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diff --git a/docs/html/about/android.jd b/docs/html/about/android.jd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad0ea7c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/about/android.jd @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +page.title=Android, the world's most popular mobile platform +excludeFromSuggestions=true +walkthru=0 +header.hide=0 + +@jd:body + + +<p>Android powers hundreds of millions of mobile devices in more than 190 +countries around the world. It's the largest installed base of any mobile platform +and growing fast—every day another million users power up their +Android devices for the first time and start looking for apps, games, +and other digital content. </p> + + +<p>Android gives you a world-class platform for creating apps and games for +Android users everywhere, as well as an open marketplace for distributing +to them instantly.</p> + +<h3>Global partnerships and large installed base</h3> + +<p>Building on the contributions of the open-source Linux community and more +than 300 hardware, software, and carrier partners, Android has rapidly become +the fastest-growing mobile OS.</p> + +<blockquote>Every day more than a million new Android devices are activated worldwide.</blockquote> + +<p>Android’s openness has made it a favorite for consumers and developers alike, +driving strong growth in app consumption. Android users download more than +billions of apps and games from Google Play each month. </p> + +<p>With its partners, Android is continuously pushing the boundaries of hardware and software +forward to bring new capabilities to users and developers. For developers, +Android innovation lets you build powerful, differentiated applications +that use the latest mobile technologies.</p> + +<h3>Rapid innovation</h3> + +<p>Android is continuously pushing the boundaries of hardware and software +forward, to bring new capabilities to users and developers. For developers, the +rapid evolution of Android technology lets you stay in front with powerful, +differentiated applications.</p> + +<p>Android gives you access to the latest technologies and innovations across a +multitude of device form-factors, chipset architectures, and price points. From +multicore processing and high-performance graphics to state-of-the-art sensors, +vibrant touchscreens, and emerging mobile technologies.</p> + +<h3>Powerful development framework</h3> + +<blockquote>Easily optimize a single binary for phones, tablets, and other devices.</blockquote> + +<p>Android gives you everything you need to build best-in-class app experiences. +It gives you a single application model that lets you deploy +your apps broadly to hundreds of millions of users across a wide range of +devices—from phones to tablets and beyond.</p> + +<p>Android also gives you tools for creating apps that look great and take +advantage of the hardware capabilities available on each device. It +automatically adapts your UI to look its best on each device, while giving you +as much control as you want over your UI on different device +types. </p> + +<p>For example, you can create a single app binary that's optimized for +both phone and tablet form factors. You declare your UI in lightweight sets of XML +resources, one set for parts of the UI that are common to all form factors and +other sets for optimzations specific to phones or tablets. +At runtime, Android applies the correct resource sets based on its screen size, +density, locale, +and so on.</p> + + +<p>To help you develop efficiently, the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/index.html">Android + Developer Tools</a> +offer a full Java IDE with advanced features for developing, debugging, and +packaging Android apps. Using the IDE, you can develop on any available Android +device or create virtual devices that emulate any hardware configuration.</p> + +<blockquote>1.5 billion downloads a month and growing. Get your apps in front +of millions of users at Google's scale.</blockquote> + +<h3>Open marketplace for distributing your apps</h3> + +<p>Google Play is the premier marketplace for selling and distributing Android apps. +When you publish an app on Google Play, you reach the huge installed base of +Android.</p> + +<div style="float:left;margin-right:24px;margin-top:12px;"> +<img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-device.png"> +</div> + +<p>As an open marketplace, Google Play puts you in control of how you sell your +products. You can publish whenever you want, as often as you want, and to the +customers you want. You can distribute broadly to all markets and +devices or focus on specific segments, devices, or ranges of hardware +capabilities.</p> + +<p>You can monetize in the way that works best for your business—priced or +free, with in-app products or subscriptions—for highest engagement and +revenues. You also have complete control of the pricing for your apps +and in-app products and can set or change prices in any supported currency at +any time.<p> + +<p>Beyond growing your customer base, Google Play helps you build visibility and +engagement across your apps and brand. As your apps rise in popularity, Google +Play gives them higher placement in weekly "top" charts and rankings, and for +the best apps promotional slots in curated collections. +</p> + +<p>Preinstalled on hundreds of billions of Android devices around the world, +Google Play can be a growth engine for your business.</p>
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