Android

operating system created by Google for use on mobile devices
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Android

Summary

Android is a mobile operating system[1]. Android ranks in the top 2% of mobile_operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,562 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Android's instance of is recorded as mobile operating system[3].
  • Android's instance of is recorded as computing platform[4].
  • Android's instance of is recorded as open-source software[5].
  • Android's founder is recorded as Rich Miner[6].
  • Android's founder is recorded as Andrew Rubin[7].
  • Android's founder is recorded as Google[8].
  • Android's founder is recorded as Open Handset Alliance[9].
  • android is named after Android[10].
  • Andrew Rubin is named after Android[11].
  • Android's developer is recorded as Google[12].
  • Android's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[13].
  • Android's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[14].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[15].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[16].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as Q3816639[17].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as XML Schema[18].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as Java[19].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as Q575650[20].
  • Android is a type of operating system[21].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[22].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[23].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 4.4[24].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 4.4.4[25].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0.2[26].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0[27].

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Android include CoolApk[28], a website[29], in People's Republic of China[30], founded in 2010[31]; Android Code Search[32], a web application[33]; and Droid Life[34], an online newspaper[35], founded in 2009[36].

Why It Matters

Android ranks in the top 2% of mobile_operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,562 views/month).[2] Android has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Android is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Android include CoolApk[28], a website[29], in People's Republic of China[30], founded in 2010[31]; Android Code Search[32], a web application[33]; and Droid Life[34], an online newspaper[35], founded in 2009[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lemmy community id → android@lemmy.world, android@lemdro.id, androidofficial@lemmy.ml
    P14793 → android@lemmy.world, android@lemdro.id, androidofficial@lemmy.ml
    P14560 → 91
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14560]]: 91, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294596549|Android (#294596549)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8077|Taiwan Central News Agency ("
  2. 6w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14793 → android@lemmy.world, android@lemdro.id, androidofficial@lemmy.ml
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14793]]: android@lemdro.id"
  3. 7w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14793 → android@lemmy.world, android@lemdro.id, androidofficial@lemmy.ml
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14793]]: android@lemmy.world"
  4. 9w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.videogameschronicle.com/?post_type=platforms&p=2
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Android, migrated to ‎[[P:P14350|P14350]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/752f6a15b80|details]])"
  5. 9w ago · NMaia · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consumer rights wiki article id → 2094
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14350]]: 2094, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297028463|Android (#297028463)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8142|‎Consumer Rights Wiki arti"
  6. 9w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → google:Android, android:Android, apple:Android +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: logos:Android_System, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297282970|Android System (#297282970)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8146|Logo"
  7. 11w ago · Midleading · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Android Gingerbread Easter egg.jpg, Android Honeycomb Easter egg.jpg, Android Ice Cream Sandwich Easter egg.jpg +15
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||zh-tw, zh, zh-hans, zh-hant */ 通过[[User:Midleading/RemoveRedundantLabels.js]]删除和[[WD:MUL|多语言]]标签和别名相同的所有冗余标签和别名"
  8. 12w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name → android.com
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: android.com"
  9. 13w ago · MSGJ · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.0, 3.0, 4.4 +27
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pap, pap-aw, en, ru, en-us, ast, tr */ Remove all redundant labels/aliases same as [[WD:MUL|mul]] label/aliases via [[User:Midleading/RemoveRedundantLabels.js"
  10. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0311738-Android-operacni-system
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0311738-Android-operacni-system, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  11. 16w ago · Tom Morris · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Platforms/Android
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Platforms/Android, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293229674|Android (#293229674)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7986|‎Giant Bomb W"
  12. 17w ago · Սահակ · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Google
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P178]]: [[Q819702]]"
  13. 17w ago · Սահակ · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://android.com
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://android.com"
  14. 21w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image needs reharvest → —
    Image last checked license → —
    Image unavailable reason → —
    Image purged license → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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