Why do so many mobile phones use Android? Where was Android developed?

Android is a free and open source operating system based on Linux. Many of our mobile phones are using Android. Now, Android is not only used in smart phones, but also rapidly expanding in the tablet market. Why do so many mobile phones use Android? What is the reason? Let's take a closer look!

Contents of this article

1. Why do so many mobile phones use Android system?

2. Where was the Android system developed?

3. The difference between Apple system and Android system

Why do so many mobile phones use Android?

1. The system desktop is customizable. The Android system can change the desktop through many programs, such as the HTC desktop that everyone loves. Android users can customize the HTC desktop on any Android phone.

2. Free applications are more in line with Chinese habits. The first thing many users do when they get their iPhones is jailbreak, even if the phone may become a brick. They do this and that just to be able to use free software and games. For example, Angry Birds, which has been downloaded over 100 million times, is charged on all platforms, except for the Android platform.

3. Open source. Android is an open source operating system that provides users with comprehensive open source. After Google acquired Android Co., Ltd. in 2005, it continued to develop it in depth and did not launch the first version of Android until the end of 2007. However, according to a statistical data analysis at the beginning of this year, Android, an operating system that has only been officially launched for two years, has surpassed the Symbian system that dominated for ten years, making it the most popular smartphone platform in the world. Now, the Android system is not only used in smartphones, but is also rapidly expanding in the tablet computer market.

Where was Android developed?

Android was developed by Google, a multinational technology company based in the United States. Android is a free and open source operating system based on Linux, mainly used in mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, led and developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. There is no unified Chinese name yet, and more people in mainland China use "Android" or "Anzhi".

The original meaning of the word Android refers to "robot". It is also the name of the open source mobile phone operating system based on the Linux platform announced by Google on November 5, 2007. The platform consists of an operating system, middleware, user interface and application software. The word Android first appeared in the science fiction novel "L'ève future" published by French writer Auguste Villiers del'Isle-Adam in 1886. He named the machine that looks like a human Android. The Android logo was designed by Ascender and was born in 2010. Its design was inspired by the graphic symbols on the doors of men's and women's toilets. So Block drew a simple robot with a torso like a tin can and two antennas on its head. The Android robot was born.

The difference between Apple system and Android system

There are many differences between Apple system and Android system. First of all, you need to understand that Apple system and Android system were released at different times. Apple system was released in 2007, while Android system was released in 2008.

Secondly, the Apple system is a Unix-like commercial operating system written in Objective-C, while the Android system is a free and open source operating system based on Linux. This is something you need to understand.

The structure of the Apple system is mainly divided into the core operating system, core service layer, media layer and Cocoa touch framework layer. Although the Android system is also divided into four structural levels, they are different, namely the application layer, application framework layer, system runtime layer and Linux core layer.

Not only that, the UI rendering of Apple and Android systems is also different, and the openness is also different. Apple system is closed, while Android system is open.

Information expansion: What you need to know about the mobile phone system is that the mobile phone system is the operating system running on the mobile phone. It is a program that manages and controls the hardware and software resources of the mobile phone. It is the most basic system software that runs directly on the "bare metal".