What is Android?

Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. The Android SDKAndroid SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the Java programming language.

Features

Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of components
Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices
Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine
Optimized graphics powered by a custom 2D graphics library; 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0 specification (hardware acceleration optional)
SQLite for structured data storage
Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)
GSM Telephony (hardware dependent)
Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi (hardware dependent)
Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer (hardware dependent)
Rich development environment including a device emulator, tools for debugging, memory and performance profiling, and a plugin for the Eclipse IDE

Android Architecture



Applications

Android will ship with a set of core applications including an email client, SMS program, calendar, maps, browser, contacts, and others. All applications are written using the Java programming language.

Seriously?
You just copied and pasted the article from here?
http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/...is-android.html

WTH?

i believe this thread leads to nothing. most developer would direct their questions to xda developer forum than here SRSLY.

It's a pity there's no dedicated Android programming forum here. Even the XDA Developer's forum is mainly about ROM development, not Android/Java coding. Right now I think anddev.org is one of the better Android programming forums.

This thread should be closed. There is no backlink of the actual post and what cleave posted is accurate. This can lead to copyright infringing issues.

Lol'ed at this. Not even 1% of the actual site.

Closed.