Android is a Linux-based operating system which provides an open platform for developers to create their own applications. At first android development in Indonesia is less desirable because most android uses touchscreen input is less popular in Indonesia. Android also need a very fast internet connection in order to maximize their use of the Internet service provider when Indonesia less reliable. Moreover, the notion that Android is difficult to operate / use when compared to other mobile phones.
But in reality, the current Android development in Indonesia has been growing very rapidly. This is because Android has many advantages, one of which is the Android market. Android market is a digital marketplace that contains thousands of program / software both free and paid. Starting from the program for education, entertainment, books & reference, lifestyle, social, productivity, and others can be found in the Android market. Android is not tied to one brand of mobile phones, a few well-known vendors who have been using Android.
History of Android
Android name appears first by a French writer named Mathias Viliers de L'Isle-Adam (1838 - 1898) in his book, Tomorrow's Eve. In the book tells the story of an artificial robot figure like a human form named Hadaly. Then in the following year the figure Andorid introduced in the film Star Wars, the robot C-3PO. The film series Star Trek was then using the Android figure as one of the characters in the form data. From there then the name of Android starting to get known as a robot / Data sophisticated and smart.
In the development of his time, then man has created some of Android that can function properly. As Android EveR-1 made by the Korea Institute for Industrial Technology, a gynoid interpersonal communication model that can mimic human facial expressions and conduct a simple conversation because it has more than 400 vocabulary.
In their own mobile phones, Android software and then created as a form of Linux-based operating system embedded in smartphones. Through Android Inc.. which is a small software company which was established in October 2003 in Palo Alto, California, United States this Android started being developed. The company was founded by several senior at several companies based IT & Communication ie, Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White. according to Rubin, Android Inc.. Andorid goals established for realizing mobile devices are more sensitive to the location and owner preferences. In other words, Android Inc.. trying to achieve a better understanding of mobile devices pemilikinya.
Furthermore, another interesting Android smartphone is Android provides an open platform for developers to create their own applications for use by a variety of mobile devices or for mobile phones. These advantages is by using a computer code base that can then be distributed openly (open source) so users can create or use new applications in it.