Surprising facts about Android you probably didn’t know yet

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It’s been more than a decade that Android has launched and came into our lives. If we talk about the history of Android, then it’s very interesting to know. There are more than one billion mobile phones that are powered by Android Operating System. There are several Android Myth you probably know about, so check the article to know the surprising facts.

Did Google create Android? Then, who gave birth to Android?

Many of the things that Google has created Android, but you may be surprised to know that it was found in 2003 by Rich Miner, Andy Rubin, Nick Sears and Chris White. Until 2005, Google hasn’t acquired Android, later it was called as one of the best Google’s acquisitions.

First Android device look like Blackberry

Before iPhone was released, the first Android phone looks like Blackberry which comes with an iconic keyboard. The first Android device was T-Mobile G1 that came with slide-out physical keyword and used Android version 1.1.But later Android got its virtual keyword in the version 1.5 which can do one-handed typing.

Android 1.0 and 1.1 were not named after the dessert. What is their naming?

Have you ever given attention to android past version, have you ever noticed that the version is named after alphabets. Do you remember all of them?

  • ·         Android (system)
  • ·         Beta version 1.0
  • ·         Cupcake version 1.5
  • ·         Donut version 1.6
  • ·         Éclair version 2.0 -2.1
  • ·         Froyo version 2.2 - 2.2.3
  • ·         Gingerbread version 2.3 – 2.3.7
  • ·         Honeycomb version 3.0 – 3.2.6
  • ·         Icecream Sandwich version 4.0 – 4.0.4
  • ·         Jelly Bean- 4.1 - 4.3.1
  • ·         KitKat – 4.4 – 4.4.4
  • ·         Lollipop – 5.0 – 5.1.1
  • ·         Marshmallow -6.0 – 6.0.1
  • ·         Nougat – 7.0 – 7.1.2
  • ·         Oreo – 8.0-8.1

Do you know what Google gets from Android?

Google wants to capture a large market with generating revenue from mobile Ad. People think that Google is search Engine Company or Email Company or a web host and the list goes on. But what’s the actual truth? Google is an Advertising company which includes search results and sells advertisement for the mobile apps.

Some of the Logo & Programming facts

  • ·         Google’s Android logo is derived from Atari Game called as Gauntlet- The Third Encounter.
  • ·     Its first version was released on 23rd September 2008 and gives free of cost to the mobile   manufacturer.
  • ·         Android is built using programming languages such as C, Java, and C++ with taking care of its UI.

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