Android Mobile

In the past, a mobile phone was just a device to communicate with each other and it had a big size. Later, they improved to do more than communication such as sending message, connecting to the internet, listening to music, watching the movie and taking photos. Moreover, it has decreased in size so it is easy to move.

Nowadays, the mobile market has high competition. For example, Apple Company produces the iPhone. It is very interesting. But, Google Company produces a mobile that is better than the iPhone which is called “Android”, It comes with the logo like a fat green bin but has legs and arms. Android is not a mobile but it is a software platform or operation system for mobile devices. The first mobile that used android platform is T-Mobile G1, from Google. The important things about android that I will talk about are history about android, open source, Software Development, Android Developer Challenge and T-Mobile G1, the first mobile that includes android platform inside.

The first is the history of android. Google is planning to enter the mobile phone market but it was unclear what function it might perform in the market. Then, in July 2005 Google acquired android from a small startup group in California. Android’s Co-founders are Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White. Google entered the mobile-phone market in December 2006 by the way Google collaborate with the big several companies such as HTC, Intel, Motorola, T-Mobile, etc, with the goal to develop open standards for mobile devices. Next is the first mobile that include android, the T-Mobile G1, released on October 2008.

Second is the open source. Android is an open source which means that developers can develop an application for their own or can use application from other developers. For example, you can make an application that can check how far you are from your friends or the application that makes your phone use Thai language. So you can modify your mobile by using the android like you can draw anything in a white paper.

Third, Software Development Kit or SDK is a development tools. When you want to make an application on mobile, you must use android SDK because android SDK includes a debugger. Debugger is a computer program that is used to test and debug your program. This is a very important tool for your coding. Next is the emulator which is used for simulating how your application works in the mobile. Libraries are used for understanding how to code the program.

Fourth is the Android Developer Challenge. This is the way of Google to advertise android platform to people because when Google released android, only few people knew about it. Google offered prices totaling to10 million dollars to developers to develop applications for android. Therefore, many people tried to learn about android like babies having a new toy. Now android is popular in the mobile market.

Finally, T-Mobile G1 is the first mobile running android. T-Mobile G1 is a touch screen mobile like the iPhone but for some who think it is very hard to type by touching the screen, this mobile has a keyboard behind the screen. It has a big screen like a wallet and the color is metallic. It makes me feel beyond the future. The camera is 3.2 mega pixels so you can take photos or record videos like they have real life. Moreover, it has a Bluetooth for sharing files to your friends or use with a Bluetooth stereo headset. It does not have many features that most phones do not include such as running on 3G or wifi. From the above reasons, you can develop an application that you like by using android platform.

In conclusion, android is a platform that makes you develop application for your mobile through open source. If you are not good at coding android platform, you can find any application that you like from the internet to modify your mobile. T-Mobile G1 is the first mobile that runs android but in the future, most mobiles may use android. For me, I am very much interested in android and I am waiting for T-Mobile G1 to be released in Thailand.