2. Google didn't build Android itself. Android was a separate unit which was bought and financially backed by Google way back in 2005. The separate unit was called Android Inc. and was founded by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner and Chris White in 2003.
3. The First Android Smartphone was launched by HTC. Though Samsung has captured much of the Android smartphone sector with its Galaxy series of devices, HTC was the first to take a shot at Android. The first commercially available Android smartphone was called HTC Dream and was released on October 2008.
4. Google names the code names of Android versions in alphabetical order. These names are not random but names of desserts: Cupcake, Donut Eclair Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean.
5. Google didn't originally create the green cute looking Android Logo. The mascot was adopted from a character named Android from a game called Gauntlet.
6. Android's App Store is the Google Play Store.
7. From a study in 2010 8% of Android users switched from an iPhone and 45 % said Android is their first Smartphone.
8. The Top three games preferred by Android Users were Angry Birds, Solitaire, and Jewels.
9. More or less , About 60% of the Android users fall under age of 34.
10. 33% of Android users have 50 apps on their Android device.
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