgchq_253-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-angrybirdsatgchq-253"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The NSA and GCHQ insist their activities comply with all relevant domestic and international laws, although the Guardian stated "the latest disclosures could also add to mounting public concern about how the technology sector collects and uses information, especially for those outside the US, who enjoy fewer privacy protections than Americans."<sup id="cite_ref-angrybirdsatgchq_253-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-angrybirdsatgchq-253"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leaked documents codenamed <a href="/wiki/Vault_7" title="Vault 7">Vault 7</a> and dated from 2013 to 2016, detail the capabilities of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a> (CIA) to perform electronic surveillance and <a href="/wiki/Cyber_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyber warfare">cyber warfare</a>, including the ability to compromise the operating systems of most smartphones (including Android).<sup id="cite_ref-255" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-255"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>254<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Security_patches">Security patches</h4></div> <p>In August 2015, Google announced that devices in the <a href="/wiki/Google_Nexus" title="Google Nexus">Google Nexus</a> series would begin to receive monthly security <a href="/wiki/Patch_(computing)" title="Patch (computing)">patches</a>. Google also wrote that "Nexus devices will continue to receive major updates for at least two years and security patches for the longer of three years from initial availability or 18 months from last sale of the device via the <a href="/wiki/Google_Store" title="Google Store">Google Store</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-257" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-257"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>256<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-258" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-258"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-259" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-259"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The following October, researchers at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">University of Cambridge</a> concluded that 87.7% of Android phones in use had known but unpatched <a href="/wiki/Security_vulnerabilities" class="mw-redirect" title="Security vulnerabilities">security vulnerabilities</a> due to lack of updates and support.<sup id="cite_ref-260" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-260"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>259<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-261" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-261"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>260<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-262" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-262"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>261<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ron Amadeo of <i><a href="/wiki/Ars_Technica" title="Ars Technica">Ars Technica</a></i> wrote also in August 2015 that "Android was originally designed, above all else, to be widely adopted. Google was starting from scratch with zero percent market share, so it was happy to give up control and give everyone a seat at the table in exchange for adoption. [...] Now, though, Android has around 75–80 percent of the worldwide smartphone market—making it not just the world's most popular mobile operating system but arguably the most popular operating system, period. As such, security has become a big issue. Android still uses a software update chain-of-command designed back when the Android ecosystem had zero devices to update, and it just doesn't work".<sup id="cite_ref-263" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-263"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>262<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Following news of Google's monthly schedule, some manufacturers, including Samsung and LG, promised to issue monthly security updates,<sup id="cite_ref-264" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-264"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>263<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but, as noted by Jerry Hildenbrand in <i>Android Central</i> in February 2016, "instead we got a few updates on specific versions of a small handful of models. And a bunch of broken promises".<sup id="cite_ref-265" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-265"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>264<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a March 2017 post on Google's Security Blog, Android security leads Adrian Ludwig and Mel Miller wrote that "More than 735 million devices from 200+ manufacturers received a platform security update in 2016" and that "Our carrier and hardware partners helped expand deployment of these updates, releasing updates for over half of the top 50 devices worldwide in the last quarter of 2016". They also wrote that "About half of devices in use at the end of 2016 had not received a platform security update in the previous year", stating that their work would continue to focus on streamlining the security updates program for easier deployment by manufacturers.<sup id="cite_ref-266" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-266"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>265<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Furthermore, in a comment to <i><a href="/wiki/TechCrunch" title="TechCrunch">TechCrunch</a></i>, Ludwig stated that the wait time for security updates had been reduced from "six to nine weeks down to just a few days", with 78% of flagship devices in North America being up-to-date on security at the end of 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-267" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-267"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>266<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Patches to bugs found in the core operating system often do not reach users of older and lower-priced devices.<sup id="cite_ref-268" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-268"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>267<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-269" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-269"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>268<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, the open-source nature of Android allows security contractors to take existing devices and adapt them for highly secure uses. For example, Samsung has worked with General Dynamics through their <a href="/wiki/Open_Kernel_Labs" title="Open Kernel Labs">Open Kernel Labs</a> acquisition to rebuild <i>Jelly Bean</i> on top of their hardened microvisor for the "Knox" project.<sup id="cite_ref-270" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-270"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-271" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-271"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>270<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Location-tracking">Location-tracking</h3></div> <p>Android smartphones have the ability to report the location of <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a> access points, encountered as phone users move around, to build databases containing the physical locations of hundreds of millions of such access points. These databases form electronic maps to locate smartphones, allowing them to run apps like <a href="/wiki/Foursquare_City_Guide" title="Foursquare City Guide">Foursquare</a>, <a href="/wiki/Google_Latitude" title="Google Latitude">Google Latitude</a>, <a href="/wiki/Facebook_Places" class="mw-redirect" title="Facebook Places">Facebook Places</a>, and to deliver location-based ads.<sup id="cite_ref-272" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-272"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>271<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Third party monitoring software such as TaintDroid,<sup id="cite_ref-273" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-273"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>272<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> an academic research-funded project, can, in some cases, detect when personal information is being sent from applications to remote servers.<sup id="cite_ref-274" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-274"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>273<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Further_notable_exploits">Further notable exploits</h3></div> <p>In 2018, Norwegian security firm Promon has unearthed a serious Android security hole which can be exploited to steal login credentials, access messages, and track location, which could be found in all versions of Android, including <a href="/wiki/Android_10" title="Android 10">Android 10</a>. The vulnerability came by exploiting a bug in the multitasking system enabling a malicious app to overlay legitimate apps with fake login screens that users are not aware of when handing in security credentials. Users can also be tricked into granting additional permissions to the malicious apps, which later enable them to perform various nefarious activities, including intercepting texts or calls and stealing banking credentials.<sup id="cite_ref-275" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-275"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>274<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Avast" title="Avast">Avast</a> Threat Labs</i> also discovered that many pre-installed apps on several hundred new Android devices contain dangerous malware and <a href="/wiki/Adware" title="Adware">adware</a>. Some of the preinstalled malware can commit ad fraud or even take over its host device.<sup id="cite_ref-276" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-276"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>275<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-277" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-277"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>276<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, the Which? watchdog reported that more than a billion Android devices released in 2012 or earlier, which was 40% of Android devices worldwide, were at risk of being hacked. This conclusion stemmed from the fact that no security updates were issued for the Android versions below 7.0 in 2019. Which? collaborated with the AV Comparatives anti-virus lab to infect five phone models with malware, and it succeeded in each case. Google refused to comment on the watchdog's speculations.<sup id="cite_ref-278" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-278"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>277<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 5, 2020, <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> published a blog urging its users to update their applications to the latest version with regards to a security concern that allowed others to access direct messages. A hacker could easily use the "Android system permissions" to fetch the account credentials in order to do so. The security issue is only with Android 8 (<a href="/wiki/Android_Oreo" title="Android Oreo">Android Oreo</a>) and Android 9 (<a href="/wiki/Android_Pie" title="Android Pie">Android Pie</a>). Twitter confirmed that updating the app will restrict such practices.<sup id="cite_ref-279" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-279"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>278<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technical_security_features">Technical security features</h3></div> <p>Android applications run in a <a href="/wiki/Sandbox_(computer_security)" title="Sandbox (computer security)">sandbox</a>, an isolated area of the system that does not have access to the rest of the system's resources, unless access permissions are explicitly granted by the user when the application is installed, however this may not be possible for pre-installed apps. It is not possible, for example, to turn off the microphone access of the pre-installed camera app without disabling the camera completely. This is valid also in Android versions 7 and 8.<sup id="cite_ref-280" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-280"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>279<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since February 2012, Google has used its <a href="/wiki/Google_Bouncer" class="mw-redirect" title="Google Bouncer">Google Bouncer</a> malware scanner to watch over and scan apps available in the Google Play store.<sup id="cite_ref-281" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-281"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>280<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-282" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-282"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>281<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A "Verify Apps" feature was introduced in November 2012, as part of the <a href="/wiki/Android_Jelly_Bean" title="Android Jelly Bean">Android 4.2 "Jelly Bean"</a> operating system version, to scan all apps, both from Google Play and from third-party sources, for malicious behaviour.<sup id="cite_ref-283" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-283"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>282<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Originally only doing so during installation, Verify Apps received an update in 2014 to "constantly" scan apps, and in 2017 the feature was made visible to users through a menu in Settings.<sup id="cite_ref-284" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-284"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>283<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-285" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-285"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>284<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In former Android versions, before installing an application, the <a href="/wiki/Google_Play" title="Google Play">Google Play</a> store displayed a list of the requirements an app needs to function. After reviewing these permissions, the user could choose to accept or refuse them, installing the application only if they accepted.<sup id="cite_ref-286" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-286"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>285<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Android_Marshmallow" title="Android Marshmallow">Android 6.0 "Marshmallow"</a>, the permissions system was changed; apps are no longer automatically granted all of their specified permissions at installation time. An opt-in system is used instead, in which users are prompted to grant or deny individual permissions to an app when they are needed for the first time. Applications remember the grants, which can be revoked by the user at any time. Pre-installed apps, however, are not always part of this approach. In some cases it may not be possible to deny certain permissions to pre-installed apps, nor be possible to disable them. The <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Services" title="Google Play Services">Google Play Services</a> app cannot be uninstalled, nor disabled. Any force stop attempt, result in the app restarting itself.<sup id="cite_ref-287" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-287"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>286<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-288" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-288"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>287<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The new permissions model is used only by applications developed for Marshmallow using its <a href="/wiki/Software_development_kit" title="Software development kit">software development kit</a> (SDK), and older apps will continue to use the previous all-or-nothing approach. Permissions can still be revoked for those apps, though this might prevent them from working properly, and a warning is displayed to that effect.<sup id="cite_ref-289" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-289"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>288<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-290" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-290"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>289<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2014, Jason Nova of <i>Android Authority</i> reported on a study by the German security company Fraunhofer AISEC in <a href="/wiki/Antivirus_software" title="Antivirus software">antivirus software</a> and malware threats on Android. Nova wrote that "The Android operating system deals with software packages by sandboxing them; this does not allow applications to list the directory contents of other apps to keep the system safe. By not allowing the antivirus to list the directories of other apps after installation, applications that show no inherent suspicious behavior when downloaded are cleared as safe. If then later on parts of the app are activated that turn out to be malicious, the antivirus will have no way to know since it is inside the app and out of the antivirus' jurisdiction". The study by Fraunhofer AISEC, examining antivirus software from <a href="/wiki/Avast" title="Avast">Avast</a>, <a href="/wiki/AVG_AntiVirus" title="AVG AntiVirus">AVG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bitdefender" title="Bitdefender">Bitdefender</a>, <a href="/wiki/ESET" title="ESET">ESET</a>, <a href="/wiki/F-Secure" title="F-Secure">F-Secure</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaspersky_Lab" title="Kaspersky Lab">Kaspersky</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lookout_(company)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Lookout (company) (page does not exist)">Lookout</a>, <a href="/wiki/McAfee" title="McAfee">McAfee</a> (formerly Intel Security), <a href="/wiki/Norton_(software)" title="Norton (software)">Norton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sophos" title="Sophos">Sophos</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Trend_Micro" title="Trend Micro">Trend Micro</a>, revealed that "the tested antivirus apps do not provide protection against customized malware or targeted attacks", and that "the tested antivirus apps were also not able to detect malware which is completely unknown to date but does not make any efforts to hide its malignity".<sup id="cite_ref-291" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-291"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>290<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2013, Google announced Android Device Manager (renamed Find My Device in May 2017),<sup id="cite_ref-292" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-292"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>291<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-293" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-293"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>292<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> a service that allows users to remotely track, locate, and wipe their Android device,<sup id="cite_ref-294" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-294"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>293<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-295" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-295"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>294<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with an Android app for the service released in December.<sup id="cite_ref-296" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-296"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>295<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-297" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-297"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>296<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2016, Google introduced a Trusted Contacts app, letting users request location-tracking of loved ones during emergencies.<sup id="cite_ref-298" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-298"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>297<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-299" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-299"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>298<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2020, Trusted Contacts was shut down and the location-sharing feature rolled into Google Maps.<sup id="cite_ref-300" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-300"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>299<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 8, 2018, Google announced new Google Play store requirements to combat over-sharing of potentially sensitive information, including call and text logs. The issue stems from the fact that many apps request permissions to access users' personal information (even if this information is not needed for the app to function) and some users unquestionably grant these permissions. Alternatively, a permission might be listed in the app manifest as required (as opposed to optional) and the app would not install unless user grants the permission; users can withdraw any, even required, permissions from any app in the device settings after app installation, but few users do this. Google promised to work with developers and create exceptions if their apps require Phone or SMS permissions for "core app functionality". The new policies enforcement started on January 6, 2019, 90 days after policy announcement on October 8, 2018. Furthermore, Google announced a new "target API level requirement" (<code>targetSdkVersion</code> in manifest) at least Android 8.0 (API level 26) for all new apps and app updates. The API level requirement might combat the practice of app developers bypassing some permission screens by specifying early Android versions that had a coarser permission model.<sup id="cite_ref-301" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-301"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>300<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-302" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-302"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>301<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Verified_Boot">Verified Boot</h4></div> <p>The Android Open Source Project implements a <a href="/wiki/UEFI#Secure_Boot" title="UEFI">verified boot</a> chain with intentions to <a href="/wiki/Data_verification" title="Data verification">verify</a> that executed code, such as the <a href="/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">kernel</a> or <a href="/wiki/Bootloader" title="Bootloader">bootloader</a>, comes from an official source instead of a malicious actor. This implementation establishes a full chain of trust, as it initially starts at a hardware level. Subsequently, the boot loader is verified and system partitions such as <code>system</code> and <code>vendor</code> are checked for <a href="/wiki/Data_integrity" title="Data integrity">integrity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-verifiedboot_303-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verifiedboot-303"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>302<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-304" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-304"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>303<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Furthermore, this process verifies that a previous version of Android has not been installed. This effectively provides rollback protection, which mitigates exploits that are similar to a <a href="/wiki/Downgrade_attack" title="Downgrade attack">downgrade attack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-verifiedboot_303-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verifiedboot-303"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>302<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="dm-verity">dm-verity</h5></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Device_mapper" title="Device mapper">Device mapper</a></div> <p>Android (all supported versions, as far back as version 4.4 of the Android Open Source Project) has the option to provide a <a href="/wiki/UEFI#Secure_Boot" title="UEFI">verified boot</a> chain with <code><a href="/wiki/Device_mapper#Applications" title="Device mapper">dm-verity</a></code>. This is a feature in the <a href="/wiki/Linux_kernel" title="Linux kernel">Linux kernel</a> that allows for transparent integrity checking of <a href="/wiki/Device_file#Block_devices" title="Device file">block devices</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-305" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-305"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>304<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-306" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-306"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>305<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>This feature is designed to mitigate persistent <a href="/wiki/Rootkits" class="mw-redirect" title="Rootkits">rootkits</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Google_Play_Services_and_vendor_changes">Google Play Services and vendor changes</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Behavioral_targeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Behavioral targeting">Behavioral targeting</a> and <a href="/wiki/DeGoogle" title="DeGoogle">DeGoogle</a></div> <p>Dependence on proprietary <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Services" title="Google Play Services">Google Play Services</a> and customizations added on top of the operating system by vendors who license Android from Google is causing <a href="/wiki/Privacy_concerns" class="mw-redirect" title="Privacy concerns">privacy concerns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-307" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-307"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>306<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-308" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-308"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>307<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-309" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-309"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>308<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism_and_controversy">Criticism and controversy</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Privacy_and_GDPR_compliance">Privacy and GDPR compliance</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="France">France</h4></div> <p>In 2019, <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> was fined €50 Million by the French <a href="/wiki/Commission_nationale_de_l%27informatique_et_des_libert%C3%A9s" title="Commission nationale de l&#39;informatique et des libertés">CNIL</a> for a lack of information regarding their users.<sup id="cite_ref-310" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-310"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>309<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two years later, in 2021, <a href="/wiki/Research" title="Research">researcher</a> Douglas Leith, using a sort of data interception, showed that several data are sent from Android device to <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>'s servers, even when the phone is sleeping (IDLE) with no <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> account registered into it.<sup id="cite_ref-311" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-311"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>310<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Several <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> <a href="/wiki/Application_software" title="Application software">applications</a> send data, such as <a href="/wiki/Google_Chrome" title="Google Chrome">Chrome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Google_Messages" title="Google Messages">Message</a> or <a href="/wiki/Google_Docs" title="Google Docs">Docs</a>, however <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">Youtube</a> is the only one to add a unique identifier data.<sup id="cite_ref-312" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-312"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>311<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, Leith showed that an Android <a href="/wiki/Telephone" title="Telephone">phone</a> sent various data related to communications, including <a href="/wiki/Telephone" title="Telephone">phone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Text_messaging" title="Text messaging">text messages</a> to Google. <a href="/wiki/Timestamping_(computing)" title="Timestamping (computing)">Timestamp</a>, sender and receiver, plus several other data, are sent to <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Services" title="Google Play Services">Google Play Services</a> infrastructure, even if the "Usage and Diag" feature is disabled. Those data are marked with a Unique Identifier of an Android device, and don't comply with <a href="/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation" title="General Data Protection Regulation">GDPR</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-313" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-313"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>312<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Australia">Australia</h4></div> <p>Google was sanctioned about <a href="/wiki/Australian_dollar" title="Australian dollar">A$</a>60 Million (approx 40Million <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> for having misled its Android customers. It concerns the 2017–2018 period where the issue regarding misleading location tracking settings was discovered, and the case came under Australia’s Competition &amp; Consumer Commission responsibility. The trial concluded in 2021 when the court decided Google broke <a href="/wiki/Consumer_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Consumer law">Consumer law</a> for about 1.3 million of Google account owners.<sup id="cite_ref-314" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-314"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>313<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States_of_America">United States of America</h4></div> <p>A similar case to the 2019 French case regarding location tracking, was brought in the U.S. in a privacy lawsuit filed by a coalition of attorneys general from 40 U.S. states. A penalty of <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a> 391 Million was agreed between Google and the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_justice" title="Ministry of justice">DoJ</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-315" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-315"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>314<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> released at that time a long-term <a href="/wiki/Investigative_journalism" title="Investigative journalism">investigation</a> about those <a href="/wiki/Privacy" title="Privacy">privacy</a> concerns.<sup id="cite_ref-316" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-316"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>315<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lack_of_software_support_for_a_decade">Lack of software support for a decade</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Ecodesign_Directive#Smartphones,_mobile_phones,_cordless_phones_and_tablets" title="European Ecodesign Directive">European Ecodesign Directive §&#160;Smartphones, mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets</a></div> <p>In the 2010s, many customers discovered that their devices were affected by a very short term of software support, regarding Android updates.<sup id="cite_ref-317" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-317"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>316<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Especially on low-end and mid-range devices, due to the lack of investment by manufacturers, software upgrades were not effected.<sup id="cite_ref-318" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-318"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>317<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Android started then to get a certain reputation due to very fast obsolescence<sup id="cite_ref-319" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-319"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>318<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> of device from main customer brands.<sup id="cite_ref-320" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-320"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>319<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A few years later Google started <a href="/wiki/Project_Treble" class="mw-redirect" title="Project Treble">Treble</a> project, allowing quicker development and deployment of Android updates via <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Services" title="Google Play Services">Google Play services</a>, to handle the part manufacturers don't. </p><p>This initial problem was that for lot of devices, only one or few Android versions were available. </p><p>The main reason of this new functioning is explain by the fact upgrade and software support of Android, costs to <a href="/wiki/Manufacturing" title="Manufacturing">phone's manufacturers</a>&#160;: it's mainly managed with contracts, especially with the leader of communication <a href="/wiki/Chipset" title="Chipset">chipset</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a>. Several manufacturers are finger-pointed by some customers, due to their lack of support. Even a middle-range manufacturer, Fairphone, explained that end of software support wasn't due to their choice, but <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a>'s decision.<sup id="cite_ref-321" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-321"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>320<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a>'s has even been finger-pointed by <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a> executive, due to their very aggressive <a href="/wiki/Antitrust" class="mw-redirect" title="Antitrust">antitrust policy</a>, especially for the first <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> design.<sup id="cite_ref-322" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-322"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>321<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the first hand, several initiative for <a href="/wiki/List_of_Mobile_Operating_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Mobile Operating Systems">alternative OS</a> to stock roms (the default one provided by <a href="/wiki/Manufacturer" class="mw-redirect" title="Manufacturer">manufacturer</a>) to get a most up-to-date version of android, through <a href="/wiki/CyanogenMod" title="CyanogenMod">Cyanogenmod</a> then <a href="/wiki/LineageOS" title="LineageOS">Lineageos</a> project. </p><p>Secondly, other <a href="/wiki/Mobile_operating_system" title="Mobile operating system">mobile operating-system</a> alternative projects started, such as <a href="/wiki/Sailfish_OS" title="Sailfish OS">Sailfish</a> for <a href="/wiki/Jolla" title="Jolla">Jolla</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sony_Xperia" title="Sony Xperia">Xperia</a> phones, plus <a href="/wiki/Community-driven_development" title="Community-driven development">community-driven</a> projects&#160;: <a href="/wiki/Ubuntu_Touch" title="Ubuntu Touch">Ubuntu Touch</a>, <a href="/wiki/PostmarketOS" title="PostmarketOS">Postmarketos</a> and even a Android-independent and <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a>-independent phone,<sup id="cite_ref-323" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-323"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>322<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as the <a href="/wiki/Librem_5" title="Librem 5">Librem</a>, made by <a href="/wiki/Purism_(company)" title="Purism (company)">Purism</a> with <a href="/wiki/NXP_Semiconductors" title="NXP Semiconductors">NXP</a> components. </p><p>Thirdly, after years of complaints by customers, <a href="/wiki/Samsung" title="Samsung">Samsung</a>, the biggest manufacturer of Android-based <a href="/wiki/Smartphone" title="Smartphone">smartphones</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_systems_on_chips" title="List of devices using Qualcomm Snapdragon systems on chips">devices</a>, decided in 2024, firstly to guarantee software support from 2 to 4 years, for devices sold starting 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-324" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-324"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>323<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Then, few times after, <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a> accompanied this initiative by extending support for manufacturers from 4 up to 7 years of updates.<sup id="cite_ref-325" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-325"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>324<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> For the comparison, <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a>'s <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> product range are mainly supported at least 4 years since the <a href="/wiki/IPhone_4" title="IPhone 4">iPhone 4</a>, released in 2010. In addition, the first <a href="/wiki/Jolla_(smartphone)" title="Jolla (smartphone)">Jolla 1</a> phone, released in 2013, had its last update, in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-326" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-326"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>325<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Licensing">Licensing</h2></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Source_code" title="Source code">source code</a> for Android is <a href="/wiki/Open-source_software" title="Open-source software">open-source</a>: it is developed in private by Google, with the source code released publicly when a new version of Android is released. Google publishes most of the code (including network and telephony <a href="/wiki/Solution_stack" title="Solution stack">stacks</a>) under the <a href="/wiki/Non-copyleft" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-copyleft">non-copyleft</a> <a href="/wiki/Apache_License" title="Apache License">Apache License</a> version 2.0. which allows modification and redistribution.<sup id="cite_ref-327" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-327"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>326<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-328" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-328"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>327<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The license does not grant rights to the "Android" trademark, so device manufacturers and wireless carriers have to license it from Google under individual contracts. Associated Linux kernel changes are released under the <a href="/wiki/Copyleft" title="Copyleft">copyleft</a> <a href="/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" title="GNU General Public License">GNU General Public License</a> version 2, developed by the <a href="/wiki/Open_Handset_Alliance" title="Open Handset Alliance">Open Handset Alliance</a>, with the source code publicly available at all times.<sup id="cite_ref-329" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-329"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>328<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The only Android release which was not immediately made available as source code was the tablet-only 3.0 <i>Honeycomb</i> release. The reason, according to <a href="/wiki/Andy_Rubin" title="Andy Rubin">Andy Rubin</a> in an official Android blog post, was because <i>Honeycomb</i> was rushed for production of the <a href="/wiki/Motorola_Xoom" title="Motorola Xoom">Motorola Xoom</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-330" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-330"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>329<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and they did not want third parties creating a "really bad user experience" by attempting to put onto smartphones a version of Android intended for tablets.<sup id="cite_ref-331" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-331"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>330<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Only the base Android operating system (including some applications) is open-source software, whereas most Android devices ship with a substantial amount of proprietary software, such as <a href="/wiki/Google_Mobile_Services" title="Google Mobile Services">Google Mobile Services</a>, which includes applications such as <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Store" class="mw-redirect" title="Google Play Store">Google Play Store</a>, Google Search, and <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Services" title="Google Play Services">Google Play Services</a>&#160;&#8211;&#32;a software layer that provides <a href="/wiki/Application_programming_interface" class="mw-redirect" title="Application programming interface">APIs</a> for the integration with Google-provided services, among others. These applications must be licensed from Google by device makers, and can only be shipped on devices which meet its compatibility guidelines and other requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-geek-poweredby_116-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geek-poweredby-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Custom, certified distributions of Android produced by manufacturers (such as <a href="/wiki/Samsung_Experience" title="Samsung Experience">Samsung Experience</a>) may also replace certain stock Android apps with their own proprietary variants and add additional software not included in the stock Android operating system.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-irongrip_115-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-irongrip-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With the advent of the <a href="/wiki/Google_Pixel" title="Google Pixel">Google Pixel</a> line of devices, Google itself has also made specific Android features timed or permanent exclusives to the Pixel series.<sup id="cite_ref-332" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-332"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>331<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-333" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-333"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>332<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There may also be "<a href="/wiki/Binary_blob" title="Binary blob">binary blob</a>" <a href="/wiki/Driver_(software)" title="Driver (software)">drivers</a> required for certain hardware components in the device.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-irongrip_115-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-irongrip-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Building_for_devices_168-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Building_for_devices-168"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The best known fully open source Android services are the <a href="/wiki/LineageOS" title="LineageOS">LineageOS</a> distribution and <a href="/wiki/MicroG" title="MicroG">MicroG</a> which acts as an open source replacement of Google Play Services. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Richard_Stallman" title="Richard Stallman">Richard Stallman</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Free_Software_Foundation" title="Free Software Foundation">Free Software Foundation</a> have been critical of Android and have recommended the usage of alternatives such as <a href="/wiki/Replicant_(operating_system)" title="Replicant (operating system)">Replicant</a>, because drivers and firmware vital for the proper functioning of Android devices are usually proprietary, and because the Google Play Store application can forcibly install or uninstall applications and, as a result, invite non-free software. In both cases, the use of closed-source software causes the system to become vulnerable to <a href="/wiki/Backdoor_(computing)" title="Backdoor (computing)">backdoors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stallman2011_334-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stallman2011-334"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>333<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-335" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-335"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>334<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>It has been argued that because developers are often required to purchase the Google-branded Android license, this has turned the theoretically open system into a <a href="/wiki/Freemium" title="Freemium">freemium</a> service.<sup id="cite_ref-JemielniakPrzegalinska2020_336-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JemielniakPrzegalinska2020-336"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>335<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 20">&#58;&#8202;20&#8202;</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leverage_over_manufacturers">Leverage over manufacturers</h3></div> <p>Google licenses their Google Mobile Services software, along with the Android trademarks, only to hardware manufacturers for devices that meet Google's compatibility standards specified in the Android Compatibility Program document.<sup id="cite_ref-AndroidCompatibility_337-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AndroidCompatibility-337"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>336<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Thus, forks of Android that make major changes to the operating system itself do not include any of Google's non-free components, stay incompatible with applications that require them, and must ship with an alternative software marketplace in lieu of Google Play Store.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-irongrip_115-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-irongrip-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A prominent example of such an Android fork is <a href="/wiki/Amazon.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon.com">Amazon</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Fire_OS" title="Fire OS">Fire OS</a>, which is used on the <a href="/wiki/Kindle_Fire" class="mw-redirect" title="Kindle Fire">Kindle Fire</a> line of tablets, and oriented toward Amazon services.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-irongrip_115-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-irongrip-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The shipment of Android devices without GMS is also common in mainland <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, as Google does not do business there.<sup id="cite_ref-338" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-338"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>337<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-339" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-339"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>338<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-340" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-340"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>339<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Google also began to require that all Android devices which license the Google Mobile Services software display a prominent "Powered by Android" logo on their boot screens.<sup id="cite_ref-geek-poweredby_116-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geek-poweredby-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google has also enforced preferential bundling and placement of Google Mobile Services on devices, including mandated bundling of the entire main suite of Google applications, mandatory placement of shortcuts to Google Search and the Play Store app on or near the main home screen page in its default configuration,<sup id="cite_ref-341" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-341"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>340<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and granting a larger share of search revenue to OEMs who agree to not include third-party app stores on their devices.<sup id="cite_ref-342" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-342"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>341<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In March 2018, it was reported that Google had begun to block "uncertified" Android devices from using Google Mobile Services software, and display a warning indicating that "the device manufacturer has preloaded Google apps and services without certification from Google". Users of custom ROMs can register their device ID to their Google account to remove this block.<sup id="cite_ref-343" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-343"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>342<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some stock applications and components in AOSP code that were formerly used by earlier versions of Android, such as Search, Music, Calendar, and the location API, were <a href="/wiki/Deprecation" title="Deprecation">abandoned</a> by Google in favor of <a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">non-free</a> replacements distributed through Play Store (Google Search, YouTube Music, and Google Calendar) and <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Services" title="Google Play Services">Google Play Services</a>, which are no longer open-source. Moreover, open-source variants of some applications also exclude functions that are present in their non-free versions.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-irongrip_115-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-irongrip-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-344" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-344"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>343<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-345" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-345"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>344<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-346" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-346"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>345<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These measures are likely intended to discourage forks and encourage commercial licensing in line with Google requirements, as the majority of the operating system's core functionality is dependent on proprietary components licensed exclusively by Google, and it would take significant development resources to develop an alternative suite of software and APIs to replicate or replace them. Apps that do not use Google components would also be at a functional disadvantage, as they can only use APIs contained within the OS itself. In turn, third-party apps may have dependencies on Google Play Services.<sup id="cite_ref-347" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-347"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>346<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Members of the Open Handset Alliance, which include the majority of Android OEMs, are also contractually forbidden from producing Android devices based on forks of the OS;<sup id="cite_ref-ars-irongrip_115-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-irongrip-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Compatibility_FAQ_348-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Compatibility_FAQ-348"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>347<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> in 2012, <a href="/wiki/Acer_Inc." title="Acer Inc.">Acer Inc.</a> was forced by Google to halt production on a device powered by <a href="/wiki/Alibaba_Group" title="Alibaba Group">Alibaba Group</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Aliyun_OS" class="mw-redirect" title="Aliyun OS">Aliyun OS</a> with threats of removal from the OHA, as Google deemed the platform to be an incompatible version of Android. Alibaba Group defended the allegations, arguing that the OS was a distinct platform from Android (primarily using <a href="/wiki/HTML5" title="HTML5">HTML5</a> apps), but incorporated portions of Android's platform to allow backwards compatibility with third-party Android software. Indeed, the devices did ship with an application store which offered Android apps; however, the majority of them were <a href="/wiki/Software_piracy" class="mw-redirect" title="Software piracy">pirated</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-349" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-349"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>348<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-350" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-350"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>349<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-351" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-351"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>350<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2></div> <p>Android received a lukewarm reaction when it was unveiled in 2007. Although analysts were impressed with the respected technology companies that had partnered with Google to form the Open Handset Alliance, it was unclear whether mobile phone manufacturers would be willing to replace their existing operating systems with Android.<sup id="cite_ref-352" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-352"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>351<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The idea of an open-source, Linux-based <a href="/wiki/Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">development platform</a> sparked interest,<sup id="cite_ref-353" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-353"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>352<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but there were additional worries about Android facing strong competition from established players in the smartphone market, such as Nokia and Microsoft, and rival Linux mobile operating systems that were in development.<sup id="cite_ref-354" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-354"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>353<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These established players were skeptical: Nokia was quoted as saying "we don't see this as a threat", and a member of Microsoft's Windows Mobile team stated "I don't understand the impact that they are going to have."<sup id="cite_ref-355" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-355"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>354<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since then Android has grown to become the most widely used smartphone operating system<sup id="cite_ref-ars5th_356-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars5th-356"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>355<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-reisinger2015_357-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reisinger2015-357"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>356<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and "one of the fastest mobile experiences available".<sup id="cite_ref-syrup_358-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-syrup-358"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>357<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Reviewers have highlighted the open-source nature of the operating system as one of its defining strengths, allowing companies such as Nokia (Nokia X family),<sup id="cite_ref-359" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-359"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>358<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Amazon (Kindle Fire), <a href="/wiki/Barnes_%26_Noble" title="Barnes &amp; Noble">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> (<a href="/wiki/Barnes_%26_Noble_Nook" title="Barnes &amp; Noble Nook">Nook</a>), <a href="/wiki/Ouya" title="Ouya">Ouya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baidu" title="Baidu">Baidu</a> and others to <a href="/wiki/Fork_(software_development)" title="Fork (software development)">fork</a> the software and release hardware running their own customised version of Android. As a result, it has been described by technology website <i><a href="/wiki/Ars_Technica" title="Ars Technica">Ars Technica</a></i> as "practically the default operating system for launching new hardware" for companies without their own mobile platforms.<sup id="cite_ref-ars5th_356-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars5th-356"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>355<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This openness and flexibility is also present at the level of the end user: Android allows extensive customisation of devices by their owners and apps are freely available from non-Google app stores and third party websites. These have been cited as among the main advantages of Android phones over others.<sup id="cite_ref-ars5th_356-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars5th-356"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>355<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-360" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-360"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>359<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite Android's popularity, including an activation rate three times that of iOS, there have been reports that Google has not been able to leverage their other products and web services successfully to turn Android into the money maker that analysts had expected.<sup id="cite_ref-361" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-361"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>360<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Verge" title="The Verge">The Verge</a></i> suggested that Google is losing control of Android due to the extensive customization and proliferation of non-Google apps and services&#160;&#8211;&#32;Amazon's Kindle Fire line uses <a href="/wiki/Fire_OS" title="Fire OS">Fire OS</a>, a heavily modified fork of Android which does not include or support any of Google's proprietary components, and requires that users obtain software from its competing <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Appstore" title="Amazon Appstore">Amazon Appstore</a> instead of Play Store.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-irongrip_115-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-irongrip-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2014, in an effort to improve prominence of the Android brand, Google began to require that devices featuring its proprietary components display an Android logo on the boot screen.<sup id="cite_ref-geek-poweredby_116-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geek-poweredby-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android has suffered from "fragmentation",<sup id="cite_ref-362" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-362"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>361<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> a situation where the variety of Android devices, in terms of both hardware variations and differences in the software running on them, makes the task of developing applications that work consistently across the ecosystem harder than rival platforms such as iOS where hardware and software varies less. For example, according to data from <a href="/wiki/OpenSignal" class="mw-redirect" title="OpenSignal">OpenSignal</a> in July 2013, there were 11,868 models of Android devices, numerous screen sizes and eight Android OS versions simultaneously in use, while the large majority of iOS users have upgraded to the latest iteration of that OS.<sup id="cite_ref-guardianfrag_363-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardianfrag-363"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>362<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Critics such as <i><a href="/wiki/Apple_Insider" class="mw-redirect" title="Apple Insider">Apple Insider</a></i> have asserted that fragmentation via hardware and software pushed Android's growth through large volumes of low end, budget-priced devices running older versions of Android. They maintain this forces Android developers to write for the "lowest common denominator" to reach as many users as possible, who have too little incentive to make use of the latest hardware or software features only available on a smaller percentage of devices.<sup id="cite_ref-364" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-364"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>363<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, OpenSignal, who develops both Android and iOS apps, concluded that although fragmentation can make development trickier, Android's wider global reach also increases the potential reward.<sup id="cite_ref-guardianfrag_363-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardianfrag-363"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>362<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Market_share">Market share</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems" title="Usage share of operating systems">Usage share of operating systems</a></div> <p>Android is the most used operating system on phones in virtually all countries, with some countries, such as India, having over 96% market share.<sup id="cite_ref-365" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-365"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>364<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On tablets, usage is more even, as iOS is a bit more popular globally. </p><p>Research company Canalys estimated in the second quarter of 2009, that Android had a 2.8% share of worldwide <a href="/wiki/Smartphone" title="Smartphone">smartphone</a> shipments.<sup id="cite_ref-Insider_1_366-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Insider_1-366"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>365<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By May 2010, Android had a 10% worldwide smartphone market share, overtaking <a href="/wiki/Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-367" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-367"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>366<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> whilst in the US Android held a 28% share, overtaking <a href="/wiki/IPhone_OS" class="mw-redirect" title="IPhone OS">iPhone OS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-368" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-368"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>367<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By the fourth quarter of 2010, its worldwide share had grown to 33% of the market becoming the top-selling smartphone platform,<sup id="cite_ref-canalysQ42010_369-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canalysQ42010-369"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>368<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> overtaking <a href="/wiki/Symbian" title="Symbian">Symbian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-370" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-370"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>369<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the US it became the top-selling platform in April 2011, overtaking <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry_OS" title="BlackBerry OS">BlackBerry OS</a> with a 31.2% smartphone share, according to <i>comScore</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-371" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-371"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>370<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the third quarter of 2011, <a href="/wiki/Gartner" title="Gartner">Gartner</a> estimated that more than half (52.5%) of the smartphone sales belonged to Android.<sup id="cite_ref-372" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-372"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>371<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By the third quarter of 2012 Android had a 75% share of the global smartphone market according to the research firm IDC.<sup id="cite_ref-idcQ3_373-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-idcQ3-373"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>372<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2011, Google said that 550,000 Android devices were being activated every day,<sup id="cite_ref-a550_374-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a550-374"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>373<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> up from 400,000 per day in May,<sup id="cite_ref-375" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-375"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>374<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and more than 100&#160;million devices had been activated<sup id="cite_ref-i/o_2011_stats_376-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-i/o_2011_stats-376"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>375<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with 4.4% growth per week.<sup id="cite_ref-a550_374-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a550-374"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>373<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In September 2012, 500&#160;million devices had been activated with 1.3&#160;million activations per day.<sup id="cite_ref-Google_Team_377-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Google_Team-377"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>376<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Eric_Schmidt_378-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eric_Schmidt-378"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>377<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In May 2013, at Google I/O, Sundar Pichai announced that 900&#160;million Android devices had been activated.<sup id="cite_ref-379" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-379"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>378<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android market share varies by location. In July 2012, "mobile subscribers aged 13+" in the United States using Android were up to 52%,<sup id="cite_ref-380" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-380"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>379<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and rose to 90% in China.<sup id="cite_ref-381" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-381"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>380<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the third quarter of 2012, Android's worldwide smartphone shipment market share was 75%,<sup id="cite_ref-idcQ3_373-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-idcQ3-373"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>372<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with 750&#160;million devices activated in total. In April 2013, Android had 1.5&#160;million activations per day.<sup id="cite_ref-Eric_Schmidt_378-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eric_Schmidt-378"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>377<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of May&#160;2013,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup> 48&#160;billion application ("app") installation have been performed from the Google Play store,<sup id="cite_ref-48bn_382-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48bn-382"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>381<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and by September 2013, one billion Android devices had been activated.<sup id="cite_ref-1bn_383-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1bn-383"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>382<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of August&#160;2020,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Google_Play" title="Google Play">Google Play</a> store had over 3&#160;million Android applications published,<sup id="cite_ref-3_million_apps_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3_million_apps-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-384" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-384"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>383<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and as of May&#160;2016,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup> apps had been downloaded more than 65&#160;billion times.<sup id="cite_ref-385" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-385"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>384<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The operating system's success has made it a target for patent litigation as part of the so-called "<a href="/wiki/Smartphone_patent_wars" title="Smartphone patent wars">smartphone wars</a>" between technology companies.<sup id="cite_ref-386" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-386"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>385<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-387" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-387"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>386<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Android devices account for more than half of smartphone sales in most markets, including the US, while "only in Japan was Apple on top" (September–November 2013 numbers).<sup id="cite_ref-388" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-388"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>387<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the end of 2013, over 1.5&#160;billion Android smartphones had been sold in the four years since 2010,<sup id="cite_ref-389" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-389"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>388<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-390" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-390"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>389<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> making Android the most sold phone and tablet OS. Three billion Android smartphones were estimated to be sold by the end of 2014 (including previous years). According to Gartner research company, Android-based devices outsold all contenders, every year since 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-391" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-391"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>390<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2013, it outsold Windows 2.8:1 or by 573&#160;million.<sup id="cite_ref-more_than_Windows_392-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-more_than_Windows-392"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>391<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-393" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-393"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>392<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-394" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-394"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>393<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of 2015,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup> Android has the largest <a href="/wiki/Installed_base" title="Installed base">installed base</a> of all operating systems;<sup id="cite_ref-Murky_road_despite_dominance_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murky_road_despite_dominance-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Since 2013, devices running it also sell more than Windows, iOS and Mac OS&#160;X devices combined.<sup id="cite_ref-best_selling_395-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-best_selling-395"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>394<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/StatCounter" title="StatCounter">StatCounter</a>, which tracks only the use for browsing the web, Android is the most popular mobile operating system since August 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-396" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-396"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>395<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Android is the most popular operating system for web browsing in India and several other countries (e.g. virtually all of Asia, with Japan and North Korea exceptions). According to StatCounter, Android is most used on phones in all African countries, and it stated "mobile usage has already overtaken desktop in several countries including India, South Africa and Saudi Arabia",<sup id="cite_ref-397" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-397"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>396<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with all countries in Africa having done so already in which mobile (including tablets) usage is at 90.46% (Android only, accounts for 75.81% of all use there).<sup id="cite_ref-398" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-398"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>397<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-399" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-399"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>398<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>While Android phones in the <a href="/wiki/Western_world" title="Western world">Western world</a> almost always include Google's proprietary code (such as Google Play) in the otherwise open-source operating system, Google's proprietary code and trademark is increasingly not used in emerging markets; "The growth of <a href="/wiki/Android_Open_Source_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="Android Open Source Project">AOSP</a> Android devices goes way beyond just China [..] ABI Research claims that 65 million devices shipped globally with open-source Android in the second quarter of [2014], up from 54 million in the first quarter"; depending on country, percent of phones estimated to be based only on AOSP source code, forgoing the Android trademark: Thailand (44%), Philippines (38%), Indonesia (31%), India (21%), Malaysia (24%), Mexico (18%), Brazil (9%).<sup id="cite_ref-400" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-400"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>399<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a January 2015 <a href="/wiki/Gartner" title="Gartner">Gartner</a> report, "Android surpassed a billion shipments of devices in 2014, and will continue to grow at a double-digit pace in 2015, with a 26 percent increase year over year." This made it the first time that any general-purpose operating system has reached more than one billion end users within a year: by reaching close to 1.16&#160;billion end users in 2014, Android shipped over four times more than <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> and <a href="/wiki/OS_X" class="mw-redirect" title="OS X">OS&#160;X</a> combined, and over three times more than <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>. Gartner expected the whole mobile phone market to "reach two billion units in 2016", including Android.<sup id="cite_ref-401" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-401"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>400<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Describing the statistics, Farhad Manjoo wrote in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> that "About one of every two computers sold today is running Android. [It] has become Earth's dominant computing platform."<sup id="cite_ref-Murky_road_despite_dominance_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murky_road_despite_dominance-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a <a href="/wiki/Statistica" title="Statistica">Statistica</a>'s estimate, Android smartphones had an installed base of 1.8&#160;billion units in 2015, which was 76% of the estimated total number of smartphones worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-402" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-402"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>401<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-403" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-403"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>402<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-405" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-405"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Android has the largest installed base of any <a href="/wiki/Mobile_operating_system" title="Mobile operating system">mobile operating system</a> and, since 2013, the highest-selling operating system overall<sup id="cite_ref-more_than_Windows_392-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-more_than_Windows-392"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>391<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-best_selling_395-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-best_selling-395"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>394<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mahapatra1_406-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mahapatra1-406"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>404<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-elmer1_407-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elmer1-407"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>405<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sammobile1_408-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sammobile1-408"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>406<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with sales in 2012, 2013 and 2014<sup id="cite_ref-409" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-409"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>407<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> close to the installed base of all PCs.<sup id="cite_ref-410" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-410"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>408<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the second quarter of 2014, Android's share of the global smartphone shipment market was 84.7%, a new record.<sup id="cite_ref-411" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-411"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>409<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-412" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-412"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>410<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This had grown to 87.5% worldwide market share by the third quarter of 2016,<sup id="cite_ref-413" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-413"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>411<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> leaving main competitor <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> with 12.1% market share.<sup id="cite_ref-414" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-414"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>412<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to an April 2017 <a href="/wiki/StatCounter" title="StatCounter">StatCounter</a> report, Android overtook Microsoft Windows to become the most popular operating system for total Internet usage.<sup id="cite_ref-415" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-415"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>413<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-416" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-416"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>414<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It has maintained the plurality since then.<sup id="cite_ref-417" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-417"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>415<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2015, <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> announced that Android had 1.4&#160;billion monthly active users.<sup id="cite_ref-418" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-418"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>416<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-419" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-419"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>417<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This changed to 2&#160;billion monthly active users in May 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-420" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-420"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>418<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-421" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-421"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>419<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adoption_on_tablets">Adoption on tablets</h3></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Front_view_of_Nexus_7_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Front_view_of_Nexus_7_%28cropped%29.png/150px-Front_view_of_Nexus_7_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Front_view_of_Nexus_7_%28cropped%29.png/225px-Front_view_of_Nexus_7_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Front_view_of_Nexus_7_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="276" data-file-height="439" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Nexus_7_(2012_version)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nexus 7 (2012 version)">first-generation Nexus 7</a> tablet, running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean</figcaption></figure> <p>Despite its success on smartphones, initially Android tablet adoption was slow,<sup id="cite_ref-422" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-422"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>420<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> then later caught up with the iPad, in most countries. One of the main causes was the <a href="/wiki/Chicken_or_the_egg" title="Chicken or the egg">chicken or the egg</a> situation where consumers were hesitant to buy an Android tablet due to a lack of high quality tablet applications, but developers were hesitant to spend time and resources developing tablet applications until there was a significant market for them.<sup id="cite_ref-423" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-423"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>421<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tabs_424-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tabs-424"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>422<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The content and app "ecosystem" proved more important than hardware <a href="/wiki/Specification_(technical_standard)" title="Specification (technical standard)">specs</a> as the selling point for tablets. Due to the lack of Android tablet-specific applications in 2011, early Android tablets had to make do with existing smartphone applications that were ill-suited to larger screen sizes, whereas the dominance of Apple's <a href="/wiki/IPad" title="IPad">iPad</a> was reinforced by the large number of tablet-specific <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> applications.<sup id="cite_ref-tabs_424-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tabs-424"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>422<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-425" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-425"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>423<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite app support in its infancy, a considerable number of Android tablets, like the <a href="/wiki/Barnes_%26_Noble_Nook" title="Barnes &amp; Noble Nook">Barnes &amp; Noble Nook</a> (alongside those using other operating systems, such as the <a href="/wiki/HP_TouchPad" title="HP TouchPad">HP TouchPad</a> and <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry_PlayBook" title="BlackBerry PlayBook">BlackBerry PlayBook</a>) were rushed out to market in an attempt to capitalize on the success of the iPad.<sup id="cite_ref-tabs_424-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tabs-424"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>422<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>InfoWorld</i> has suggested that some Android manufacturers initially treated their first tablets as a "Frankenphone business", a short-term low-investment opportunity by placing a smartphone-optimized Android OS (before Android 3.0 <i>Honeycomb</i> for tablets was available) on a device while neglecting user interface. This approach, such as with the <a href="/wiki/Dell_Streak" title="Dell Streak">Dell Streak</a>, failed to gain market traction with consumers as well as damaging the early reputation of Android tablets.<sup id="cite_ref-426" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-426"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>424<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-427" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-427"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>425<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Furthermore, several Android tablets such as the <a href="/wiki/Motorola_Xoom" title="Motorola Xoom">Motorola Xoom</a> were priced the same or higher than the <a href="/wiki/IPad" title="IPad">iPad</a>, which hurt sales. An exception was the <a href="/wiki/Amazon.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon.com">Amazon</a> <a href="/wiki/Kindle_Fire" class="mw-redirect" title="Kindle Fire">Kindle Fire</a>, which relied upon lower pricing as well as access to Amazon's ecosystem of applications and content.<sup id="cite_ref-tabs_424-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tabs-424"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>422<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-428" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-428"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>426<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>This began to change in 2012, with the release of the affordable <a href="/wiki/Nexus_7_(2012_version)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nexus 7 (2012 version)">Nexus&#160;7</a> and a push by Google for developers to write better tablet applications.<sup id="cite_ref-429" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-429"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>427<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to International Data Corporation, shipments of Android-powered tablets surpassed iPads in Q3 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-430" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-430"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>428<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nook_Color_Showing_Wikipedia_Index_On_Dolphin_Browser_HD.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Nook_Color_Showing_Wikipedia_Index_On_Dolphin_Browser_HD.jpg/150px-Nook_Color_Showing_Wikipedia_Index_On_Dolphin_Browser_HD.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Nook_Color_Showing_Wikipedia_Index_On_Dolphin_Browser_HD.jpg/225px-Nook_Color_Showing_Wikipedia_Index_On_Dolphin_Browser_HD.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Nook_Color_Showing_Wikipedia_Index_On_Dolphin_Browser_HD.jpg/300px-Nook_Color_Showing_Wikipedia_Index_On_Dolphin_Browser_HD.jpg 2x" data-file-width="494" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Barnes_%26_Noble_Nook" title="Barnes &amp; Noble Nook">Barnes &amp; Noble Nook</a> running Android</figcaption></figure> <p>As of the end of 2013, over 191.6&#160;million Android tablets had sold in three years since 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-431" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-431"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>429<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-432" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-432"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>430<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This made Android tablets the most-sold type of tablet in 2013, surpassing iPads in the second quarter of 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-433" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-433"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>431<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to StatCounter's web use statistics, as of 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, Android tablets represent the majority of tablet devices used in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> (70%), <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a> (65%), while less than half elsewhere, e.g. Europe (44%), Asia (44%), North America (34%) and Oceania/Australia (18%). There are countries on all continents where Android tablets are the majority, for example, Mexico.<sup id="cite_ref-434" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-434"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>432<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Platform_information">Platform information</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Android_version_history" title="Android version history">Android version history</a></div> <p>Android has 71% market share vs Apple's iOS/iPadOS at 28% (on tablets alone Apple is slightly ahead, i.e. 44% vs 56%, though Android is ahead in virtually all countries). The latest Android 14 is the most popular Android version on smartphones and on tablets. </p><p>As of 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_(operating_system)&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, Android 14 is most popular single Android version on smartphones at 26%,<sup id="cite_ref-435" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-435"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>433<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> followed by Android 13, 12, down to Pie 9.0 in that order. Android is more used than iOS is virtually all countries, with few exceptions such as iOS has a 56% share in the US. The latest Android 14 is the most used single version in several countries e.g. the US, Canada, Australia, with over a third of the share in those countries, and it's also single most used in India and most of European countries. Usage of Android 12 and newer, i.e. supported versions, is at 64%, the rest of users are not supported with security updates, with recently unsupported Android 11, use is at 78.55%. </p><p>On tablets, Android 14 is again the most popular single version, at 17%.<sup id="cite_ref-436" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>434<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-437" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-437"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>435<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Usage of Android 12 and newer, i.e. supported versions, is at 46% on Android tablets, and with Android 11, until recently supported, at 56%. The usage share varies a lot by country. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Version </th> <th>Marketing name </th> <th>Release date </th> <th>API level </th> <th>Kernel </th> <th>Launched with </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Android_14" title="Android 14">14</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Android_14" title="Android 14">14</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002023-10-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">October 4, 2023</span> </td> <td>34 </td> <td>6.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pixel_4a" title="Pixel 4a">Pixel 4a (5G)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_5" title="Pixel 5">Pixel 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_5a" title="Pixel 5a">Pixel 5a</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_6" title="Pixel 6">Pixel 6</a>, Pixel 6 Pro, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_7" title="Pixel 7">Pixel 7</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_7_Pro" class="mw-redirect" title="Pixel 7 Pro">Pixel 7 Pro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_7a" title="Pixel 7a">Pixel 7a</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_8" title="Pixel 8">Pixel 8</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_8" title="Pixel 8">Pixel 8 Pro</a>, iQOO 11 Pro, Lenovo Tab Extreme Wi-Fi, <a href="/wiki/Nothing_Phone_1" title="Nothing Phone 1">Nothing Phone 1</a>, <a href="/wiki/OnePlus_11" title="OnePlus 11">OnePlus 11</a>, Oppo Find N2, Oppo Find N2 Flip, Realme GT 2 Pro, Tecno Camon 20 series, <a href="/wiki/Vivo_X90" title="Vivo X90">Vivo X90 Pro</a>, Xiaomi 12T, <a href="/wiki/Xiaomi_13" title="Xiaomi 13">Xiaomi 13</a>, Xiaomi 13 Pro, Xiaomi Pad 6<sup id="cite_ref-438" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-438"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>436<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Android_13" title="Android 13">13</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Android_13" title="Android 13">13</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002022-08-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">August 15, 2022</span> </td> <td>33 </td> <td>5.x </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pixel_4" title="Pixel 4">Pixel 4</a>, Pixel 4 XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_4a" title="Pixel 4a">Pixel 4a</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_4a" title="Pixel 4a">Pixel 4a (5G)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_5" title="Pixel 5">Pixel 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_5a" title="Pixel 5a">Pixel 5a</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_6" title="Pixel 6">Pixel 6</a>, Pixel 6 Pro, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_7" title="Pixel 7">Pixel 7</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_7_Pro" class="mw-redirect" title="Pixel 7 Pro">Pixel 7 Pro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_7a" title="Pixel 7a">Pixel 7a</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asus_ZenFone_8" title="Asus ZenFone 8">Asus ZenFone 8</a>, Lenovo P12 Pro, <a href="/wiki/OnePlus_10_Pro" title="OnePlus 10 Pro">OnePlus 10 Pro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oppo_Find_X5" title="Oppo Find X5">Oppo Find X5 Pro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vivo_X80" title="Vivo X80">Vivo X80 Pro</a>, Realme GT2 Pro, <a href="/wiki/Xiaomi_12" title="Xiaomi 12">Xiaomi 12</a>, Xiaomi 12 Pro, <a href="/wiki/Xiaomi_Pad_5" title="Xiaomi Pad 5">Xiaomi Pad 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redmi_K50" title="Redmi K50">Redmi K50 Pro</a>, Sharp AQUOS sense6, Tecno Camon 19 Pro, ZTE Axon 40 Ultra<sup id="cite_ref-439" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-439"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>437<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Android_12#Android_12.1/12L" title="Android 12">12L</a> </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Android_12" title="Android 12">12</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002022-03-07-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">March 7, 2022</span> </td> <td>32 </td> <td>5.x </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pixel_3" title="Pixel 3">Pixel 3</a>, Pixel 3 XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_3a" title="Pixel 3a">Pixel 3a</a>, Pixel 3a XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_4" title="Pixel 4">Pixel 4</a>, Pixel 4 XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_4a" title="Pixel 4a">Pixel 4a</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_5" title="Pixel 5">Pixel 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_5a" title="Pixel 5a">Pixel 5a</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Android_12" title="Android 12">12</a> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002021-10-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">October 4, 2021</span> </td> <td>31 </td> <td>5.x </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pixel_3" title="Pixel 3">Pixel 3</a>, Pixel 3 XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_3a" title="Pixel 3a">Pixel 3a</a>, Pixel 3a XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_4" title="Pixel 4">Pixel 4</a>, Pixel 4 XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_5" title="Pixel 5">Pixel 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_6" title="Pixel 6">Pixel 6</a>, Pixel 6 Pro, <a href="/wiki/Asus_ZenFone_8" title="Asus ZenFone 8">Asus ZenFone 8</a>, Nokia X20, <a href="/wiki/OnePlus_9" title="OnePlus 9">OnePlus 9</a>, OnePlus 9 Pro, <a href="/wiki/Oppo_Find_X3" title="Oppo Find X3">Oppo Find X3 Pro</a>, iQOO 7 Legend, Realme GT,<sup id="cite_ref-440" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-440"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>438<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> TCL 20 Pro 5G, <a href="/wiki/Xiaomi_Mi_11" title="Xiaomi Mi 11">Xiaomi Mi 11</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xiaomi_Mi_11_Ultra" title="Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra">Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redmi_K40" title="Redmi K40">Xiaomi Mi 11i/Mi 11X Pro</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-441" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-441"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>439<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tecno_Camon_17" title="Tecno Camon 17">Tecno Camon 17</a>, ZTE Axon 30 Ultra </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Android_11" title="Android 11">11</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Android_11" title="Android 11">11</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002020-09-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 8, 2020</span> </td> <td>30 </td> <td>5.x </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pixel_2" title="Pixel 2">Pixel 2</a>, Pixel 2 XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_3" title="Pixel 3">Pixel 3</a>, Pixel 3 XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_3a" title="Pixel 3a">Pixel 3a</a>, Pixel 3a XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_4" title="Pixel 4">Pixel 4</a>, Pixel 4 XL,<sup id="cite_ref-442" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-442"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>440<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/OnePlus_8" title="OnePlus 8">OnePlus 8</a>, OnePlus 8 Pro, <a href="/wiki/Oppo_Find_X2" title="Oppo Find X2">Oppo Find X2</a>, Oppo Find X2 Pro, Vivo NEX 3S, <a href="/wiki/Xiaomi_Mi_10" title="Xiaomi Mi 10">Xiaomi Mi 10</a>, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, <a href="/wiki/Redmi_K30_Pro" title="Redmi K30 Pro">POCO F2 Pro</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-443" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-443"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>441<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Realme_X50_Pro" title="Realme X50 Pro">Realme X50 Pro</a>, Sharp AQUOS Zero 2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Android_10" title="Android 10">10</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Android_10" title="Android 10">10</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002019-09-03-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 3, 2019</span> </td> <td>29 </td> <td>5.x </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asus_ZenFone_5" title="Asus ZenFone 5">Asus ZenFone 5Z</a>, <a href="/wiki/Essential_Phone" title="Essential Phone">Essential Phone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_(1st_generation)" title="Pixel (1st generation)">Pixel, Pixel XL</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_2" title="Pixel 2">Pixel 2</a>, Pixel 2 XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_3" title="Pixel 3">Pixel 3</a>, Pixel 3 XL, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_3a" title="Pixel 3a">Pixel 3a</a>, Pixel 3a XL, <a href="/wiki/OnePlus_6" title="OnePlus 6">OnePlus 6</a>, <a href="/wiki/OnePlus_6T" title="OnePlus 6T">OnePlus 6T</a>, <a href="/wiki/OnePlus_7" title="OnePlus 7">OnePlus 7</a>, OnePlus 7 Pro, <a href="/wiki/Oppo_Reno" title="Oppo Reno">Oppo Reno</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vivo_X27&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Vivo X27 (page does not exist)">Vivo X27</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vivo_NEX" title="Vivo NEX">Vivo NEX S</a>, Vivo NEX A, <a href="/wiki/Xiaomi_Mi_MIX_3" title="Xiaomi Mi MIX 3">Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xiaomi_Mi_9" title="Xiaomi Mi 9">Xiaomi Mi 9</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tecno_Spark_3_Pro&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Tecno Spark 3 Pro (page does not exist)">Tecno Spark 3 Pro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Huawei_Mate_20" title="Huawei Mate 20">Huawei Mate 20 Pro</a>, <a href="/wiki/LG_G8_ThinQ" title="LG G8 ThinQ">LG G8</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nokia_8.1" title="Nokia 8.1">Nokia 8.1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Realme_3" title="Realme 3">Realme 3 Pro</a><sup id="cite_ref-444" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-444"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>442<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Android_Pie" title="Android Pie">9</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Android_Pie" title="Android Pie">Pie</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-08-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">August 6, 2018</span> </td> <td>28 </td> <td>4.x </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essential_Phone" title="Essential Phone">Essential Phone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_(1st_generation)" title="Pixel (1st generation)">Pixel, Pixel XL</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixel_2" title="Pixel 2">Pixel 2</a>, Pixel 2 XL, <a href="/wiki/Nokia_7_Plus" title="Nokia 7 Plus">Nokia 7 Plus</a>, <a href="/wiki/OnePlus_6" title="OnePlus 6">OnePlus 6</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oppo_R15_Pro" title="Oppo R15 Pro">Oppo R15 Pro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Xperia_XZ3" title="Sony Xperia XZ3">Sony Xperia XZ3</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vivo_X21UD&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Vivo X21UD (page does not exist)">Vivo X21UD</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vivo_X21&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Vivo X21 (page does not exist)">Vivo X21</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xiaomi_Mi_MIX_2S" title="Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S">Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S</a><sup id="cite_ref-445" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-445"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>443<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Since April 2024, 85% of devices have <a href="/wiki/Vulkan" title="Vulkan">Vulkan</a> graphics support (77.6% support Vulkan 1.1 or higher, thereof 6.6% supporting Vulkan 1.3),<sup id="cite_ref-446" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-446"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>444<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the successor to OpenGL. At the same time 100.0% of the devices have support for <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/OpenGL_ES_2.0" class="mw-redirect" title="OpenGL ES 2.0">OpenGL ES 2.0</a></span> or higher, 96% are on <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/OpenGL_ES_3.0" class="mw-redirect" title="OpenGL ES 3.0">OpenGL ES 3.0</a></span> or higher, and 88.6% are using the latest version <span class="nowrap">OpenGL ES 3.2</span>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Application_piracy">Application piracy</h3></div> <p>Paid Android applications in the past were simple to <a href="/wiki/Copyright_infringement_of_software" class="mw-redirect" title="Copyright infringement of software">pirate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-piracy_447-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-piracy-447"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>445<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In a May 2012 interview with <a href="/wiki/Eurogamer" title="Eurogamer">Eurogamer</a>, the developers of <i><a href="/wiki/Football_Manager" title="Football Manager">Football Manager</a></i> stated that the ratio of pirated players vs legitimate players was 9:1 for their game <i>Football Manager Handheld</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-448" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-448"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>446<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, not every developer agreed that piracy rates were an issue; for example, in July 2012 the developers of the game <i><a href="/wiki/Wind-up_Knight" title="Wind-up Knight">Wind-up Knight</a></i> said that piracy levels of their game were only 12%, and most of the piracy came from China, where people cannot purchase apps from Google Play.<sup id="cite_ref-449" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-449"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>447<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, Google released a tool for validating authorized purchases for use within apps, but developers complained that this was insufficient and trivial to <a href="/wiki/Software_cracking" title="Software cracking">crack</a>. Google responded that the tool, especially its initial release, was intended as a sample framework for developers to modify and build upon depending on their needs, not as a finished piracy solution.<sup id="cite_ref-450" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-450"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>448<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Android "Jelly Bean" introduced the ability for paid applications to be encrypted, so that they may work only on the device for which they were purchased.<sup id="cite_ref-451" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-451"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>449<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-452" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-452"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>450<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Smartphone_patent_wars" title="Smartphone patent wars">Smartphone patent wars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Patent_troll" title="Patent troll">Patent troll</a></div> <p>The success of Android has made it a target for <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patent</a> and <a href="/wiki/Copyright" title="Copyright">copyright</a> litigation between technology companies, both Android and Android phone manufacturers having been involved in numerous patent lawsuits and other legal challenges. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Patent_lawsuit_with_Oracle">Patent lawsuit with Oracle</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Oracle_v._Google" class="mw-redirect" title="Oracle v. Google">Oracle v. Google</a></div> <p>On August 12, 2010, <a href="/wiki/Oracle_Corporation" title="Oracle Corporation">Oracle</a> sued Google over claimed infringement of copyrights and patents related to the <a href="/wiki/Java_(programming_language)" title="Java (programming language)">Java</a> programming language.<sup id="cite_ref-computerworld_453-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-computerworld-453"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>451<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Oracle originally sought damages up to $6.1&#160;billion,<sup id="cite_ref-454" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-454"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>452<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but this valuation was rejected by a United States federal judge who asked Oracle to revise the estimate.<sup id="cite_ref-455" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-455"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>453<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In response, Google submitted multiple lines of defense, counterclaiming that Android did not infringe on Oracle's patents or copyright, that Oracle's patents were invalid, and several other defenses. They said that Android's Java runtime environment is based on <a href="/wiki/Apache_Harmony" title="Apache Harmony">Apache Harmony</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Clean_room_design" class="mw-redirect" title="Clean room design">clean room</a> implementation of the Java class libraries, and an independently developed virtual machine called <a href="/wiki/Dalvik_(software)" title="Dalvik (software)">Dalvik</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-456" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-456"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>454<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In May 2012, the jury in this case found that Google did not infringe on Oracle's patents, and the trial judge ruled that the structure of the Java APIs used by Google was not copyrightable.<sup id="cite_ref-457" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-457"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>455<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-458" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-458"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>456<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The parties agreed to zero dollars in <a href="/wiki/Statutory_damages" title="Statutory damages">statutory damages</a> for a small amount of copied code.<sup id="cite_ref-damages_459-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-damages-459"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>457<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On May 9, 2014, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a> partially reversed the district court ruling, ruling in Oracle's favor on the copyrightability issue, and <a href="/wiki/Remand_(court_procedure)" title="Remand (court procedure)">remanding</a> the issue of <a href="/wiki/Fair_use" title="Fair use">fair use</a> to the district court.<sup id="cite_ref-460" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-460"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>458<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cafc_13-1021_461-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cafc_13-1021-461"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>459<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2015, Google announced that the next major release of Android (<a href="/wiki/Android_Nougat" title="Android Nougat">Android Nougat</a>) would switch to <a href="/wiki/OpenJDK" title="OpenJDK">OpenJDK</a>, which is the official open-source implementation of the Java platform, instead of using the now-discontinued Apache Harmony project as its runtime. Code reflecting this change was also posted to the AOSP source repository.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-njdk_220-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-njdk-220"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In its announcement, Google claimed this was part of an effort to create a "common code base" between Java on Android and other platforms.<sup id="cite_ref-vb-openjdk_221-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vb-openjdk-221"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google later admitted in a court filing that this was part of an effort to address the disputes with Oracle, as its use of OpenJDK code is governed under the <a href="/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" title="GNU General Public License">GNU General Public License</a> (GPL) with a <a href="/wiki/GPL_linking_exception" title="GPL linking exception">linking exception</a>, and that "any damages claim associated with the new versions expressly licensed by Oracle under OpenJDK would require a separate analysis of damages from earlier releases".<sup id="cite_ref-ars-njdk_220-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-njdk-220"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In June 2016, a United States federal court ruled in favor of Google, stating that its use of the APIs was fair use.<sup id="cite_ref-462" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-462"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>460<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Google's use of the Java APIs was within the bounds of fair use, reversing the Federal Circuit Appeals Court ruling and remanding the case for further hearing. The majority opinion began with the assumption that the APIs may be copyrightable, and thus proceeded with a review of the factors that contributed to fair use.<sup id="cite_ref-scotusblog_decision_463-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scotusblog_decision-463"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>461<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anti-competitive_challenges_in_Europe">Anti-competitive challenges in Europe</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/European_Union_vs._Google" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union vs. Google">European Union vs. Google</a></div> <p>In 2013, <a href="/wiki/FairSearch" title="FairSearch">FairSearch</a>, a lobbying organization supported by <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oracle_Corporation" title="Oracle Corporation">Oracle</a> and others, filed a complaint regarding Android with the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a>, alleging that its free-of-charge distribution model constituted anti-competitive <a href="/wiki/Predatory_pricing" title="Predatory pricing">predatory pricing</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Free_Software_Foundation_Europe" title="Free Software Foundation Europe">Free Software Foundation Europe</a>, whose donors include Google, disputed the Fairsearch allegations.<sup id="cite_ref-fsfe_464-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fsfe-464"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>462<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On April 20, 2016, the EU filed a formal <a href="/wiki/European_Union_competition_law" title="European Union competition law">antitrust complaint</a> against Google based upon the FairSearch allegations, arguing that its leverage over Android vendors, including the mandatory bundling of the entire suite of proprietary Google software, hindering the ability for competing search providers to be integrated into Android, and barring vendors from producing devices running forks of Android, constituted anti-competitive practices.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-euandroidantitrust_465-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-euandroidantitrust-465"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>463<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August 2016, Google was fined US$6.75&#160;million by the Russian <a href="/wiki/Federal_Antimonopoly_Service" title="Federal Antimonopoly Service">Federal Antimonopoly Service</a> (FAS) under similar allegations by <a href="/wiki/Yandex" title="Yandex">Yandex</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-verge-russiafine_466-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verge-russiafine-466"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>464<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The European Commission issued its decision on July 18, 2018, determining that Google had conducted three operations related to Android that were in violation of antitrust regulations: bundling Google's search and Chrome as part of Android, blocking phone manufacturers from using forked versions of Android, and establishing deals with phone manufacturers and network providers to exclusively bundle the Google search application on handsets (a practice Google ended by 2014). The EU fined Google for <span class="nowrap">€4.3 billion</span> (about <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$5 billion</span>) and required the company to end this conduct within 90 days.<sup id="cite_ref-467" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-467"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>465<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google filed its appeal of the ruling in October 2018, though will not ask for any interim measures to delay the onset of conduct requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-468" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-468"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>466<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 16, 2018, Google announced that it would change its distribution model for Google Mobile Services in the EU, since part of its revenues streams for Android which came through use of Google Search and Chrome were now prohibited by the EU's ruling. While the core Android system remains free, OEMs in Europe would be required to purchase a paid license to the core suite of Google applications, such as Gmail, Google Maps and the Google Play Store. Google Search will be licensed separately, with an option to include Google Chrome at no additional cost atop Search. European OEMs can bundle third-party alternatives on phones and devices sold to customers, if they so choose. OEMs will no longer be barred from selling any device running incompatible versions of Android in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-469" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-469"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>467<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3></div> <p>In addition to lawsuits against Google directly, various <a href="/wiki/Proxy_war" title="Proxy war">proxy wars</a> have been waged against Android indirectly by targeting manufacturers of Android devices, with the effect of discouraging manufacturers from adopting the platform by increasing the costs of bringing an Android device to market.<sup id="cite_ref-pcworld_470-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcworld-470"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>468<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Both <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a> and Microsoft have sued several manufacturers for patent infringement, with Apple's <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc._v._Samsung_Electronics_Co.,_Ltd." class="mw-redirect" title="Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.">legal action against Samsung</a> being a particularly high-profile case. In January 2012, Microsoft said they had signed patent license agreements with eleven Android device manufacturers, whose products account for "70 percent of all Android smartphones" sold in the US<sup id="cite_ref-471" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-471"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>469<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and 55% of the worldwide revenue for Android devices.<sup id="cite_ref-472" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-472"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>470<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These include <a href="/wiki/Samsung" title="Samsung">Samsung</a> and <a href="/wiki/HTC" title="HTC">HTC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-473" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-473"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>471<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Samsung's patent settlement with Microsoft included an agreement to allocate more resources to developing and marketing phones running Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system.<sup id="cite_ref-pcworld_470-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcworld-470"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>468<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Microsoft has also <a href="/wiki/Tying_(commerce)" title="Tying (commerce)">tied</a> its own Android software to patent licenses, requiring the bundling of <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Office_Mobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Office Mobile">Microsoft Office Mobile</a> and <a href="/wiki/Skype" title="Skype">Skype</a> applications on Android devices to subsidize the licensing fees, while at the same time helping to promote its software lines.<sup id="cite_ref-supersite-androidpatents_474-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-supersite-androidpatents-474"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>472<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-475" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-475"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>473<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Google has publicly expressed its frustration for the current patent landscape in the United States, accusing Apple, Oracle and Microsoft of trying to take down Android through patent litigation, rather than innovating and competing with better products and services.<sup id="cite_ref-476" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-476"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>474<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August 2011, Google purchased <a href="/wiki/Motorola_Mobility" title="Motorola Mobility">Motorola Mobility</a> for US$12.5&#160;billion, which was viewed in part as a defensive measure to protect Android, since Motorola Mobility held more than 17,000 patents.<sup id="cite_ref-477" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-477"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>475<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-478" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-478"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>476<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2011, Google bought over a thousand patents from <a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-479" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-479"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>477<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Turkey's competition authority investigations about the default search engine in Android, started in 2017, led to a US$17.4 million fine in September 2018 and a fine of 0.05 percent of Google's revenue per day in November 2019 when Google did not meet the requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_480-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-480"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>478<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2019, Google stopped issuing licenses for new Android phone models sold in Turkey.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_480-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-480"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>478<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_uses">Other uses</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OUYA-Console-set-h.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/OUYA-Console-set-h.png/220px-OUYA-Console-set-h.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/OUYA-Console-set-h.png/330px-OUYA-Console-set-h.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/OUYA-Console-set-h.png/440px-OUYA-Console-set-h.png 2x" data-file-width="5800" data-file-height="3400" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ouya" title="Ouya">Ouya</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Video_game_console" title="Video game console">video game console</a> which runs Android</figcaption></figure> <p>Google has developed several variations of Android for specific use cases, including Android Wear, later renamed <a href="/wiki/Wear_OS" title="Wear OS">Wear OS</a>, for wearable devices such as wrist watches,<sup id="cite_ref-481" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-481"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>479<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-482" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-482"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>480<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Android_TV" title="Android TV">Android TV</a> for televisions,<sup id="cite_ref-483" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-483"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>481<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-484" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-484"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>482<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Android_Things" title="Android Things">Android Things</a> for smart or <a href="/wiki/Internet_of_things" title="Internet of things">Internet of things</a> devices and <a href="/wiki/Android_Automotive" title="Android Automotive">Android Automotive</a> for cars.<sup id="cite_ref-485" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-485"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>483<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-486" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-486"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>484<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Additionally, by providing infrastructure that combines dedicated hardware and dedicated applications running on regular Android, Google have opened up the platform for its use in particular usage scenarios, such as the <a href="/wiki/Android_Auto" title="Android Auto">Android Auto</a> app for cars,<sup id="cite_ref-487" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-487"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>485<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-488" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-488"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>486<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Google_Daydream" title="Google Daydream">Daydream</a>, a Virtual Reality platform.<sup id="cite_ref-daydream_489-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-daydream-489"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>487<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The open and customizable nature of Android allows <a href="/wiki/Original_equipment_manufacturer" title="Original equipment manufacturer">device makers</a> to use it on other electronics as well, including laptops, <a href="/wiki/Netbook" title="Netbook">netbooks</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-490" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-490"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>488<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-491" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-491"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>489<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and desktop computers,<sup id="cite_ref-desktop_3_492-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desktop_3-492"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>490<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> cameras,<sup id="cite_ref-493" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-493"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>491<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> headphones,<sup id="cite_ref-494" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-494"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>492<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Home_automation" title="Home automation">home automation</a> systems, game consoles,<sup id="cite_ref-Mirror_495-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mirror-495"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>493<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> media players,<sup id="cite_ref-496" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-496"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>494<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> satellites,<sup id="cite_ref-497" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-497"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>495<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Router_(computing)" title="Router (computing)">routers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-498" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-498"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>496<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Printer_(computing)" title="Printer (computing)">printers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-499" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-499"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>497<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Payment_terminal" title="Payment terminal">payment terminals</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-500" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-500"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>498<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Automated_teller_machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Automated teller machine">automated teller machines</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-501" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-501"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>499<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Inflight_entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Inflight entertainment">inflight entertainment systems</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-502" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-502"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>500<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Robot" title="Robot">robots</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-503" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-503"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>501<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Additionally, Android has been installed and run on a variety of less-technical objects, including calculators,<sup id="cite_ref-504" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-504"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>502<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Single-board_computer" title="Single-board computer">single-board computers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-505" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-505"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>503<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Feature_phone" title="Feature phone">feature phones</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-506" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-506"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>504<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Electronic_dictionary" title="Electronic dictionary">electronic dictionaries</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-507" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-507"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>505<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alarm_clock" title="Alarm clock">alarm clocks</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-508" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-508"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>506<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> refrigerators,<sup id="cite_ref-509" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-509"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>507<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Landline" title="Landline">landline</a> telephones,<sup id="cite_ref-510" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-510"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>508<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> coffee machines,<sup id="cite_ref-511" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-511"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>509<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bicycle" title="Bicycle">bicycles</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-512" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>510<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and mirrors.<sup id="cite_ref-Mirror_495-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mirror-495"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>493<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ouya" title="Ouya">Ouya</a>, a video game console running Android, became one of the most successful <a href="/wiki/Kickstarter" title="Kickstarter">Kickstarter</a> campaigns, <a href="/wiki/Crowdfunding" title="Crowdfunding">crowdfunding</a> US$8.5m for its development,<sup id="cite_ref-ouya_513-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ouya-513"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>511<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-514" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-514"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>512<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and was later followed by other Android-based consoles, such as <a href="/wiki/Nvidia" title="Nvidia">Nvidia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Shield_Portable" class="mw-redirect" title="Shield Portable">Shield Portable</a>&#160;&#8211;&#32;an Android device in a <a href="/wiki/Video_game_controller" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game controller">video game controller</a> form factor.<sup id="cite_ref-515" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-515"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>513<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Google demonstrated "Android@Home", a home automation technology which uses Android to control a range of household devices including light switches, power sockets and thermostats.<sup id="cite_ref-516" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-516"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>514<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Prototype light bulbs were announced that could be controlled from an Android phone or tablet, but Android head Andy Rubin was cautious to note that "turning a lightbulb on and off is nothing new", pointing to numerous failed home automation services. Google, he said, was thinking more ambitiously and the intention was to use their position as a <a href="/wiki/Cloud_computing" title="Cloud computing">cloud</a> services provider to bring Google products into customers' homes.<sup id="cite_ref-517" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-517"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>515<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-518" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-518"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>516<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Android_x86_on_EeePC_701_4G.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Android_x86_on_EeePC_701_4G.jpg/220px-Android_x86_on_EeePC_701_4G.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Android_x86_on_EeePC_701_4G.jpg/330px-Android_x86_on_EeePC_701_4G.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Android_x86_on_EeePC_701_4G.jpg/440px-Android_x86_on_EeePC_701_4G.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Android-x86" title="Android-x86">Android-x86</a> running on an ASUS <a href="/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC" title="Asus Eee PC">Eee PC</a> netbook</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Parrot_SA" title="Parrot SA">Parrot</a> unveiled an Android-based <a href="/wiki/Automotive_head_unit" title="Automotive head unit">car stereo</a> system known as Asteroid in 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-519" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-519"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>517<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> followed by a successor, the touchscreen-based Asteroid Smart, in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-520" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-520"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>518<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2013, <a href="/wiki/Clarion_(company)" title="Clarion (company)">Clarion</a> released its own Android-based car stereo, the AX1.<sup id="cite_ref-521" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-521"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>519<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In January 2014, at the <a href="/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show" title="Consumer Electronics Show">Consumer Electronics Show</a> (CES), Google announced the formation of the <a href="/wiki/Open_Automotive_Alliance" title="Open Automotive Alliance">Open Automotive Alliance</a>, a group including several major automobile makers (<a href="/wiki/Audi" title="Audi">Audi</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">General Motors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hyundai_Motor_Company" title="Hyundai Motor Company">Hyundai</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Honda" title="Honda">Honda</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Nvidia" title="Nvidia">Nvidia</a>, which aims to produce Android-based <a href="/wiki/In-car_entertainment" title="In-car entertainment">in-car entertainment</a> systems for automobiles, "[bringing] the best of Android into the automobile in a safe and seamless way."<sup id="cite_ref-522" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-522"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>520<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><span class="anchor" id="DESKTOP"></span> Android comes preinstalled on a few laptops (a similar functionality of running Android applications is also available in Google's <a href="/wiki/ChromeOS" title="ChromeOS">ChromeOS</a>) and can also be installed on <a href="/wiki/Personal_computer" title="Personal computer">personal computers</a> by end users.<sup id="cite_ref-desktop_2_523-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desktop_2-523"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>521<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-desktop_1_524-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desktop_1-524"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>522<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On those platforms Android provides additional functionality for physical <a href="/wiki/Computer_keyboard" title="Computer keyboard">keyboards</a><sup id="cite_ref-keyboard_525-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keyboard-525"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>523<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Mouse_(computing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mouse (computing)">mice</a>, together with the "<a href="/wiki/Alt-Tab" title="Alt-Tab">Alt-Tab</a>" key combination for switching applications quickly with a keyboard. In December 2014, one reviewer commented that Android's notification system is "vastly more complete and robust than in most environments" and that Android is "absolutely usable" as one's primary desktop operating system.<sup id="cite_ref-526" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-526"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>524<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2015, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a></i> reported that Android will serve as Google's future main laptop operating system, with the plan to fold ChromeOS into it by 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-chromeconfusion_527-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chromeconfusion-527"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>525<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-samtran_528-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-samtran-528"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>526<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Google's Sundar Pichai, who led the development of Android, explained that "mobile as a computing paradigm is eventually going to blend with what we think of as desktop today."<sup id="cite_ref-chromeconfusion_527-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chromeconfusion-527"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>525<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Also, back in 2009, Google co-founder Sergey Brin himself said that ChromeOS and Android would "likely converge over time."<sup id="cite_ref-529" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-529"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>527<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Lockheimer, who replaced Pichai as head of Android and ChromeOS, responded to this claim with an official Google blog post stating that "While we've been working on ways to bring together the best of both operating systems, there's no plan to phase out ChromeOS [which has] guaranteed auto-updates for five years".<sup id="cite_ref-Google:_Chrome_OS_here_to_stay_530-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Google:_Chrome_OS_here_to_stay-530"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>528<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> That is unlike Android where support is shorter with "<a href="/wiki/End-of-life_(product)" class="mw-redirect" title="End-of-life (product)">EOL</a> dates [being..] at least 3 years [into the future] for Android tablets for education".<sup id="cite_ref-531" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-531"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>529<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>At Google I/O in May 2016, Google announced <a href="/wiki/Google_Daydream" title="Google Daydream">Daydream</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Virtual_reality" title="Virtual reality">virtual reality</a> platform that relied on a smartphone and provided VR capabilities through a <a href="/wiki/Virtual_reality_headset" title="Virtual reality headset">virtual reality headset</a> and controller designed by Google itself.<sup id="cite_ref-daydream_489-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-daydream-489"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>487<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, this did not catch on and was discontinued in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-532" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-532"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>530<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mascot">Mascot</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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data-file-height="601" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Android robot logo (2008–2023)</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:135px;max-width:135px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:177px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Android-robot-googleplex-2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Android-robot-googleplex-2008.jpg/133px-Android-robot-googleplex-2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="133" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Android-robot-googleplex-2008.jpg/200px-Android-robot-googleplex-2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Android-robot-googleplex-2008.jpg/266px-Android-robot-googleplex-2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">A giant Android mascot at the <a href="/wiki/Googleplex" title="Googleplex">Googleplex</a> in 2008</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The mascot of Android is a green <a href="/wiki/Android_(robot)" title="Android (robot)">android robot</a>, as related to the software's name. Although it had no official name for a long time, the Android team at Google reportedly call it "Bugdroid".<sup id="cite_ref-533" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-533"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>531<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2024, a Google blog post revealed its official name, "The Bot".<sup id="cite_ref-534" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-534"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>532<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-535" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-535"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>533<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was designed by then-Google graphic designer <a href="/wiki/Irina_Blok" title="Irina Blok">Irina Blok</a> on November 5, 2007, when Android was announced. Contrary to reports that she was tasked with a project to create an icon,<sup id="cite_ref-536" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-536"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>534<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Blok confirmed in an interview that she independently developed it and made it <a href="/wiki/Open-source_software" title="Open-source software">open source</a>. The robot design was initially not presented to Google, but it quickly became commonplace in the Android development team, with various variations of it created by the developers there who liked the figure, as it was free under a <a href="/wiki/Creative_Commons" title="Creative Commons">Creative Commons</a> license.<sup id="cite_ref-537" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-537"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>535<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-538" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-538"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>536<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Its popularity amongst the development team eventually led to Google adopting it as an official icon as part of the Android logo when it launched to consumers in 2008. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output 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selflink">Android</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_custom_Android_distributions" title="List of custom Android distributions">forks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Android_Go" title="Android Go">Android Go</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wear_OS" title="Wear OS">Wear OS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EMUI" title="EMUI">EMUI</a>/<a href="/wiki/HarmonyOS" title="HarmonyOS">HarmonyOS</a> (Linux kernel subsystem)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ChromeOS" title="ChromeOS">ChromeOS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ChromeOS_Flex" class="mw-redirect" title="ChromeOS Flex">ChromeOS Flex</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KaiOS" title="KaiOS">KaiOS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMD_Global#Smart_Feature_OS" title="HMD Global">Smart Feature OS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amazon_Kindle" title="Amazon Kindle">Kindle firmware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LuneOS" title="LuneOS">LuneOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maemo#Maemo_Leste" title="Maemo">Maemo Leste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tizen" 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