The origins of Android may be traced back to 2003, when Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White created Android Inc.
In the beginning, the company's goal was to create a mobile operating system for digital cameras, but in 2004, it moved its focus to cellphones.
Google paid $50 million for Android Inc. in 2005 to compete with Apple's iOS & develop an open-source operating system for many device manufacturers.
T-Mobile G1, introduced in 2008, was the first Android handset with a touchscreen & pre-installed Google programmes such as Gmail, Maps, and YouTube.
Android became the best-selling mobile operating system globally, gained popularity and is now used on over 3 billion devices worldwide by 2011.
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