1.2 Android—The World’s Leading Mobile Operating System

Android device sales are growing quickly, creating enormous opportunities for Android app developers.

  • The first-generation Android phones were released in October 2008. As of June 2015, Android had 82.8% of the global smartphone market share, compared to 13.9% for Apple and 2.6% for Microsoft.1

  • Billions of apps have been downloaded from Google Play and more than one billion Android devices were shipped worldwide in 2014.2

  • According to PC World, approximately 230 million tablets shipped in 2014 of which 67.3% were Android tablets, compared ...

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