6.6. Android

Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel. It was initially developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance.^[4] It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries. Figure 6.8 displays the main architecture of the Android operating system.

^[4] http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/

Figure 6.8. Major components of the Android operating system

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