Some interesting facts about Android

Android is a Mobile Powerhouse

The future of this operating system is limitless. Google has the  futuristic ambition and the funds to take Android to unprecedented  heights. In many areas — such as predicting what users will do next (for  instance, Google Now knows that in the morning you’re getting ready for  work and will tell you about the traffic) — they’ve already surpassed  Apple.

Android has already posted some impressive figures that show that  Android has become the number one mobile operating system in a number of  areas. As of May 2013, 900 million Android devices had been activated. Also, as of the Q4 2012, Android owned 52 percent  of the U.S. mobile market share and an astounding 70 percent globally.  Obviously, these numbers fluctuate regularly, but Android has had a  dominance in the worldwide global market share for quite some time now.

1. Android was not a Google's Idea, Android is a brain child of Andy Rubin the founder of Android Inc. Andy founded the company in October 2003 to offer a new kind of mobile platform to the users. Google bought the company in the year 2005 and hired Andy Rubin to head the Android.

 
2. Android was about to close
After the company was founded it became difficult for the founder to keep it floating and carry out everyday business operations. It is said that Steve Perlman the technology legend saved the company by infusing much needed fund.
 
3. Microsoft thought Android is a Dud. After the release of Android Microsoft's Scott Horn, who was head of the Windows mobile marketing team back then underestimated Android by commenting, “I don't understand the impact they are going to have”.
 
4. Resolution scaling was introduce in version 1.6
For the first time in Donut and Android 1.6 feature like resolution scaling was introduced. This led to modern and more sophisticated version of android.
 
5. Android in Space
A British firm launched a Nexus one into space to control satellite as a part of experiment to see how consumer electronics works in the tough and rigorous condition of space.
 
6. The first code name for Android was only related to food
According to Google’s Dan Morrill the first Alpha version release of Android in 2007 jinternally was named as R2-D2.

7. Do you know Android is open source? Since Google is a member of Open Handset Alliance (OHA) it has given user or interested people to modify the source code OS. This has allowed manufactures to add features in the phone. 

8. Human with a robot appearance is the meaning of the word Android, it refers to Male Android. Gynoid is female looking robot. 

9. Google’s  Android logo derived from the Atari Game called “Gauntlet: The Third  Encounter”. Or at least it seems so, looking at this comparison picture.

10. Google  gives Android free of cost to cell phone manufacturers. 

11. Nearly 500.000 apps
There’s 430.000 apps available apps for android phones and tablets. Roughly 20.000 new apps are added each month.
To compare theres roughly 590.000 apps in app store (for iOS devices).
 
12. Android Has Issues, Like Fragmentation

The main issue with Android devices is fragmentation. Android  fragmentation revolves around phones and carriers not being able to  release Android updates on a timely schedule. Why? Because Android has  gotten so customizable over time, thanks to companies like Samsung and  HTC, that if you own the Samsung Galaxy S4, you may have to wait a few  months before Samsung can add all their extraneous features, like S  Translator, to the hypothetical Android update. Because of this, two  Android users can be using very different versions of the operation  system. It also causes a pain for people who have older devices and  can’t update to newer versions of Android because their carrier or  manufacturer decided not to focus on that device anymore. There is some  fragmentation with Apple devices, but it’s mostly surrounding one or two  features per update (but Apple usually get the best features to older  models). The chart above summarizes fragmentation: The most popular  version of Android is 2.3 Gingerbread, which has 36.5 percent of the  market share, but was also released in 2010, over three years ago.