Since the arrival of Android in 2003, it has been one of the most popular and used operating systems around the world due to its wide variety of options and themes. Android has passed through many hands and all of them have contributed great advances for its optimal functioning, which is why this system is full of many curious facts that you may not have known and here we will tell you about it.
It was not created for a mobile operating system
Andy Rubin, one of the creators of Android , mainly created this operating system for digital cameras, but over time it was created for cell phones, but it was totally different from what it is today, since it was not for touch devices but for BlackBerry.
Android was not created by Google
In 2003, Chris White, Nick Sears and Andy Rubin created the company in California with the main objective of launching an operating system based on Linux and it was not until 2005 that Google acquired the company for 50 million dollars.
The green color of the Android logo has a reason for being
Irina Blok, Android graphic designer and creator of the logo, used the color green because it reminds of nostalgia and always stands out against a dark background. In addition, they have never had the idea of changing the logo, as it is simple, easy to remember and pleasant.
android inspiration
Writer Philip K. Dich published one of the most iconic science fiction works of the time: 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' The name Android is an allusion to this work, which focuses on the misadventures of the Nexus 6 replicants.
First mobile with Android
In 2008 they launched the HTC Dream cell phone, being the first smartphone with Android, with a single-core processor and 256 MB. It did not have a front camera, but it did have Gmail, Google Maps and Google Calendar.
It should be noted that Android is full of many curious facts and in almost 20 years it has made great progress with its operating system and this has made cell phones that have this system one of the most purchased in the world, because in addition to being cheap they are also interactive.
