A Guide to Android Versions

Whether you choose an Acer brand tablet, Archos. Asus, HP. Motorola. Samsung, Sony or Toshiba. all ant for common point to use the Android system developed by Google. Unlike the Apple iPad, so they use the iOS system "home", fully controlled by Apple.

THE SAME SYSTEM FOR ALL AND TABLETS THAT CAN BE DIFFERENT

The popularity of Android. both manufacturers and users. keep two essential reasons. It is first and foremost a powerful and complete system. especially since version 4, and even more thanks to version 5 which is devoted to this guide. In addition, and perhaps most importantly, Google distributes it for free and even allows manufacturers to model it their needs.

That's why all Android tablets look alike a little. Depending on the case, the manufacturers adopt Android without modifying it. Others, such as Samsung, take advantage of Google's flexibility with its system to adapt and offer a different interface and additional applications and services. This approach has advantages and disadvantages. If only because Samsung, but also Sony, add services in addition to those of Google, which makes you get lost sometimes.

Is it better to buy a movie on the Google store or the Sony store?

And the apps: is the Samsung store as complete as Google's? And what happens when I change my tablet?

It is also worth noting the particular case of tablets sold directly by Google under the labelNexus.These devices are not manufactured by Google, but its partners, according to the precise specifications of Google.

The Nexus 9 is thus manufactured by HTC. Its main advantage is to use an unmodified version of Android and to be the first to benefit from updates of the system. Other tablets will have to wait several weeks. months, so that their own interface is adapted to the new system.

THE LONG HISTORY OF ANDROID 

When Google unveiled the first version of Android in 2007, we were a long way from tablets. The first Android device was the Gl of HTC, a smartphone whose technical characteristics make us smile today.

The definition of the screen was 320x480 pixels. for a diagonal of 3.2 inches and a weight of 158 grams. It already had a touch screen, but its functions were limited and lacked power. The progress has been dazzling since. This is the usual law of technology.

SYSTEMS AND SWEETS 

The first version of Android was called Donut, that is to say donut, in English. It was followed by different opus for the version 2, bearing the names of Ee / air, Froyo (for Frozen Yogurt, or ice cream yoghurt) or Gingerbread (gingerbread). You have to do it: to be recognized in the Android versions, you have to remember names desserts or sweets in English!

Only from version 3 launched in 2011, one year after the launch of the iPad, Android has been adapted to tablets. This version bore the name Honeycomb (honeycomb). This one was even only intended for tablets and could not be installed on smartphones. It is only with version 4.0, called Ice Cream Sandwich, that Google has offered a unified system for telephone and tablet, allowing in principle to install the same apps on his tablet and smartphone. 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 versions
(a variety of candies!).
Version 4.4, had been christened KitKat, as the bars chocolatees following a marketing agreement between Google and Nestle / Hershey. Among the new ones of this version. we note by example! the appearance of the voice command
==OK, Google==