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| - | ======== Google: Android ======== | + | ===== Google: Android ===== |
| - | [[dido:public:xapend.stds:defact:google| return to Google ]] | + | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.b_stds:defact:google:start| return to Google page ]] |
| **Source: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system) | The following is from the English Wikipedia on Android]]** | **Source: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system) | The following is from the English Wikipedia on Android]]** | ||
| - | : //**Android** is a mobile operating system developed by Google. It is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, and is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. In addition, Google has developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, and Wear OS for wrist watches, each with a specialized user interface. Variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics.// | + | : //**Android** is a mobile [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:os|operating system]] developed by Google. It is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:oss|open source software]], and is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. In addition, Google has developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, and Wear OS for wrist watches, each with a specialized user [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:interface|interface]]. Variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics.// |
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| - | : //Android is also associated with a suite of proprietary software developed by Google, called Google Mobile Services (GMS),(( | + | |
| - | Android is also associated with a suite of proprietary software developed by Google, called Google Mobile Services (GMS), that frequently comes pre-installed on devices. This includes core apps such as Gmail, the application store/digital distribution platform Google Play and associated Google Play Services development platform, and usually includes the Google Chrome web browser and Google Search app. These apps are licensed by manufacturers of Android devices certified under standards imposed by Google, but AOSP has been used as the basis of competing Android ecosystems such as Amazon.com's Fire OS, which use their own equivalents to Google Mobile Services. | + | |
| - | )) that frequently comes pre-installed on devices. This includes core apps such as Gmail, the application store/digital distribution platform Google Play and associated Google Play Services development platform, and usually includes the Google Chrome web browser and Google Search app. These apps are licensed by manufacturers of Android devices certified under standards imposed by Google, but AOSP has been used as the basis of competing Android ecosystems such as Amazon.com's Fire OS, which use their own equivalents to Google Mobile Services.// | + | |
| + | : //Android is also associated with a suite of proprietary software developed by Google, called [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:g:gms]],(( | ||
| + | Android is also associated with a suite of proprietary software developed by Google, called Google Mobile Services (GMS), that frequently comes pre-installed on devices. This includes core apps such as Gmail, the application store/digital distribution [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:platform|platform]] Google Play and associated Google Play Services development platform, and usually includes the Google Chrome web browser and Google Search app. These apps are licensed by manufacturers of Android devices certified under standards imposed by Google, but AOSP has been used as the basis of competing Android ecosystems such as Amazon.com's Fire OS, which use their own equivalents to Google Mobile Services. | ||
| + | )) that frequently comes pre-installed on devices. This includes core apps such as Gmail, the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:application|application]] store/digital distribution platform Google Play and associated Google Play Services development platform, and usually includes the Google Chrome web browser and Google Search app. These apps are licensed by manufacturers of Android devices certified under standards imposed by Google, but AOSP has been used as the basis of competing Android ecosystems such as Amazon.com's Fire OS, which use their own equivalents to Google Mobile Services.// | ||
| <table> | <table> | ||
| - | <caption>Data Sheet for Jenkins. | + | <caption>Data Sheet for Android. |
| </caption> | </caption> | ||
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| | Update method | Over-the-air | | | Update method | Over-the-air | | ||
| | Package manager | APK (primarily through Google Play; installation of APKs also possible locally or from alternative sources such as F-Droid) | | | Package manager | APK (primarily through Google Play; installation of APKs also possible locally or from alternative sources such as F-Droid) | | ||
| - | | Platforms | 32- and 64-bit ARM, x86 and x86-64 | | + | | Platforms | 32- and [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:00-9:64bit|64-bit]] ARM, x86 and x86-64 | |
| | Kernel type | Monolithic | | | Kernel type | Monolithic | | ||
| | Userland | Bionic libc,(("android/platform/bionic/". Archived from the original on December 3, 2017.[[https://android.googlesource.com/platform/bionic/+/master/libc/]])) mksh shell,(("android/platform/external/mksh/". Archived from the original on January 21, 2016.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20160121112754/https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/mksh/%2B/master]])) Toybox as core utilities (beginning with Android 6.0)(("android/platform/external/toybox/toys/". Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.[[https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/toybox/+/master/toys/]]))(( | | Userland | Bionic libc,(("android/platform/bionic/". Archived from the original on December 3, 2017.[[https://android.googlesource.com/platform/bionic/+/master/libc/]])) mksh shell,(("android/platform/external/mksh/". Archived from the original on January 21, 2016.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20160121112754/https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/mksh/%2B/master]])) Toybox as core utilities (beginning with Android 6.0)(("android/platform/external/toybox/toys/". Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.[[https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/toybox/+/master/toys/]]))(( | ||
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| | Default user interface | Graphical (multi-touch) | | | Default user interface | Graphical (multi-touch) | | ||
| | License | Apache License 2.0, GNU GPL v2 for the Linux kernel modifications((Licenses". Android Source. Google. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.[[https://source.android.com/source/licenses.html]])) | | | License | Apache License 2.0, GNU GPL v2 for the Linux kernel modifications((Licenses". Android Source. Google. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.[[https://source.android.com/source/licenses.html]])) | | ||
| - | | Official website | [[http:www.android.com]] | | + | | Official website | [[http://www.android.com]] | |
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