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`Enabling Opportunity
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`Understanding Android
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`From facts to terminology, learn how Android helps
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`ANDROID FACT #01
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`By being an open-source platform, Android’s source code is available for anyone
`to view, download, modify, enhance, and redistribute without requiring any sort
`of fees, royalties, or other costs. This is the opposite of closed
`source/proprietary software which never makes its source code public and
`strictly prohibits any modiAcation.
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`Enabling Opportunity
`Facts
`Stories
`Research
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`Understanding Android
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`From facts to terminology, learn how Android helps
`support the mobile market.
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`ANDROID FACT #01
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`By being an open-source platform, Android’s source code is available for anyone
`to view, download, modify, enhance, and redistribute without requiring any sort
`of fees, royalties, or other costs. This is the opposite of closed
`source/proprietary software which never makes its source code public and
`strictly prohibits any modiAcation.
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`ANDROID FACT #02
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`Each new update to the Android operating system is a free, fully-functional,
`open-source mobile operating system that manufacturers can use to
`build devices.
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`ANDROID FACT #03
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`Google has released 24 versions of the Android operating system since 2008
`and continues to make substantial investments to develop, grow, and improve
`the OS.
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`ANDROID FACT #04
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`No one is ever required to pre-install Google’s suite of proprietary apps to
`access, use, or distribute the Android operating system. For example, the
`Amazon Fire tablet runs on an operating system that was built using Android,
`yet ships with no Google apps pre-installed.
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`ANDROID FACT #05
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`Microsoft has partnered with 74 Android manufacturers based in 25 countries
`to preload its popular productivity apps and services on many Android tablets
`and phones including the Samsung Galaxy S6, Sony Xperia Z4, and
`the LG G Pad 2.
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`ANDROID FACT #06
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`Even if a phone has Google’s suite of proprietary apps pre-installed, device
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`makers and mobile operators often choose to pre-install similar apps on a
`device-by-device basis—such as email, messaging, browsers, and
`media players.
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`ANDROID FACT #07
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`Among 2016 Xagship phones in the UK, Germany, and France, only 29% of pre-
`installed apps are from Google. The remaining 71% are from device makers,
`mobile operators, and other companies, like Facebook.
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`ANDROID FACT #08
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`Android apps have more distribution opportunities than on any other mobile
`platform. In addition to the Play Store, there are dozens of other app stores on
`Android, such as GetJar, Yandex, LG’s Smart World, and Samsung’s Galaxy
`Apps store.
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`ANDROID FACT #09
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`While users on other platforms can’t download alternative app stores without
`“jailbreaking” their phones, Google doesn’t restrict other stores from Android—
`making it the only major mobile OS to enable multiple app stores.
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`ANDROID FACT #10
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`Android users can completely customize their homescreens with launchers and
`widgets, and reskin their devices. Even pre-installed apps can be removed from
`the homescreen or disabled entirely.
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`ANDROID FACT #11
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`Device makers and mobile operators often preload other app stores onto their
`phones in addition to Google Play, such as Samsung’s Galaxy Apps store or
`Xiaomi’s MiMarket.
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`ANDROID FACT #12
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`Because third-party app stores don’t always adhere to the strict Google Play
`Store security checks for apps, Google Play doesn’t allow other app stores to be
`downloaded directly through the Play Store. Learn more
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`ANDROID FACT #13
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`Most major Android device makers choose to customize the look and feel of
`their phones as a way of differentiating their devices.
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`ANDROID FACT #14
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`A pre-installed app doesn’t prevent similar or competing apps from being more
`successful. Hangouts is part of Google’s suite of proprietary apps, yet
`WhatsApp, another messaging service, has over one billion users (¾ of which
`are on Android) and Facebook Messenger has one billion active monthly users.
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`ANDROID FACT #15
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`90% of Android apps on Google Play use Android’s “intents” system, which
`allows developers to designate other apps to perform certain actions. This lets
`Android users set any app they want as the default for tasks like search or web
`browsing including UC Browser, Opera, or Chrome.
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`ANDROID FACT #16
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`If device makers want to preinstall Google apps, they must install the full Google
`Mobile Services (GMS) suite, as they were designed to work together to provide
`a baseline functionality for users—like the ability to save a photo from Gmail to
`Photos or open a Gmail attachment in Drive.
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`ANDROID FACT #17
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`Google doesn’t require manufacturers to sign an anti-fragmentation
`requirement. This is an entirely voluntary step taken by device makers to prevent
`incompatibility—a problem that drives up development costs and harms the
`user experiences.
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`ANDROID FACT #18
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`The Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) is the core software stack behind the
`Android OS and consists of the operating system, middleware, and open-source
`apps like a phone dialer, email, and messaging. Mobile operators, device makers,
`and developers can use this to build devices and apps.
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`ANDROID FACT #19
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`Android makes a device compatibility test widely available to help device makers
`ensure that Android apps will work properly on their devices. Manufacturers who
`sign Google’s voluntary compatibility agreements are still free to choose which
`apps and app stores to pre-load onto their devices, whether their own or those
`of a third-party.
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`ANDROID FACT #20
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`Even with Google apps pre-installed on certain Android devices, many third-party
`apps thrive on Android. For example, in high-growth markets like India, 98% of
`people surveyed use Facebook’s WhatsApp at least once a month for
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`messaging, while only 32% use Google Hangouts.
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`ANDROID FACT #21
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`Google Play Services is a framework of features that give Android developers the
`ability to build additional features into their apps—like adding a map, inserting a
`leaderboard in their game, or the ability to cast a video from their app to a TV.
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