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OVERVIEW

1. What is OHA?

2. What is Android?

3. Android Features And Architecture

4. Anatomy Of An Android Application

5. Life Cycle Of An Android Application

6. The world on Finger tips

7. Android v/s other OSs Government 7/1/10 2

What is Open Handset
Alliance?
Est. 2007, led by
Google,open source
Main product: Android
Platform
Enthusiastic support from
Industry : both equipment
makers and network
operators
HTC delivered first Android
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What is Android?

A complete & modern embedded operating

system

A cutting-edge mobile user experience

A world-class software stack for building

applications

An open platform for developers,

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Software Features

Integrated browser based on the open source

WebKit engine
SQLite for relational data storage
Media support for common audio, video, and
still image formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC,
AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)
Dalvik Virtual Machine optimized for mobile
devices

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Hardware Features

Cellular networking : GSM, EDGE, 3G

(hardware dependent)
LAN : Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi (hardware
dependent)
Graphics Hardware Acceleration
Camera, GPS and Compass (hardware
dependent)
Touch screen and accelerometer for motion
sensing

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Linux Kernel

Linux Version 2.6

Security, Memory & Process Management

Proven driver model

Efficient computing resource management

Stable and proven OS for mobile platform

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Libraries

Written in C/C++ - System C Library(libc)

Display/Graphics(SGL)

Media Libraries

SQLite –RDB engine-light weight

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Android Runtime

Includes a set of core libraries that provides

most of the functionality-JAVA

Every Android application runs in its own

process

Dalvik VM executes files in the (.dex) format

Device can run multiple VMs efficiently

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Application Framework

Content Provider
Enable applications access data from other
applications ,sharing
Resource Manager
Providing access to non-code resources
Notification Manager
Enables all applications to display alerts in the
status bar
Activity Manager Government 7/1/10 11
Anatomy of an Android
Application
There are four building blocks for an Android
application:

Activity
-a single screen

Intent Receiver
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Activity
Life
Cycle

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Importance Hierarchy
(in Order Of Importance)
Foreground Process -required for what the
user is currently doing

Visible Process -holding an Activity - visible to

the user on-screen but not in the
foreground(on pause)

Service Process -holding a Service - not

directly visible to the user- relevant tasks
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Development Tools

The Android SDK includes a variety of custom

tools that help you develop
mobile applications on the Android platform.
Three of the most significant
tools are:

Android Emulator
-A virtual mobile device that runs on our
computer -use to design, debug,
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The world on Fingertips…

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“This isn’t a Mobile or PC, It’s the
Future!!!”
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“There should be nothing that users can access on their

desktop
that they can’t access on their cell phone” – Andy Rubin

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Android v/s Other OSs

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Why Android is the Future?

Open source

The project Google codes ensure partnership

of wide range of customers in development

User driven

Manufacturer Independent

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High performance of multitasking

Webkit browser gives PC like browsing

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Average Kernel size

Wide product diversity

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To Conclude

Android is :
Open to all: industry, developers and users

predicted to become the norm of computing

world.

Best OS for moving world

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References
[1] Benjamin Speckmann. The Android mobile platform.
Master’s thesis, Eastern Michigan University, 2008

[2] Hello Android by Ed Burnette

[3] Unlocking Android by Ableson, Collins and Sen

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