
Vital features like messaging services(SMS and MMS), web browser, storage (SQLite), connectivity (GSM, CDMA, BlueTooth, Wi-Fi, etc.), media, handset layout, etc are also supported and facilitated by Android. Features like weather details, opening screen, live RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, etc, are interesting to have and are thus supported and facilitated by Android. The consumers have the facility to choose from the multiple options of mobile applications available in the market. The Android platform can be customized by anyone. Features of Android:Īndroid has many important features.
The main objective of Android is to advance open standards, provide services, and deploy handsets. The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is led by Google. Established on 5th November 2007, as a consortium of 84 companies, the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) includes Google, Samsung, AKM, Synaptics, KDDI, Garmin, Teleca, eBay, Intel, etc.