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Android is a mobile operating system used for Mobile Devices Android is based upon a modified version of the Linux kernel. The unveiling of the Android platform on 5 November 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 34 hardware, software and telecom companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices. Google decided to extend its features then it tied up with open alliance handset, a consortium of 79 hardware, software, and telecom companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices. Google has made most of the Android platform available under the Apache free-software and open source license. The android SDK can be downloaded from its official website which includes virtual mobile Device, Google libraries and Tutorials.
