1. Android
OS overviewPresented by Mika Wee

2. Android
• Mobile OS developed by Google
– Based on the Linux kernel
• First Android 1.0 phone
– HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1)
– Released: 22 October 2008

3. Android time-line
• December 2010 - Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) – Improved UI design
• ?? 2011 – Android 2.4/3.0 (Honeycomb) – Tablet/large-screen support
• ?? 2011 – Android ?.? (Ice-cream)

5. FEATURES
Android

6. User Interface - Physical
• Touch-screen
• 4 main buttons
– Home
– Menu
– Back
– Search
• Other buttons
– Volume rocker
– Power button
Samsung/Google Nexus S
HTC/Google Nexus One
HTC Desire
Motorola Droid
Samsung Galaxy S
Samsung Epic 4G
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
Motorola Droid Pro
Acer Liquid
Dell Streak

7. User Interface
• Home button
– Go to home screen
– Long-press: Recent apps
• Menu button
– Open menu for current app/screen
– Long-press: Open keyboard
• Back button
– Go back one page
• Search button
– Open Google search bar
– Long-press: Voice input (2.1+)

8. User interface - OS
• Android 2.2, codename Froyo (Frozen Yogurt)
• Adobe Flash 10.1 support in browser
• USB tethering and Wi-Fi Internet sharing
– Up to 8 Wi-Fi devices within range

9. User interface
• Widgets - interaction with apps outside apps
Music
Calendar
Photo frame

10. Multiple home screens
1.6 2.2 1.6

11. Multiple home screens

12. Notification bar

13. Live-wallpapers

14. Live-wallpapers

15. Integration
• Complete integration and syncing with ONE
Gmail/Google account
– Google Contacts
– Google Mail
– Google Talk
– Google Maps
– Google Voice (not available in Malaysia yet)
– Android Market

16. Android Market
• Percentage of free apps > Apple App Store
• No access to paid apps in Malaysia
• Downloaded apps can be restored by signing
in the same Google account
• Not available in certain devices
– Toshiba Folio
– Acer Aspire One D255

18. Android vs. iOS?