What is Android? Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel. It is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. In addition, Google has further developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, and Wear OS for wrist watches. Variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics. History of Android The "Sooner" prototype phone, running a pre-release version of Android Android Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White. The early intentions of the company were to develop an advanced operating system for digital cameras. The company then decided that the market for cameras was not large enough for its goals, it had diverted its efforts to ma...