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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 (6,448 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 Open Handset Alliance[12].
  • Android's developer is recorded as Google[13].
  • Android's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[14].
  • Android's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[15].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[16].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[17].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as Q3816639[18].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as XML Schema[19].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as Java[20].
  • Android's programmed in is recorded as Q575650[21].
  • Android is a type of operating system[22].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[23].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[24].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 4.4[25].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 4.4.4[26].
  • Android's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0.2[27].

Body

Publication

Languages include multiple languages[28] and English[29].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Android include CoolApk[30], a website[31], in People's Republic of China[32], founded in 2010[33]; Droid Life[34], an online newspaper[35], founded in 2009[36]; and Android Code Search[37], a web application[38].

Why It Matters

Android ranks in the top 2% of mobile_operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,448 views/month).[2] Android has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Android is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Android include CoolApk[30], a website[31], in People's Republic of China[32], founded in 2010[33]; Droid Life[34], an online newspaper[35], founded in 2009[36]; and Android Code Search[37], a web application[38].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . arstechnica.com. Retrieved . arstechnica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . source.android.com. source.android.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . developer.android.com. developer.android.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . w3schools.com. w3schools.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . openhub.net. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . security.googleblog.com. Retrieved . security.googleblog.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . android-developers.blogspot.am. android-developers.blogspot.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . android-developers.blogspot.am. android-developers.blogspot.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . 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. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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