History Of Android

The history of Android is interesting and offers some perspective on what the future
might hold.
These are the key events of the past few years:
• In 2005, Google buys Android, Inc. The world thinks a “gPhone” is about to come
out.
• Everything goes quiet for a while.
• In 2007, the Open Handset Alliance is announced. Android is officially open
sourced.
• In 2008, the Android SDK 1.0 is released. The G1 phone, manufactured by HTC
and sold by the wireless carrier T-Mobile USA, follows shortly afterward.
• 2009 sees a proliferation of Android-based devices. New versions of the operating
system are released: Cupcake (1.5), Donut (1.6), and Eclair (2.0 and 2.1). More
than 20 devices run Android.
• In 2010, Android is second only to Blackberry as the best-selling smart phone
platform. Froyo (Android 2.2) is released and so are more than 60 devices that
run it.
In 2005, when Google purchased Android, Inc., the world thought Google was about
to enter the smart phone market, and there were widespread speculations about a de-vice called the gPhone.
Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, made it clear right away that Android’s ambitions were
much larger than a single phone. Instead, they envisioned a platform that would enable
many phones and other devices.