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    What are main Features of Android

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    Amit Shukla

    Why Android Development is having boom these days, some features which make android unique. Android is a powerful operating system competing with Apple 4GS and supports great features. A few of them are listed below:

    Android Features :

    Beautiful UI

    Android OS basic screen provides a beautiful and intuitive user interface.

    Connectivity

    GSM/EDGE, IDEN, CDMA, EV-DO, UMTS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE, NFC, and WiMAX.

    Storage

    SQLite, a lightweight relational database, is used for data storage purposes.

    Media support

    H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 SP, AMR, AMR-WB, AAC, HE-AAC, AAC 5.1, MP3, MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP

    Messaging

    SMS and MMS

    There will be a lot of big changes in the Android app development world in 2022

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    Web browser

    Based on the open-source WebKit layout engine, coupled with Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine supporting HTML5 and CSS3.

    Multi-touch

    Android has native support for multi-touch which was initially made available in handsets such as the HTC Hero.

    Multi-tasking

    Users can jump from one task to another and same time various applications can run simultaneously.

    Resizable widgets

    Widgets are resizable, so users can expand them to show more content or shrink them to save space

    Android Application

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    Multi-Language

    Support single direction and bi-directional text.

    GCM

    Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) is a service that lets developers send short message data to their users on Android devices, without needing a proprietary sync solution.

    Wi-Fi Direct

    A technology that lets apps discover and pair directly, over a high-bandwidth peer-to-peer connection.

    Android Beam

    A popular NFC-based technology that lets users instantly share, just by touching two NFC-enabled phones together.

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    Amit Shukla
    Director of NBT
    Amit Shukla is the Director of Next Big Technology, a leading IT consulting company. With a profound passion for staying updated on the latest trends and technologies across various domains, Amit is a dedicated entrepreneur in the IT sector. He takes it upon himself to enlighten his audience with the most current market trends and innovations. His commitment to keeping the industry informed is a testament to his role as a visionary leader in the world of technology.