Android is a free and open operating system from Google that runs on all kinds of devices from phones, to tablets and even televisions. That’s a ton of different devices you can target with just one platform. (And the market share is gaining too). Google provides everything you need to get started building Android apps for free. And you can build your Android apps on either Mac, Windows, or Unix and publish your apps for next to nothing (and with no need for anyone’s approval).
Android is a mobile operating syetem, but it’s a lot more than that too. There is a whole ecosystem, a complete platform, and community that supports Android apps getting built and on to new Android based hardware devices.
Google maintains Android Google maintains Android, but it’s free to use. Device manufacturers and carriers can modify me, and developers can build apps for free.
1 Hardware manufacturers build a device Hardware manufactures can use the Android operating system and build special hardware around it. Manufacturers can even modify Android to implement custom functionality for their devices.
2 Google gives you the tools Google freely distributes the tools for you to build your own Android apps. And you can build your apps on multiple platforms: Mac, Windows, Linux...
3 Google also runs a Market(Play Store) This is where your users can download their apps right to their phones. Google runs one market, but there are also others run by Amazon, and Verizon for example. But the biggest one is still Google’s.
Android is a mobile operating syetem, but it’s a lot more than that too. There is a whole ecosystem, a complete platform, and community that supports Android apps getting built and on to new Android based hardware devices.
Google maintains Android Google maintains Android, but it’s free to use. Device manufacturers and carriers can modify me, and developers can build apps for free.
1 Hardware manufacturers build a device Hardware manufactures can use the Android operating system and build special hardware around it. Manufacturers can even modify Android to implement custom functionality for their devices.
2 Google gives you the tools Google freely distributes the tools for you to build your own Android apps. And you can build your apps on multiple platforms: Mac, Windows, Linux...
3 Google also runs a Market(Play Store) This is where your users can download their apps right to their phones. Google runs one market, but there are also others run by Amazon, and Verizon for example. But the biggest one is still Google’s.
