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This is a list of mobile apps developed by Google for its Android operating system. All of these apps are available for free from the Google Play Store, although some may be incompatible with certain devices (even though they may still function from an APK file) and some apps are only available on Pixel and/or Nexus devices.
There are also an increasing number of phones that come with a proprietary operating system pre-installed (usually Android), but allow the user to install mainline Linux (such as the Fairphone 5 and SHIFTphone 8). These are listed under #Devices with 3rd party support.
Google Play Store applications are self-contained Android Package files (APK), similar to .exe files used to install programs on Microsoft Windows computers. [120] On Android devices, an "Unknown sources" feature in Settings allows users to bypass the Google Play Store and install APKs from other sources. [ 121 ]
Google Play Services is automatically updated through Google Play on devices with Android 6.0 or newer. [7] This means Google can deliver updates without manufacturers having to update the Android firmware, working around the fragmentation of the platform that has become infamous for Android products.
Meizu 2011/12 Android 2.3 Gingerbread [568] Meizu MX 4-core: Meizu 2012/06 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich [569] Meizu MX2: Meizu 2012/11 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean [570] Meizu MX3: Meizu 2013/09 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean [571] Meizu MX4: Meizu 2014/09 Android 4.4 KitKat [572] Meizu MX4 Pro: Meizu 2014/10 Android 4.4 KitKat [573] Meizu M1/1 Note: Meizu ...
Only the base Android operating system (including some applications) is open-source software, whereas most Android devices ship with a substantial amount of proprietary software, such as Google Mobile Services, which includes applications such as Google Play Store, Google Search, and Google Play Services – a software layer that provides APIs ...
To make an APK file, a program for Android is first compiled using a tool such as Android Studio [3] or Visual Studio and then all of its parts are packaged into one container file. An APK file contains all of a program's code (such as .dex files), resources, assets, certificates, and manifest file. As is the case with many file formats, APK ...
Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a collection of proprietary applications and application programming interfaces services from Google that are typically pre-installed on the majority of Android devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs.