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Android is a mobile operating system based on Linux that is developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It is primarily used on smartphones and tablets and uses a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software. Most Android devices ship with proprietary Google apps and services pre-installed.

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Android Is A: Touchwiz One Ui HTC Sense

Android is a mobile operating system based on Linux that is developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It is primarily used on smartphones and tablets and uses a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software. Most Android devices ship with proprietary Google apps and services pre-installed.

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Android 

is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and


other open source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such
as smartphones and tablets. Android is developed by a consortium of developers known as
the Open Handset Alliance and commercially sponsored by Google. It was unveiled in November
2007, with the first commercial Android device, the HTC Dream, being launched in September
2008.
Most versions of Android are proprietary. The core components are taken from the Android Open
Source Project (AOSP), which is free and open-source software primarily licensed under
the Apache License. When Android is actually installed on devices, ability to modify the otherwise
FOSS software is usually restricted, either by not providing the corresponding source code or
preventing reinstallation through technical measures, rendering the installed version proprietary.
Most Android devices ship with additional proprietary software pre-installed,[14] most
notably Google Mobile Services (GMS)[15] which includes core apps such as Google Chrome,
the digital distribution platform Google Play, and associated Google Play Services development
platform.
Over 70 percent of Android smartphones run Google's ecosystem; some with vendor-customized
user interface and software suite, such as TouchWiz and later One UI by Samsung, and HTC
Sense.[16] Competing Android ecosystems and forks include Fire OS (developed by Amazon)
or LineageOS. However the "Android" name and logo are trademarks of Google which imposes
standards to restrict the use of Android branding by "uncertified" devices outside their ecosystem.
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The source code has been used to develop variants of Android on a range of other electronics,
such as game consoles, digital cameras, portable media players, PCs, each with a specialized
user interface. Some well known derivatives include Android TV for televisions and Wear OS for
wearables, both developed by Google. Software packages on Android, which use
the APK format, are generally distributed through proprietary application stores like Google Play
Store, Amazon Appstore (including for Windows 11), Samsung Galaxy Store, Huawei
AppGallery, Cafe Bazaar, and GetJar, or open source platforms like Aptoide or F-Droid.
Android has been the best-selling OS worldwide on smartphones since 2011 and on tablets since
2013. As of May 2021, it has over three billion monthly active users, the largest installed base of
any operating system, and as of January 2021, the Google Play Store features over 3 million
apps.[19] Android 12, released on October 4, 2021, is the latest version

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