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Android is a mobile operating system grounded on a modified interpretation of the Linux kernel and other open- source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile bias similar as smartphones and tablets. Android is developed by a institute of inventors known as the Open Handset Alliance, though its most extensively used interpretation is primarily developed by Google. It was unveiled in November 2007, with the first marketable Android device, the HTC Dream, being launched in September 2008.

At its core, the operating system is known as  Open Source Project and is free and open- source software( gutter) primarily certified under the Apache License. still most bias run on the personal Android interpretation developed by Google, which boat with fresh personal unrestricted- source softwarepre-installed, most specially Google Mobile Services( GMS) which includes core apps similar as Google Chrome, the digital distribution platform Google Play, and the associated Google Play Services development platform. While AOSP is free, the" Android" name and totem are trademarks of Google, which imposes norms to circumscribe the use of Android branding by" uncertified" bias outside their ecosystem.

Over 70 percent of smartphones grounded on  Open Source Project run Google's ecosystem( which is known as simply Android), some with seller- customized stoner interfaces and software suites, similar as TouchWiz and latterly One UI by Samsung and HTC Sense.contending ecosystems and spoons of AOSP include Fire OS( developed by Amazon), ColorOS by OPPO, OriginOS by Vivo, MagicUI by Honor, or custom ROMs similar as LineageOS.

The source law has been used to develop variants of Android on a range of other electronics, similar as game consoles, digital cameras, movable media players, and PCs, each with a technical stoner interface. Some well known derivations include Android television for boxes and Wear zilches for wearables, both developed by Google. Software packages on Android, which use the APK format, are generally distributed through personal operation stores like Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore( including for Windows 11), Samsung Galaxy Store, Huawei AppGallery, Cafe Bazaar, and GetJar, or open source platforms like Aptoide or F- Droid.

It has been the best- dealing OS worldwide on smartphones since 2011 and on tablets since 2013. As of May 2021, it had over three billion yearly active druggies, the largest installed base of any operating system, and as of January 2021, the Google Play Store featured over 3 million apps. Android 13, released on August 15, 2022, is the rearmost interpretation, and the lately released Android12.1/ 12L includes advancements specific to foldable phones, tablets, desktop- sized defenses and Chromebooks.