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Aqui fica um resumo da história do Android para quem quem conhecer um pouco mais do seu sistema operativo móvel favorito.

For the past 2 weeks I have been researching the history of Android and putting this together so all you Android fans out there can understand and love your favorite OS even more and really show your friends how dumb they are by not knowing the products they’re using.Android is a mobile operating system that uses a modified version of the Linux Kernel. Originally developed by Android Inc., later purchased by Google, and later by the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). It is “open sourced” to allow developers to write code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries. OHA was announced on November 5th, 2007 during the unveiling of the Android distribution. OHA is a combination of 47 hardware, software, and telecom companies dedicated to advancing open standards for mobile devices. Google released most of the Android development code under the Apache License, which is a free software and open sourced licensing agreement.July 2005Google acquired Android, Inc. prior to this purchase, Android, Inc. was a small startup company based in Palo Alto, Ca.Android’s co-founders Andy Rubin, Nick Sears, and Chris White went to work for Google. Rubin is also the co-founder of Danger, Sears is a former Vice President of Product Marketing at T-Mobile USA, and White headed design and interface development at WebTV. Android Inc was an unknown company that made software for mobile phones. Then rumors were circulating that Google was planning to enter the mobile phone market. At Google, a team lead by Rubin developed a mobile platform powered by the Linux kernel which they marketed to headset makers and wireless carriers on the premise of providing a customizable and upgradeable system.December 2006Reports from The Wall Street Journal noted that Google wanted its search and applications on mobile devices. Various news organizations soon reported rumors that Google was developing a Google-branded device known to us as the “G1”. Google later unveiled its first Smartphone the “Nexus One,” a device manufactured by HTC, which became available for consumers on January 5, 2010.Septemeber 2008T-Mobile’s G1, the first Android phone shocks the mobile community. It is still one of the most popular Android devices today.February 16, 2010Google has come from being just a “search” company to an “everything” company, and they’re doing it right. They are taking time to make sure they don’t screw it up and paving the way for Mobile Development as they [Google] strive for global domination. As many have already reported, Apple’s iPhone sales are steadily dropping while Google’s Android platform is steadily climbing the ranks. The Nexus One is off to a very slow start, but as different carriers pick up the N1 you will all see the iPhone sales plummet considerably as more Apple users will come to the “Green” side.

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In July 2005, Google acquired Android, Inc., a small startup company based in Palo Alto, California. At the time rumors began to fly that Google was planning on building their own phone in a bid to upset the status quo with a “free cellular phone” and “free cellular service”, they’d be able to pay for this with ad revenues from people searching and surfing from the phone.The rumors about a “free phone” turned out to be false, but it’s interesting to see where Android came from, where it is today, and where Google says it’s headed.History of AndroidA preview release of the Android software development kit (SDK) was released in November of 2007. Several months later (mid-August 2008) the Android 0.9 SDK (software development kit) beta was released. The following month (late-September 2008) the Android 1.0 SDK (Release 1) was released.Six months later (early-March 2009), Google released version 1.1 for the Android “dev phone”.Updated included minor aesthetic changes, a few “crucial updates”, support for “search by voice”, paid applications (via the Android Market), alarm clock fixes, Gmail fixes, and some others.In the middle of May 2009, Google released version 1.5 (“Cupcake”) of the Android OS and SDK which included new features such as video recording, support for the stereo Bluetooth profile, a customizable onscreen keyboard system, voice recognition, and the AppWidget framework (which allowed developers to create their own home screen widgets).Android TodayAndroid 1.5 was the version that most early adopters ran on their first phones (including the T-Mobile G1 and HTC Dream), and is still the “current” version on many Android handsets including the Sprint and HTC Hero, and Motorola Cliq, Blur, and Backflip.In September 2009 the Android 1.6 (“Donut”) was released, featuring a better search, a battery usage indicator, and even a VPN control applet. This version has proven to be a major milestone in Android’s life. To the best of my knowledge, every handset that is not running a custom UI (HTC Sense, MotoBlur, etc.) is now running 1.6 (including the T-Mobile G1). Devices running a custom UI and Android 1.5 should be physically capable of running 1.6, but must wait for HTC and Motorola to provide updates (rumor has it the Sprint Hero’s may be getting an upgrade in mid-April 2010).The Motorola Droid was released running Android 2.0.1 (“Eclair”) with many new features and built-in apps that required much faster hardware than the previous generation of Android devices.Soon after the Google Nexus One was announced which runs Android 2.1 (which some people called “Flan” or “FroYo”, but Google still considers part of “Eclair). The Droid was recently upgraded to 2.1. This release improves networking and adds 3D capabilities to the phone, and is the next major milestone after 1.6.It’s important to note that even with the Droid’s 2.1 upgrade, we’re seeing that some features aren’t available (Live Wallpaper, etc.) without some level of hacking. It’s likely what when and if 2.1 becomes available for the slower devices, that other features may not be available (the Nexus One’s app tray, 3D in the Gallery, and Google Earth).The FutureMany have postulated about the damage to Android as a platform because of version fragmentation and Google’s “alleged” attempts to reel in fragmentation with “2.1 Updates for Everyone”.What we’ve heard from Google is that future versions of the OS will continue to de-couple apps from the core OS such than people can (potentially) download those apps (or upgrades to them) from the Market, regardless of Android version -- as long as the app is written with backwards compatibility in mind.Right now the magic number is 1.6; I haven’t found any apps in the market that run on Eclair that don’t run on Donut.What Android version are you running? Are you concerned about “version fragmentation”? Do you think 2.1 will come to your 1.5/1.6 phone?

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