Android

Android is iOS's biggest mobile operating system competitor made by Google. The operating system is Linux-based. Android was released as a beta version on November 12, 2007 and was released to the public a year later on September 20, 2008. Android has always named their operating systems after food since 1.5. Android's most recent release is called 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Acquisition of Android Inc.
Android originally started out as a company in October 2003, and nothing much before the acquisition was known about Android. In August 2005, Google Inc acquired Android Inc., making Android Inc., owned entirely by Google Inc. When Android was bought, most of the Android Inc.'s key people stayed, and at the time people predicted that Google was about to enter the phone industry.



1.0
Released:September 23, 2008

1.1
T-Mobile service only Released:February 9, 2009

1.5 Cupcake
Features video recording Released:April 30, 2009

1.6 Donut
Released:September 16, 2009

2.0/2.1 Eclair
Released:October 26, 2009

2.2 Froyo
Released:May 20, 2010

2.3 Gingerbread
Released:December 6, 2010

3.0 Honeycomb
This version was tablets only Released:February 22, 2011

4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Released:October 19, 2011

5.0 Jellybean (Upcoming)
Released by the end of 2012.