ANDROID – description of the Android operating system and its features

• At the time of the appearance of the first mobile phones, few could have imagined that a few years would pass and the mobile phone would literally transform into a personal mobile computer. The beginning of the mass use of mobile voice communications was a huge achievement and brought a colossal round of technological development of civilization. The purpose of the first mobile phones was to create the very possibility of making calls and sending SMS messages, which was a real breakthrough of that time.

• In parallel with the beginning of mass sales of conventional cell phones, the development and implementation of complex devices that were less well-known and belonged to the category of PDAs (pocket personal computers), for example, the HP brand, was carried out. Manufacturers of conventional mobile phones continued the active development of gadgets, which initially resulted in the implementation of polyphonic ringtones, a color screen, and a camera. For the necessary improvement of characteristics and further progress, there was a massive introduction of operating systems, on the basis of which new opportunities were opened. That is, in fact, mobile phones have gradually transformed into personal computers / PDAs, in other words, smartphones. It is the presence of a multifunctional OS that distinguishes an ordinary mobile from a smartphone. Continue reading →