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The main hardware platform for Android is the 64-bit ARM architecture (i.e. ARMv8-A; previously the 32-bit ARMv7 architecture was supported and first ARMv5), with x86 [d] and MIPS [e] architectures also officially supported in later versions of Android. MIPS support has since been deprecated and support was removed in NDK r17.
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.
The main hardware platform for Android is ARM (i.e. the 64-bit ARMv8-A architecture and previously 32-bit such as ARMv7), and x86 and x86-64 architectures were once also officially supported in later versions of Android. [146] [147] [148] The unofficial Android-x86 project provided support for x86 architectures ahead of the official support.
The Android software development kit (SDK) includes a comprehensive set of development tools. The Android SDK Platform Tools are a separately downloadable subset of the full SDK, consisting of command-line tools such as adb and fastboot. [4] The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a tool to run commands on a connected Android device.
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.
The Google Play store had over 50 billion app downloads in 2013 and has reached over 2.96 million apps published in 2020. Although bundled with most Android devices, the Play Store is only available on devices that are certified within the "Android Compatibility Program". As a result, manufacturers of so-called "custom ROMs", i.e., modified ...
The Android Package with the file extension apk [1] is the file format used by the Android operating system, and a number of other Android-based operating systems for distribution and installation of mobile apps, mobile games and middleware. A file using this format can be built from source code written in either Java or Kotlin.
Android SDK. The Android SDK is a software development kit for the Android software ecosystem that includes a comprehensive set of development tools. [2] [3] These include a debugger, libraries, a handset emulator based on QEMU, documentation, sample code, and tutorials.