Android, pronounced in English /ɑ.dʁɔ.id/, in English / ænˌdɹɔɪd /, is a mobile operating system [5], [6] based on the Linux kernel and currently developed

Launched in June 2007 following Google's 2005 acquisition of the startup of the same name [7], the system was initially designed for smartphones and tablets, and then diversified into connected objects and computers like TVs (Android TV), cars (Android Auto), computers (Android-x86) and smartwatch (Android Wear).
In 2015, Android is the most used mobile operating system in the world with more than 80% market share in smartphones, ahead of iOS Apple [8].