Android did it Again

Android and Google did it again by touching new heights of achievement. 3.7 million Android devices have been activated this Christmas.

Android did wonders again. This Christmas weekend, activation of Android devices hits 3.7 million. This is one reason why Google and its Android partners should cheer about. How can this Operating System be so successful when other operating systems are not? What is behind all these things?

In a tweet by Google’s Android Manager Andy Rubin, it is mentioned that 3.7 million Android devices were activated this Christmas Eve and Christmas day alone. Just some few weeks back, Android application downloads from apps market touched 10 billion downloads and this was not all, now we come to know that the number of device activation has also touched new heights. The manager went on to say in Google+ that this number has been strictly according to new activations excluding resold phones. Android and iOS devices activation together has been 6.8 million this Christmas which is indeed a great leap from last year’s (2010) 2.8 million activations. And most activation has been particularly for the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

This is real good news for Android application development companies worldwide who would be expecting good business. This is also one reason why not even a single software development company worldwide doesn’t think of including Android Application Development as one main service. Therefore, it can be expected that there will be a tremendous rise in the number of developers and applications in the following years to come.

By the number of activation seen this Christmas, it seems that everyone has been getting an Android device as their Christmas gifts. Now coming to the question why this OS is exceptionally successful recently as in comparison to other OS like Symbian, it can be said that this OS has lots of advantages over other operating systems. Some of the advantages this OS has over other OS are given below.

Efficient Operating System

Many people doesn’t prefer multitasking phone just because they are considered power drainer. It is true that most such phones consume a lot of power while running many applications at a time. But this is not the case with Android Smartphone. It is optimized in a way that it doesn’t gobble up power and at the same time function just the perfect way.

Fast Web Browsing

Android mobile phones come with browser with flash content compatibility thereby giving a totally new web browsing experience. One will never come across complaints such as the internet is too slow, web pages failed to load, type of page is not supported and incompatibility of flash contents.

Wide Range of Applications

Due to the large number of applications available in the market for this particular Smartphone OS, users have no problem as long as applications and games are concerned. There is wide range of paid and free applications which users can download and install on their devices. Therefore, when it comes to applications, users with Smartphone with this particular OS has no problems of incompatible application and unavailability of application of their choice.

And with the coming of the New Year, what new things come up with Google and Android will be worth watching.

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