Tag: Android

Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel. It was developed to be used on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The development of the system is done by designers and software engineers hired by Google. In February 2012, the company announced that 850,000 new Android devices were activated every day. It is estimated that more than 300 million Android devices were sold in the three years following the release of the first official version in September 2008.