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Android is an operating system developed by Google for smartphones and tablets, built on a modified version of the Linux kernel together with other open-source software. First released in 2008, it became the world's most widely used operating system and the most used operating system for smartphones.

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Year
2008 1
Significance
World's most widely used operating system overall and the most used operating system for smartphones, with 3.9 billion users. 1
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1. Android (operating system) - Wikipedia
  • History section, 2000s subsection
    The first commercially available smartphone running Android was the HTC Dream, also known as T-Mobile G1, announced on September 23, 2008.
  • Opening paragraph
    Android is the world's most widely used operating system with 3.9 billion users, and the most used operating system for smartphones.
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