6 facts about the Android demystified - Tecmundo

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In recent years the Android system went from anonymity to become, almost meteoric fashion, the most widely used mobile operating system on the planet. If at the beginning of the iOS system and iPhones were unanimous, now is the little robot that Google dominates the market, being present in over 80% of all smartphones in the world.

The growth of Android was fast – and the adoption of smart phones, which did not even exist 10 years ago – however, this does not mean that the path has been easy and smoothly. He was actually very long, after all, over time, many rumors and “opinions” standard emerged to tarnish the image of the operating system.

Not that some facts were not true, but it is also necessary to highlight any trends that Android had in recent years. A fragmented system full of bugs and bad form, he began to show increasingly strong and resourceful. Then check out Six Myths (and Facts) demystified about Android.

1. Highly fragmented

Android fragmentation between different devices and different brands of electronics is something heavily criticized in the technology world. For those unaware, this term is used to “describe” the distribution of different versions of the operating system on various available devices on the market.

Jelly Bean is now the most popular version (Image Source: Reproduction / GSM)

Many people criticize the fact that there are a lot of devices with very old OS options, something that can cause problems such as incompatibility of new applications or even the lack of resources and operating speed.

Yes, fragmentation has been a problem in the Android world, however, both Google and also manufacturers of smartphones are finding ways to combat the problem. According to the company, more than half of devices running the OS has some Jelly Bean version installed.

Thus, distributions 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 would amount to 52.1% of all Android devices. Remember that the survey was conducted before the release of Android KitKat. In addition, other information worth mentioning is the fact that until a few months ago, the Gingerbread edition was the most popular.

Hmmm, jelly beans! (Image Source: Reproduction / Pplware)

Finally, an interesting point highlighted by some analysts may also be remembered: the fact that older versions of Android also enable the development of devices with cheaper hardware – leaving more accessible to public smartphones with lower power purchasing.

2. You WILL get a virus

Not if you do not take risks, you hardly end up getting some sort of malware on your Android device. Contrary to what many people think, infecting your machine with a virus is much more difficult than doing it on computers.

Options abound for you to feel safer (Image Source: Reproduction / Baixaki)

Although there are thousands of apps for the operating system, Google tries to keep a little closer tabs on what is offered in the official Android app store. Of course, even then there can be exceptions – including, occasionally we just “fishing” some malicious app on tests of Baixaki -., However, you just follow some simple rules of “good conduct” not to worry

You should not, for example, using completely unknown and programs you downloaded from places other than Google Play. Also, use common sense and not exit by clicking strange links while surfing the internet. Finally, we find it necessary, download any of the renowned antivirus that come with versions for Android.

3. Task managers and optimizers are required

lot of people who bought an Android in recent times must have heard of someone: “Get ready for download a task manager and a program to take care of your battery”. This is because some believe that to maintain device performance we need to be constantly closing the programs that are running in the background.

This is not true, especially in newer versions of the operating system, that deal much better with multitasking tools. So if you get forcing the closure of programs likely to happen the opposite of what you want, ie the system consume more energy to have to close and open applications more consistently.

4. But that complicated machine

One of the great myths about the operating system would be the fact that it is complicated and that the learning curve to get operate an Android gadget is much greater than that to be “covered” by those who buy a device that uses another SO.

Currently

comment something until something is offensive to a person who is buying a new electronic. How well resembles the Android Authority, nowadays the main interfaces of mobile operating systems are extremely similar, so that one hardly finds such difficulty and difference in the basic usability of a smartphone with Android or iOS.

Moreover, it is also worth noting that the system of Google is that it has more penetration in different markets, ie, he has managed to appeal to different audience profiles using basically the same formula for all of them.

5. The Android lock more

Another great discussion involving mobile devices revolves around the stability of the operating systems. And the fact is that make compelling statements in this regard, at least in the current market, is extremely complicated.

A growing army! (Image Source: Reproduction / Epsilon Creations)

This is because both Windows Phone and Android and iOS already arrived in mature stages of development, presenting a uniform and very similar function with respect to the “basic” use of equipment.

Furthermore, it is noteworthy that research, reviews and even comparisons between operating systems pop up on the internet almost daily. And something that is as common as these articles is the fact that they contradict each other almost all the time. If Android is in a more stable, so you find another saying that iOS is much more reliable than its main competitor.

So, the truth is that a good Android device shows a behavior very similar to any iPhone or Lumia belonging to the same category. Here, today, what really counts is the personal experience of each individual, taking into account what is being sought on a new laptop.

6. Android is totally open

One of the reasons Android has the bad reputation of being easily invaded by malware is the fact that it is an open system. Yes, Android is open, but not in the way people imagine it to be.

Android is ours! (Image Source: Reproduction / Google)

Despite being based on the Linux system, the OS created by Google is full of restrictions. Even with every new update released, new rules and locks are implemented by the company to let some aspects of the standard operating system.

This displeases some

including manufacturers, after all, almost everyone likes to insert changes and circumstances that leave their aircraft with important differences to beat the competition.