What is android?

What is Android?

Meaning of Android
Android is an OS for smartphones developed by Google. Until the advent of Android, the iPhone market was almost monopolized, but because Android was a license-free operating system, companies such as DOCOMO and AU began to develop Android phones rapidly. In 2011, the iPhone was overtaken, and Japan and the United States reached the top share in the smartphone market.

The impact of Android on the smartphone market

Before the advent of Android, the smartphone = iPhone, iPhone = Softbank was completed, and users other than SoftBank were forced to change their careers. However, thanks to the advent of Android, Docomo and AU users are also given a choice of smartphones, which is said to have contributed greatly to the development of the smartphone market.

Be careful when buying android

Of course, there are merits and demerits in Android, and there are many differences from iPhones. When changing from a phone to a smartphone, it is recommended that you purchase after carefully identifying the differences between Android and iPhone.

Wearing Android Wear

Android Wear is an evolution of the Android OS. This is an OS developed for wearable devices called next-generation devices based on Android and is already sold as a smartwatch in 2015. In the future, the presence in the IoT and wearable device market is expected to increase as it is installed in wearable cameras.

Android One you can buy for 10,000 yen

Although smartphones are showing the rapid spread in recent years, it is said that only about 1 billion people who are relatively wealthy out of 7 billion people in the world can purchase. Android One is a project launched by Google for the remaining 5 billion people.

Android One is a generic name for low-priced smartphones developed by google in charge of parts procurement and specification unification.

OS support is limited to 2 years

This smartphone, which can be purchased from around 10,000 yen in Japanese yen, is guaranteed 2 years of OS support while maintaining the minimum required performance. Which one will be the smartphone market champion?

Android auto-installed in the car

Android is trying to open up the future of cars. That is Android Auto released in March 2015. This is an application for connecting a car navigation system to an Android phone. It searches nearby shops and provides directions to the destination.

All operations are sound OK

Of course, all operations are spoken to the car navigation system, answering with voice. Apple, which is famous for its iPhone, is also developing a similar app called CarPlay, and competition in the telematics field is likely to intensify.