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    Google developed the Android mobile operating system which is now used in smartphones, tablets, TVs, cars and watches. Android uses touchscreen gestures for navigation and has over 1 million apps available for download. While Android is open source, most devices ship with proprietary software required for Google services, and lack of updates leaves many Android devices vulnerable to security issues.

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    Google developed the Android mobile operating system which is now used in smartphones, tablets, TVs, cars and watches. Android uses touchscreen gestures for navigation and has over 1 million apps available for download. While Android is open source, most devices ship with proprietary software required for Google services, and lack of updates leaves many Android devices vulnerable to security issues.

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    Google developed the Android mobile operating system which is now used in smartphones, tablets, TVs, cars and watches. Android uses touchscreen gestures for navigation and has over 1 million apps available for download. While Android is open source, most devices ship with proprietary software required for Google services, and lack of updates leaves many Android devices vulnerable to security issues.

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    Google has come a long way since the early days when it struggled to convince

    the world that its friendly green extraterrestrial could make applesauce of the
    revolutionary iPhone.

    Android is a mobile operating system (OS) currently developed by Google, based on


    theLinux kernel and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such
    as smartphonesand tablets. Android's user interface is based on direct manipulation, using touch
    gestures that loosely correspond to real-world actions, such as swiping, tapping and pinching, to
    manipulate on-screen objects, along with a virtual keyboard for text input. In addition to touchscreen
    devices, Google has further developed Android TV for televisions, Android Autofor cars, and Android
    Wear for wrist watches, each with a specialized user interface. Variants of Android are also used
    on notebooks, game consoles, digital cameras, and other electronics. As of 2015, Android has the
    largest installed base of all operating systems.[11] It is the second most commonly used mobile
    operating system in the United States, while iOSis the first.[12]
    Initially developed by Android, Inc., which Google bought in 2005,[13] Android was unveiled in 2007,
    along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance a consortium of hardware, software, and
    telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.[14] As of July
    2013, the Google Play store has had over one million Android applications ("apps") published, and
    over 50 billion applications downloaded.[15] An AprilMay 2013 survey of mobile application
    developers found that 71% of developers create applications for Android, [16] and a 2015 survey found
    that 40% of full-time professional developers see Android as their priority target platform, which is
    comparable to Apple's iOSon 37% with both platforms far above others.[17] At Google I/O 2014, the
    company revealed that there were over one billion active monthly Android users, up from 538 million
    in June 2013.[18]
    Android's source code is released by Google under open source licenses, although most Android
    devices ultimately ship with a combination of open source and proprietary software, including
    proprietary software required for accessing Google services.[3] Android is popular with technology
    companies that require a ready-made, low-cost and customizable operating system for hightech devices.[19] Its open nature has encouraged a large community of developers and enthusiasts to
    use the open-source code as a foundation for community-driven projects, which add new features
    for advanced users[20] or bring Android to devices originally shipped with other operating systems. At
    the same time, as Android has no centralised update system most Android devices fail to receive
    security updates: research in 2015 concluded that almost 90% of Android phones in use had known

    but unpatched security vulnerabilities due to lack of updates and support. [21][22] The success of Android
    has made it a target for patent litigation as part of the so-called "smartphone wars" between
    technology companies.[23][24]

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