Google Android is a type of software device made for mobile phones which include among others key applications, middleware and an operating system. The Google Android package comes up with a beta version that provides tools and also APIs that are necessary to start the developing of applications using Java language for programming on the Google Android platform.
Google Android comes with a range of features that makes it software to reckon with. Firstly, there is an application framework that enables the reuse as well the replacement of most components. It also comes with a virtual machine (Dalvik) that is optimised for most mobile devices.
Google Android platform also comes with an integrated browser that is based on an open source engine known as a web kit. It also has a graphics optimiser that is powered by the customised 2D graphics library, as well as the 3D graphics that is based on the specification of Open GL ES 1.0, which happens to be an optional hardware acceleration device.
On top of this, SQ Lite is another specification for the storage of structured data. Media support for video, audio and even still formats such as H.264, MPEG4, MP3, AMR, JPG, AAC and GIF are also features making Google Android platform so irresistible.
Google Android also enables features that are hardware dependent such as Bluetooth, GSM Telephony, EDGE, WiFi, as well as 3G. Other Google Android features include camera, compass, GPS and an accelerometer. Google Android also comes with tools for debugging, performance profiling and a device emulator.