Android is developed by a consortium of developers known as the Open Handset Alliance, though its most widely used version is primarily developed by Google.
GNU GPL v2 for the Linux kernel modificationsĪndroid is a mobile operating system (32-bit and 64-bit) based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.Apache License 2.0 for userspace software.