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'''Android''' is a [[Linux]] | '''Android''' is a mobile operating system based on the [[Linux]] kernel developed by [[Google]]. It is the most popular mobile platform in the world with over 1 billion recorded activations. | ||
Android is a Java | Android is a Java virtual machine along with the Busybox userland and custom Bionic C library on top of the Linux kernel. Android does not contain the GNU utilities and libraries used in [[GNU/Linux]] distributions due to licensing, so that device manufacturers can keep their software non-free without running into GPL copyleft issues, although users can add replacements for some of these features through third-party software. Because of this, Android is referred to as a Linux system, but not a GNU/Linux system. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[List of recommended Android software]] | * [[List of recommended Android software]] | ||
* [[Android ricing]] | * [[Android ricing]] | ||
* [[Android ROMs]] | |||
* [[Portables]] | |||
* Richard Stallman's article on [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html Android and User Freedom] | * Richard Stallman's article on [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html Android and User Freedom] | ||
[[Category:Operating systems]] | [[Category:Operating systems]] | ||
[[Category:GNU/Linux]] | |||
[[Category:Android]] | |||
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Android is a mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel developed by Google. It is the most popular mobile platform in the world with over 1 billion recorded activations.
Android is a Java virtual machine along with the Busybox userland and custom Bionic C library on top of the Linux kernel. Android does not contain the GNU utilities and libraries used in GNU/Linux distributions due to licensing, so that device manufacturers can keep their software non-free without running into GPL copyleft issues, although users can add replacements for some of these features through third-party software. Because of this, Android is referred to as a Linux system, but not a GNU/Linux system.
See also
- List of recommended Android software
- Android ricing
- Android ROMs
- Portables
- Richard Stallman's article on Android and User Freedom