Android has been around for almost a decade and much has changed since the beginning. What started out as just one simple phone has become a powerhouse with many devices and form factors. The history of Android is a very interesting story. You might think you know everything there is to know about Android, but we have 6 things you may not know about.
1. Google Does Not Make Android
Currently Google and Android are identical to each other, but you may be surprised to learn that this is not always the case. Android was founded in 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White. The founders have a strong bond with T-Mobile. Andy Rubin created the highly popular T-Mobile Sidekick, and Nick Sears is vice president at T-Mobile. So you can see why T-Mobile landed on the first Android phone.
New in 2005 Google acquired Android Inc. Rubin, Miner, and White all stayed with Android through the acquisition. Together they developed what we now know as the Android OS. Actually Rubin's nickname is the origin of the name "Android". Many people think of Android as one of Google's best acquisitions. 10 years after the acquisition of Android has swelled up to control 85% of OS smartphone market share.
2. Many Critics Felt Android Will Fail Total
Android is almost universally praised, but critics of the past are far more skeptical. At the time of the emergence of Android, the iPhone feels fresh and Microsoft and Blackberry lead on smartphone. The idea of web search and email companies that make mobile phones does not seem like an innovation.
At the end of 2008 during a roundtable discussion about mobile phones, the question was asked "we have to talk about Android, right?" A member of Pandora firmly replied "Why? Why we should talk about Android - nobody cares." Clearly Pandora is finally aware and creates an Android app.
3. First Android Prototype Looks Like Blackberry
Many people believe that if it were not for the iPhone, the first Android device would look very different. In 2007, before Apple flaunted the original iPhone, the first Android prototype was outstanding. The device called "Sooner" has a portrait keyboard, call and end keys, track pads, and no touch screen. Android UI even resembles the Blackberry interface. Then iPhone was announced, no physical keyboard, big screen, and revolutionary touch screen interface.
4. Android 1.0 and 1.1 Not Named Like Android Version What We Know Now
It's been a while since Google has dubbed a new version of Android with dessert. At the time of this article we are on Android 5.0 "Lollipop", and previously it is KitKat, Jelly Bean, Ice Cream Sandwich, etc. What you probably do not know is the first version of Android is not named after dessert.Android 1.0 is sometimes called "Alpha" or "Astro Boy." The Android 1.1 type has a dessert name, but it does not match what we know today.It's known internally as "Petit Four", which is a small French appetizer.Android 1.5 "Cupcake" is a version first with an official nickname.
The "A" and "B" dessert names for Android 1.0 and 1.1 will never be known. If we had to guess which name they would use, we would go with "Apple Pie" and "Banana Split." What would you guess?
5. Android 3.0 is the only version that never runs on mobile phones
By 2015 we know that Android is built to run on different types of devices. Android 5.0 can run on phones, tablets, watches, cars, and TV. That's not always the case. In 2010 the world got a tablet fever when Apple announced its iPad. Android manufacturers want to monetize the tablet's madness, but Android is only made for mobile phones then.
Samsung got lucky to use Android 2.3 Gingerbread on Galaxy Tab 7.0 medium size, but if Android want to compete with 10 inch iPad it takes some big work. At CES 2011 the world got the first look in Android 3.0 Honeycomb on Motorola XOOM. This Android version has a completely redesigned interface and is built specifically for tablets.
If there is an Android version that can be called a failure then Honeycomb who bear it. It's expensive and has no apps. Google finally canceled Honeycomb and built future versions of Android to work on all screen sizes. One of the lasting features of Honeycomb is the virtual nav button that we still use today.
6. First Android Device Does not Have Virtual Keyboard
If you're going back to 2008 and telling the world that almost any future phone does not have a physical keyboard you'll be laughed at. Because then the most popular mobile phone is the Blackberry, which of course has an iconic keyboard. The idea of a device without a keyboard did not become popular until the iPhone was booming, but by then there were a lot of skeptics.
Even the first Android device, T-Mobile G1, comes with a slide-out physical keyboard, but you might be more surprised to know what it does not have. G1 is shipped with Android 1.1 and there is no virtual keyboard. You must use a physical keyboard to type, which means you can not do one hand typing. G1 finally got a virtual keyboard six months later with Android 1.5.
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