From the course: Complete Guide to Android Development with Kotlin for Beginners

Explore the history of Android

From the course: Complete Guide to Android Development with Kotlin for Beginners

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Explore the history of Android

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- [Instructor] What comes to mind when you hear the word Android? Do you only think about an operating system for mobile devices? Well, Android is much more than that. It's an entire application framework that allows you to build custom applications for various form factors. Here, we see phones, tablets, TVs, watches, auto, and more. It's a truly versatile and powerful platform. These applications are developed using Android Studio, the IDE developed by Google that's based on the well-known IntelliJ IDEA. Android Studio ships with development tools that allow you to create, test, debug, and run your applications. Later in this course, I'll show you how to install and configure it for your Android development. Over the years, there have been several versions of Android released. To see what's available in the latest version of the operating system, you can go to android.com. There, you'll have a chance to explore the latest features. In this course, we'll be working with Android 14. That is the latest stable release as of the time of this recording. It includes improved photo quality, new themes, and AI-generated wallpapers, just to name a few. Although we'll be using this version, the principles we cover will also apply to most other versions.

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