Andy Android Emulator

There are many reasons if you want to use an Android emulator on your desktop computer. For example, you want to replace your old mobile phone to a new smartphone based on Android, maybe, Google Nexus, but want to try first Android applications. Another possibility there is an application that will be easier to run on your PC, such as Messaging or WhatsApp. Or maybe you just want to enjoy Android games on larger computer screen.

Install Android on PC with BlueStacks Emulator

BlueStacks is a useful Android emulator to connect to the Google Play Store to install Android apps on your PC or Mac computer virtually. There are many popular applications on the Android mobile platform such as Angry Birds and Instagram. But unfortunately, these applications can not be run on a PC with Windows or Mac operating system without going through the emulator. The following will explain how to install BlueStacks App Player so that we can run our favorite Android apps on a PC with Windows operating systems. Once installed, you can buy BlueStacks or keep using it for free on the condition that you have to install Android applications from application developers who partner with BlueStacks.

Andy Rubin The Android Inventor

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Andy Rubin is the inventor of Android. He was born on June 22, 1946 in New Bedford, United States. He is the first developer of the Android operating system before being acquired by Google. Since childhood, Rubin has been used to seeing lots of new gadgets. This is because his father, a psychologist who swerved into the world of direct marketing. The electronic products that is sold by his father are kept in Andy Rubin's room.

Android Version

Versions of Android ever released are as follows:

1. Android version 1.1

Released on March 9, 2009. This Android version is equipped with an aesthetic update to the application clock, alarm, voice search, sending messages to Gmail, and email notifications.

The Advantages of Android OS

Nowadays there are a lot of operating systems for mobile devices including iOS, Android, WebOS, Windows Phone, Symbian, FirefoxOS, Tizen, and Jolla. Each mobile operating system has its own unique advantages. But for now it can be said that Android is still the leader among its competitors. Android mobile platform is hailed as the first complete, open and free. Here are the advantages of Android when compared with its competitors.

Android History

Android Inc., was founded in Palo Alto, California in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White. According to Andy Rubin, Android Inc. was established to develop smart mobile devices that could better understand the preferences and the location of the owners. The initial intention of the company is to develop an advanced operating system for digital cameras. When Andy Rubin realized that the market share for digital camera device is not large enough, then he change the company's goal to make a smartphone operating system that will compete with Symbian and Windows Mobile. Andy Rubin had run out of money. Steve Perlman, a close friend of Rubin, giving the sum of $ 10,000 in cash in an envelope. But Perlman refusing to get a share in the company.

Android Operating System

The following is a brief description about Android Operating System. Android is an operating system for mobile devices based on the Linux kernel. Google as the developer of Android, using the Linux kernel as a base but they create their own user interfaces. The latest Android releases usually follow the latest developments of the Linux kernel.