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Learn how to download and install or uninstall the Desktop Gold software and if your computer meets the system requirements.
Android Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, in October 2003 by Andy Rubin and Chris White, with Rich Miner and Nick Sears [13] [14] joining later. Rubin and White started out build an Operating System for digital cameras viz FotoFrame. The company name was changed to Android as Rubin already owned the domain name android.com.
Microsoft Launcher is an application launcher for the Android mobile platform developed by Microsoft and intended to provide a more convenient integration between Windows desktop PCs and Android smartphones. [4]
Android Lollipop (codenamed Android L during development) is the fifth major version of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google and the 12th version of Android, spanning versions between 5.0 and 5.1.1.
The first public release of Android 1.0 occurred with the release of the T-Mobile G1 (aka HTC Dream) in October 2008. [10] Android 1.0 and 1.1 were not released under specific code names . [ 11 ] The code names "Astro Boy" and "Bender" were tagged internally on some of the early pre-1.0 milestone builds and were never used as the actual code ...
This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
Because Android is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel, rooting an Android device gives access to administrative permissions similar to those on Linux or any other Unix-like operating system such as FreeBSD or macOS. Rooting is often performed to overcome limitations that carriers and hardware manufacturers put on some devices.
Wear OS [a] is a closed-source Android distribution designed for smartwatches and other wearable computers, [9] [10] [11] developed by Google. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] WearOS is designed to pair with mobile phones running Android ( version 6.0 "Marshmallow" or newer) or iOS (version 10.0 or newer), [ 12 ] providing mobile notifications into a smartwatch ...