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2005:

Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Initially developed by Android, Inc., which Google backed financially and later bought in 2005.

2007:

Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware, software, and

News by: Justin Herrick 2nd April 2014

Last month, Android 4.4 KitKat sat around 2.5% and that number has doubled since to 5.3%! As more flagship devices running KitKat have yet to be released, May and June will likely see rather large increases. Also, some older devices are going to be getting KitKat as well. Its predecessor, Jelly Bean, saw just a minor drop in percentage points.

News by: Christian De Looper 16th Jan 2014

Android 4.4 brought a number of features to Android that were especially helpful for things like fitness tracking. A new API that Google is working on brings this to the next level, allowing apps to be able to view and edit fitness tracking data, as well as read and write raw and transformed data.

Now a days wearables getting as big as they are,

News by: Justin Herrick 18th December 2013

According to French carrier SFR, the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and Note 3 will be receiving the Android 4.4 KitKat update at the end of next month. This matches with a schedule that was leaked a few weeks ago. Considering the GS4 received Android 4.3 last month, it seems that Samsung is working at a decent pace to make sure its smartphone owners get the

News by: Harrison Kaminsky 26th November 2013

Jelly Bean was Project Butter in Android 4.1, which had the goal to make Android’s system processes “buttery smooth” by making the operating system faster, more reliable, and less error prone to crashes.

However, Project Butter didn't do much on the memory footprint reduction front for Android. So, with the goal to make the newest

News by: Jeff Causey 19th November 2013

The build, KRT16S, replaces the version that was released last week, KRT16O.Its surely true that Google has started to push out updated code for Android 4.4 KitKat on Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 devices.Google indicates that factory images and proprietary binaries will also be available shortly. No details have been released about what is

News by: Christian de Looper 11th November 2013

Ever since the beginning of Android there has always been an app called “Gallery”, which has been the home of all your images loaded on your device. Soon however, the Gallery app will be phased out completely, being replaced by Google+ Photos, or simply “Photos” as the app is called.

Evidence against the Gallery app is mounting, and a

News by: Jeremiah Rice 8th November 2013

Google has updated the app from version 7.3 to 7.4. There's not a whole lot of new stuff going on inside, certainly not compared to the cavalcade of UI changes that happened earlier this year. A few tuned gestures, a few refreshed UI elements, and that's about it. APK downloads below.

Left: Old Right: New

Google map gestures are common,

News by: Christian de Looper 5th November 2013

Android 4.4 KitKat will be an ease to use being a system that is very similar to its predecessors. For some however, Android4.4 will be the first Android operating system that they use. In case that’s you, or you just want to know a little more about the new operating system, Google has recently released a quick start guide for Android

News by: Justin Herrick 2nd November 2013

IS this really a Google Nexus 8? Google may be hinting at the release of a brand new device.It seems that Google could be launching a new tablet with an 8-inch screen. We know Google has a very interesting way of leading up to an announcement, just look at KitKat. In the image above (with the full size after the break), you can see that this

News by: Hamad Shaikh 1st November 2013

The Latest Hangouts, wallpapers from the Nexus 5, and the Google Experience launcher after all these goodies from Android 4.4 KitKat here comes the new one kitkat Keyboard.There
are a couple new features incorporated into the keyboard that users may
find useful:

The first is an awareness of when one word ends and another
begins using “

News by: Jared Peters 31st October 2013

As we all know Android has always used the
Dalvik virtual machine as it’s runtime compiler, and for the most part,
it works well. However, in what’s probably a piece of Android’s new
Project Svelte, they’ve introduced a new compiler called ART which adds Performance boost in Kitkat.. This is
likely related to Google’s big purchase of

News by: Robert Nazarian 31st October 2013

As we all know that Google has officially taken the wrapper off the newest version of their operating system, Android 4.4 KitKat.this will be rolling to devices soon. Google is calling it Beautiful and Immersive and says it has a more polished design, improved performance, and new features. What are those features. Well lets get started.

News by: Harrison Kaminsky 31st October 2013

Android 4.4 for developer and designer:

Videos are available for android developers and designers, you should know about some of the changes being made in the latest version of Android OS, 4.4 KitKat-this includes new guidelines, orientations, and workflows for user interaction and experience. For development, this includes access to new tools

News by: Jeff Causey 31st October 2013

Good News:Google has officially taken the wrapper off the newest version of their operating system, Android 4.4 KitKat. The first device to get KitKat will be the Nexus 5 announced today by Google with owners of all Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 devices getting the update over the next several weeks. Google also indicates owners of the Google Play

News by: Justin Herrick 31st October 2013

Good News: The Nexus 5 is available in the Google Play Store. Available with your choice of a black or white backing, the Nexus 5 costs $349 and $399 for 16GB and 32GB, respectively. On the surface is a gorgeous 4.95-inch True HD IPS Plus screen with a pixel density of 445 with Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 covering it. Powering the newest

News by: Robert Nazarian 27th October 2013

Continuously i am receiving new leaks about Nexus 5 many of them i ignored but this one is about white Nexus 5 so details are: @evleaks shared many leaks about nexus 5 but today our favourite new phone is dressed in white. This confirms the leak we saw last week about white nexus. However, there is one difference, only the back of the phone is in

News by: Jeff Causey ,22 OCT 2013

This Month A year ago struck Deal just completed,Google has been touting the new Android 4.4 as making “an amazing Android experience available for everybody.”,Google has acquired FlexyCore in a deal valued at $23 Million in a move to accelerate efforts to optimize the Android platform to not only run smoother, but better as well. FlexyCore produced an

News by: Robert Nazarian ,17 OCT 2013

Google sent invitations for event in New york City ,The show starts at 7PM, but if you’re
thinking Nexus 5, you might be out of luck. The invitation only
mentioned Google Play and says, “Join us for a night out with Google Play – Music, movies, games, and a special performance by Capital Cities.”

Geek is reporting that this event won’t have any

News by: David Ruddock ,17 OCT 2013

After all Rumors,here it is,official and direct from Google's own image server (here's a link, though it may go down). Feast your eyes.See the clear notification bar and a reworked application drawer button, as well as the new camera and phone icon also if you look closely, a new Gmail icon, too. Neat..

news source: androidpolice.com