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I placed information with references in the lead about Android being the most popular. Was reverted thrice. Hopefully that person won't violate the wp:3rr rule. Reasons for the reverts where:
1. Don't place new info in the lead. This seems like the person is making up rules.
2. Needs to have info in the article if it is in the lead. Again seems like the person is making up rules. The information is concise and stands on its own. If someone wants to expand on, then go ahead, but that isn't a reason for revert.
What do you think? Thanks, Daniel.Cardenas ( talk) 18:12, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
Getting to the actual discussion. The source makes it clear that Android is the most popular operating system by "total Internet usage". That's information that's suitable in the section I moved it into and reworded it, but I don't think it's an important aspect of Android that its users spend a lot of time online. Furthermore, the source specifies that Android users had 37.93% market share, against 37.91% for Windows. Not exactly a major leap of difference, and could easily be switched again. LocalNet ( talk) 19:33, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
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LocalNet:
Aggressive today, are we? :)
First off, let's avoid the insistence that I am "making up rules".
I very clearly linked to WP:LEAD, which states "Apart from basic facts, significant information should not appear in the lead if it is not covered in the remainder of the article".
Adding new information only in the lead breaks that guideline.
Furthermore, please note that I added information in the article, reworded the information to clarify what terms "most popular" meant, and once I understood that it concerned "total Internet usage", I was unsure if it needed to be in the lead. Let's not draw a conclusion not stated by the source.
For future reference, there is no need to continuously re-add information once reverted by another user. It is so much easier to have a proper discussion rather than edit-war. While not a policy, bold, revert, discuss is an excellent example of good community relations.
And also, you are not even going to give me a chance to respond before you continue the reversions? Really?
Daniel.Cardenas ( talk) 05:32, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
Daniel.Cardenas ( talk) 07:33, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
At this point, I'm tempted to just let others be the deciding third-parties. And we should probably let the noticeboard incident finish. Honestly, it seems like you're more concerned with invalidating me ("making up rules", "are you giving up on synth claim?" and the last personal attacks), rather than content, where I've repeatedly expressed my thinking based on information in the sources and guidelines. I hope I've made myself clear in my edit summaries and my explanations here. LocalNet ( talk) 07:45, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
OK. I just saw that the edit-warring report has been cancelled. Thank you. I have a suggestion for you. What if we start entirely fresh? End this conversation and start a new talk page discussion, starting anew. Stating all of our points better, avoiding any personal insults, and both be willing to compromise. I have a feeling we went down the wrong path with the edit-warring report on the side, preventing any good-faith compromises or polite exchanges from happening. Thoughts? LocalNet ( talk) 08:43, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
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Hey @ Jd22292, Sro23, Davey2010, Sro23, and Adam9007: I can see there was a lot of back-and-forth edits here. There may be information about the user(s) I don't have, but in regards to the edit. Next time, maybe try to properly read what the user tried to explain in their edit requests here. It was a genuine thing, an issue with the links where one lead to logins/dead pages and the other to correct versions. You turned away not just them from becoming contributors, but potentially anyone else who now cannot write here... They definitely shouldn't have been cursing in edit summaries, but the information in the actual edit request was good. LocalNet ( talk) 08:48, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
@
Adam9007 and
MelanieN: I found
this page on the disputes with the user. Some of it appears to be wrong, however. If we take information in the edit request on *this page* specifically, the user stated that the link "
https://www.wsj.com/article/SB118602176520985718.html" leads to an error page. It does! "Page unavailable" it tells me. They suggested changing it to "
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118602176520985718.html" (without the "s" in "https"), which works! In the actual Android article right now, if you search for "Google Pushes Tailored Phones To Win Lucrative Ad Market", you'll find the relevant link.
This one. It uses an archive-URL with the "http" format (not https), specifically. Click directly on "
the original" link and you get a "Page unavailable" text, which is the HTTPS variant I'm assuming was done by the bot discussed in the dispute page above.
LocalNet (
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And you know what, I'm just gonna pile on with even more information here. From the public's perspective, does anyone here who took part in the active reversions, including
Jd22292,
Sro23,
Davey2010,
Adam9007, think it's a good outlook for Wikipedia to just revert edit requests, especially without an explanation for why in the edit summary? The public has no knowledge of the background of a dispute. I may be the only one who has actually asked what it's all about. Quick non-explanatory reversions of talk page messages, especially decent-looking ones where the user is begging to be properly heard, looks incredibly hostile. "Oh, you were going to try and help us fix some links? TOO BAD!"
Way to improve the reputation of the Wikipedia community... At the very least, follow in the footsteps of
the Bill Clinton talk page, in which the relevant content was put in a collapsed box with a reason for the decline.
LocalNet (
talk) 16:14, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
LocalNet, I can see you are upset about what appears to be an injustice. But there is a LOT of backstory here. After repeated instances of sock puppetry (see User talk:Nate Speed), the user was community banned from Wikipedia for making death threats! See the AN discussion here. The community has decided that this is someone who should never edit at Wikipedia. Not even if a particular edit suggestion is valid. If you find this suggestion to be valid, then make it in the article, but unfortunately there is nothing wrong with the way this user was treated. -- MelanieN ( talk) 16:42, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
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Android O DP4 came out July 24th 2017 and is the latest preview version of Android. ( https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/07/developer-preview-4-now-available.html) Ltrii ( talk) 04:15, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
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Change "firmwares" in the second paragraph of the Open-source community subsection to "firmware". Firmware is a mass noun, it has no plural form. 83.32.234.140 ( talk) 10:40, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
Per wp:lead the intro shall contain the most interesting info. Quote:
Being the most popular is very interesting. Also the wp:lead states that the most interesting info should be first in the intro. I put it at the end but feel it belongs further up. What do you think? Daniel.Cardenas ( talk) 21:51, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
Android has been the best-selling OS on tablets since 2013, and runs on the vast majority of smartphones. As of May 2017, Android has two billion monthly active users, and it has the largest installed base of any operating system.
While it's obvious that significantly more people search for Android the OS than android the robot, it strikes me as wrong that the concept of an android robot wouldn't be able to occupy the Android title without being disambiguated. After all, the very reason that Android OS is named as such is because it uses an android robot as its mascot. It strikes me as an example of popularity overriding encyclopedic common sense, in the way that you wouldn't make Bird (animal) and have Bird be a disambiguation page just because Twitter is popular. In my opinion, Android (disambiguation) should be the disambig page. ZXCVBNM ( TALK) 07:48, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
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Boogle, not Google. 203.59.184.133 ( talk) 10:31, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
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"In August 2013, Google announced Android Device Manager (renamed Find My Device in May 2017),[230][231] a service that allows users to remotely track, locate, and wipe their Android device,[232][233] with an Android app for the service released in December."
Not true, the App was released in March 2017, not December. NeoXen ( talk) 15:14, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
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How do I get Android 8.0 on my Sony Xperia Z Ultra and HTC One M9 Gold ? Thank you-- Tommyboynr1 ( talk) 13:34, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
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Hi @ Comp.arch: I just checked Wikipedia today and saw the reversion of my edit. To be honest, I am not really sure what you meant in your edit summary. Would you be willing to discuss it with me? I have multiple issues with the current text ("As of latest version", an unnecessary quote I believe can be adequately rewritten to avoid being a quote, and hidden text). Is there anything specific in my edit that you disagree with that you could explain differently? :) LocalNet ( talk) 20:42, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
( edit conflict) Thank you for the reply! I do, however, think you misunderstand. I believe it states that new processor chips in 2017 must use kernel 4.4 or newer, but new devices still using older processor chips don't have the same requirement. My edit did not properly explain that, however. I propose this: "With the release of Android Oreo in 2017, Google began to require that devices shipped with new processor chips had Linux kernel version 4.4 or newer, for security reasons. Existing devices upgraded to Oreo, and new products launched with older processor chips, were exempt from this rule. [1] [2]" The whole "SoC" thing is pretty much tech-speak, and I think it can be clearly communicated with a simplified "processor chips" statement. Thoughts? :)
Going to assume silence means consensus and make a change based on my proposed revised statement above. LocalNet ( talk) 18:29, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
I think this article is missing a section describing AOSP; what it is, who maintains it, what it comprises, who uses it as a base for their work, etc. -- uKER ( talk) 19:35, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
I just reviewed the "Open Source Community" section and it's worse than I thought. The section doesn't talk about AOSP itself. It only talks about (as I said before) random nerds that come together and base their own ROMs off what's on AOSP. What's funny enough is that the sentence refers to AOSP without the article ever explainin what AOSP is. Just great. -- uKER ( talk) 23:05, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
Android is an aporaiting system for mobiles and it is very good and cool! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.247.99.82 ( talk) 21:00, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: WP:SNOW not moved. Clearly there is and will be no consensus for such a move, not the least of which because "consistency" with another OS is not a valid reason to rename an article if the other OS's common name does not include the part. Regards So Why 17:06, 22 February 2018 (UTC) So Why 17:06, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
Android (operating system) →
Android OS – The title is consistent with Chrome OS.
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Wine 3.0 is available for users interested, surprised there is no mention of it on here! It was a great application for GNU-Linux for many years! Twillisjr ( talk) 23:34, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
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Android P, another operating system is going to completely launch in August 2018, a year after Android Oreo landed. Android P has begun its developer preview, meaning that it's now available for developers, or those curious enough to check out some unfinished software. Manish 0876 ( talk) 08:01, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
I'm surprised there is no mention of SELinux at all in the "security features" section. 85.64.33.163 ( talk) 16:01, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
It looks like someone messed up reference no. 357. All following references are not shown at the bottom of the page, and this one isn't "parsed" correctly. I can't correct it due to too few edits in the english wikipedia ... -- Anonymus1994.1 ( talk) 20:23, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
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Please change(add to) Reception section of this article:
Especially in China, many people who like Apple smartphones often don't like they system. They want to use Android instead. As a result there is a lot of smartphones that visually look more or less similar to Apple iPhone but have Android system on board. Calling these smartphones iPhone is legal at least in China, according to court rule the brand iPhone belongs to Xintong Tiandi Technology. [1]
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.146.0.215 ( talk) 17:19, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
MIPS support is deprecated and is not supported any more. [1] Someone with access to edit protected article please add MIPS support removal. Hardware section on page is a mess in general and needs additions/cleanup.
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After this "The name Andrew and the noun Android share the Greek root andros, which means man." please add the following explanation.
The name Android, comes from the Romanian name "Andronescu". Andronescu Vasile was the name of the primary classes teacher of Valentin Bogatu. He was the best teacher in the town of Targosviste (Romania) known and respected by every person in the town. Valentin Bogatu is a Romanian physicist engineer, that had helped with their physics homework on the internet, more than 5000 students from every world country starting with 2009. When he was a little child, his father bought him a little Robot toy (as the one that is the symbol of Android), and he crushed it in after 30 minutes. In 1997, Valentin Bogatu worked at the Technical Institute of Denmark (IT- DTU) with his wife and with Lehmann Torsten, under the supervision of professor Erik Bruun. Lehnmann Torsten was the first designer of the phone chips for Nokia. ValentinBogatu ( talk) 12:48, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
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The picture should be captioned "Current logomark (top) and logotype (bottom)" instead of "Current logotype (top) and typeface (bottom)" which is nonsensical and incorrect.
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2001:1670:8:72EB:419A:D7CC:574B:BB30 ( talk) 07:55, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
Latest version for Android is Q which is in preview version. So, in Platform usage section we need to add
Version 10 Code Name : Q Release Date : API Level : 29 Runtime : ART Distribution : NA First Devices to run version : NA
EpariNigam ( talk) 09:37, 30 May 2019 (UTC)Nigam Patro EpariNigam ( talk) 09:37, 30 May 2019 (UTC)
There is an infamous bug in Android that causes the mediaserver to quickly drain the battery.
I don't know the exact technical reasons behind it, so I encourage users and developers to explain it. -- Handroid7 ( talk) 07:03, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
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first sentence change "is based off of a modified" -> "is based on a modified" (hideous grammar) GrammarPete ( talk) 23:51, 2 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi all, as you may have seen, android has a new logo! However, they said they'll officially start using it in a few weeks. Should we wait until then to include it in the article or go for it? I have not yet uploaded an image but may try to do that soon. Thanks! BRES2773 ( talk) 14:02, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
I think it is wrong to say simply "Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google". At its core Android is open source software and development was originally done by Open Handset Alliance. The Google "edition" of Android is obviously the dominant one, but it does not mean Android/AOSP is simply developed by just Google. Look at for example Fire OS, or several Chinese operating systems - they are all commercial Android but without anything Google in it. Google is simply like an "add-on" to what Android actually is.
Check out this article from Ars Technica [2] that has clear explanations of how Android is an open platform but where Google simply holds an "iron grip" on, mostly because of Google Play and its services. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Данасул ( talk • contribs) 16:00, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
So what can we do as users to undo this injustice
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Please change "Software distribution is generally offered through proprietary application stores like Google Play Store or Samsung Galaxy Store, or open source platforms like F-Droid, which utilize software packages in the APK format."
to "Software distribution is generally offered through proprietary application stores like Google Play Store or Samsung Galaxy Store, or open source platforms like Aptoide or F-Droid, which utilize software packages in the APK format. " ,to reference an additional app market place. Aptoide is much wider used in the EU and also referenced in the EU vs Google Wikipedia page. Hmayer1980 ( talk) 08:55, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
"the permission model on the Android operating system and its apps allow a large number of actors to track and obtain personal user information. At the same time, it reveals that the end user is not aware of these actors in the Android terminals or of the implications that this practice could have on their privacy. Furthermore, the presence of this privileged software in the system makes it difficult to eliminate it if one is not an expert user." -- https://www.networks.imdea.org/whats-new/news/2019/study-analyzes-pre-installed-software-android-devices-and-its-privacy-risks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:14BA:984A:F200:0:0:0:8EA ( talk) 13:34, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
It appears to be he version for Google Pixel rather then the stock version — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.222.180.90 ( talk) 15:12, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
Here: /info/en/?search=Android_(operating_system)#Technical_security_features
Quote: In September 2014, Jason Nova of Android Authority reported on a study by the German security company Fraunhofer AISEC in antivirus software and malware threats on Android. Nova wrote that "The Android operating system deals with software packages by sandboxing them; this does not allow applications to list the directory contents of other apps to keep the system safe. By not allowing the antivirus to list the directories of other apps after installation, applications that show no inherent suspicious behavior when downloaded are cleared as safe. If then later on parts of the app are activated that turn out to be malicious, the antivirus will have no way to know since it is inside the app and out of the antivirus’ jurisdiction". The study by Fraunhofer AISEC, examining antivirus software from Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, ESET, F-Secure, Kaspersky, Lookout, McAfee (formerly Intel Security), Norton, Sophos, and Trend Micro, revealed that "the tested antivirus apps do not provide protection against customized malware or targeted attacks", and that "the tested antivirus apps were also not able to detect malware which is completely unknown to date but does not make any efforts to hide its malignity".
Lookout page is Lookout (IT security).
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bad element 3.0 VivoGlobal ( talk) 22:06, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
On the IOS wiki they include a section on jailbreaking. Since rooting is basically Android's jailbreaking, wouldn't it make sense to include a section on it? It could discuss security issues, how phone manufacturers try to prevent rooting, etc. Just my thoughts, hopefully it is considered. Rblaq ( talk) 22:39, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
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Android 11s code name is r it is show in android studio for developers. 206.123.177.71 ( talk) 22:54, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
Hello All,
Although WP:BOLD and WP:BRD, given the prominence of this article (and that the talk page lists that it is important to no fewer than 11 (!!) projects ...) - I thought it would be good to just make sure there were no major objections:
I was working on updating Comparison of operating systems to use versioning data from Template:LSR which is integrated into Template:Infobox OS and will automatically integrate per Template:Infobox_OS#Moving_release_data_outside_the_article -- Android does not currently have its version data moved outside of the article thus precluding its reuse and preventing a Single source of truth.
If moved outside of the article to Template:LSR -- (specifically perhaps Template:Latest stable software release/Android or Template:Latest stable software release/Google Android - or both with a redirect?) -- the only functional difference would be that to update the version information the template is edited instead of the actual page (if you haven't used the software version template, it has a convenient "[±]" link that goes directly to the edit page for the version number data.)
Thoughts? :)
Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe...
Jewell D D ( talk) 19:07, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
Where would be an appropriate section to add details about the upcoming Android 11 release on the Wiki? Autobotsrepair ( talk) 03:14, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
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Fix typo. Replace "In January 2014, Google unveiled an framework based..." with "In January 2014, Google unveiled a framework based..." VaValenciaCa ( talk) 15:55, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
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4.1 Update schedule The latest major release is Android 10. to The latest major release is Android 11. Antony Leons ( talk) 09:40, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
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The Stack Architecture is wrong /info/en/?search=Android_(operating_system)#/media/File:Android-System-Architecture.svg the right one is another one https://developer.android.com/guide/platform , Dalvik VM does not exist anymore TheLillo ( talk) 14:21, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
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Add RISC-V to the list of architectures in the infobox. [3] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.56.58.135 ( talk) 05:15, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Please add RISC-V there.
Learning centre Horragang ( talk) 05:53, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
The current version needs to be updated Calgrainger ( talk) 03:00, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
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Change the name of author cited at 212 from Wycislik-Wilson, Mark to Wyciślik-Wilson, Sofia -- this reflects a real-world name change for the author and corrects a typo in the surname. SofiaWycislikWilson ( talk) 07:33, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
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I'm trying to add a reference about reports that the Pegasus spyware can infect Android devices unnoticed. Kovaxa ( talk) 10:20, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
Android 12 beta 5 has been released. Arcaege ( talk) 22:17, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
Yes, I've noticed when it comes to whether or not an Android version is still supported I noticed the editors use the monthly Android Security Bulletin as a source, but I am having trouble finding where the security bulletin page specifically state which previous Android versions were still supported as of that monthly security bulletin. Where is it? I'm sorry to post this question here, but I don't know where else to put it. Thanks! For example Android 11's article uses this URL https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-08-01 as the reference, but where can I find it? Thanks!
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Suggest a section 4.7 be added to include:
1. Custom Android Distributions Custom Android Distributions are developed and updated by the community to support various devices. /info/en/?search=List_of_custom_Android_distributions
2. Generic System Images GSIs are made available for a larger number of compatible devices which are updated by the community. https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki/Generic-System-Image-%28GSI%29-list Ajaydcruz ( talk) 06:15, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
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Use picture of Android 13 instead of Android 12 2.26.180.110 ( talk) 17:23, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
FYI, Reliability of the following sources in this article are being discussed at RSN. [4] More opinions are welcome. Also suggest seeing the update/correction at The Register. [5]
-- Yae4 ( talk) 12:07, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
The line "As of May 2021, it has over three billion monthly active users, the largest installed base of any operating system" currently does not have a citation. I seem to remember a source available here on the official Android website, however it is nowhere to be found currently. Does anyone have a source for this claim? I don't know a good name. ( talk) 18:07, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
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change Bionic is licensed under the terms of the BSD licence to Bionic is licensed under the terms of the BSD license Eufel ( talk) 11:49, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
at the same time, Bionic is licensed under the terms of the BSD licence,ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 11:54, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
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This article is about Android. It is not about the various proprietary forks like OneUI or FireOS or Google's fork of Android. Separate articles already exist on these proprietary components, we should make this article solely focused on the main vanilla Android OS. I don't know if this is pov pushing or if there is consensus here that android is indeed closed source but I find it unacceptable to boldly change something that has remained on the article for years without problem. I even remember Microsoft and Samsung actually contributing to Android's core OS. This is nothing like Windows where the operating system is mostly closed source with manufacturers writing drivers which may or may not be open source. Aasim - Herrscher of Wikis ❄️ 20:20, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
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I want to add a new top list of android apps Baqir hunzai ( talk) 16:02, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
Android has also been installed on more objects that you should include in the section: Urinals: https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/29/bork/ Ovens: https://www.pcworld.com/article/456288/android-moves-into-the-kitchen-with-dacor-s-discovery-smart-oven.html Microwaves: https://www.engadget.com/2010-01-09-touch-revolution-puts-android-in-a-microwave-and-makes-an-update.html 204.100.235.132 ( talk) 16:40, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
When I was reading this article, I found a sentence which might violate copyright. In the first line of the "Development -> Update schedule" section, there is a sentence which refers to a PhoneArena's article. There is a sentence in the footer of the article which said "Reproduction in whole or in part or in any form or medium without written permission is prohibited!". When i looked at the PhoneArena term of service , i found a sentence which said "We grant you a limited license and permission to access and make personal use of PhoneArena but not to download or copy any portion of its content for any commercial purpose or to modify any portion of it, except with our written or e-mailed consent". Does the person who copied the text from the article has the permission to copy the text to Wikipedia?. Wikipedia allows everyone to use and copy its article, even for commercial purpose. I'm sorry if there are grammar mistakes as english is not my primary language. Thank you, Sipaw3310 ( talk) 14:14, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
Android isn't free and open source, as it contains proprietary components like Google Play, Google Play Services and Google Chrome and other proprietary components as standard and limits to its source code distribution. זור987 ( talk) 07:07, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
Also: If Android would be FOSS, than smart devices like smartphones, could get infinite updates of the OS, but this isn't the case. זור987 ( talk) 07:09, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
This article is about Android. It is not about the various proprietary forks like OneUI or FireOS or Google's fork of Android.We have separate articles that cover Google Play Services and OneUI which are proprietary components that run on Android, but Android does not need them to function. I want you to take care before you add something contentious like this. The edit you made, despite being in good faith, is falling into WP:RECKLESS territory. Aasim - Herrscher of Wikis ❄️ 23:11, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
There is an RfC at WP:RSN on reliability of 9to5Google as a source. [10] Only 3 opinions have been given in about 19 days. More would be appreciated. -- Yae4 ( talk) 15:27, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
This article is pretty large, so I don't feel comfortable messing around with it. Still, the news is here. Saedes ( talk) 21:50, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Current preview is DP2 released March 8th Patrioticparadox ( talk) 01:28, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. per WP:SNOW ( non-admin closure) JJPublic ( talk) 16:34, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
– The operating system is likely the primary topic. A search for Android on Google and the page views show that the OS is likely the primary topic. Interstellarity ( talk) 11:25, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
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I need to Add The New Android Logo into the logo box.
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i need to use it
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index and section 9. is called "es" i suggest to change it to a more complete and understandable one.
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Kindly change the identifying logo from File:Android logo 2023 (stacked).svg to File:Android 2023 3D logo and wordmark.svg as the latter visually represents the subject of the article more accurately than the former since the subject introduced a rebranded look featuring the Android robot rendered in 3D, which the latter logo stated here is an accurate representation 203.189.119.120 ( talk) 03:54, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
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I placed information with references in the lead about Android being the most popular. Was reverted thrice. Hopefully that person won't violate the wp:3rr rule. Reasons for the reverts where:
1. Don't place new info in the lead. This seems like the person is making up rules.
2. Needs to have info in the article if it is in the lead. Again seems like the person is making up rules. The information is concise and stands on its own. If someone wants to expand on, then go ahead, but that isn't a reason for revert.
What do you think? Thanks, Daniel.Cardenas ( talk) 18:12, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
Getting to the actual discussion. The source makes it clear that Android is the most popular operating system by "total Internet usage". That's information that's suitable in the section I moved it into and reworded it, but I don't think it's an important aspect of Android that its users spend a lot of time online. Furthermore, the source specifies that Android users had 37.93% market share, against 37.91% for Windows. Not exactly a major leap of difference, and could easily be switched again. LocalNet ( talk) 19:33, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
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LocalNet:
Aggressive today, are we? :)
First off, let's avoid the insistence that I am "making up rules".
I very clearly linked to WP:LEAD, which states "Apart from basic facts, significant information should not appear in the lead if it is not covered in the remainder of the article".
Adding new information only in the lead breaks that guideline.
Furthermore, please note that I added information in the article, reworded the information to clarify what terms "most popular" meant, and once I understood that it concerned "total Internet usage", I was unsure if it needed to be in the lead. Let's not draw a conclusion not stated by the source.
For future reference, there is no need to continuously re-add information once reverted by another user. It is so much easier to have a proper discussion rather than edit-war. While not a policy, bold, revert, discuss is an excellent example of good community relations.
And also, you are not even going to give me a chance to respond before you continue the reversions? Really?
Daniel.Cardenas ( talk) 05:32, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
Daniel.Cardenas ( talk) 07:33, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
At this point, I'm tempted to just let others be the deciding third-parties. And we should probably let the noticeboard incident finish. Honestly, it seems like you're more concerned with invalidating me ("making up rules", "are you giving up on synth claim?" and the last personal attacks), rather than content, where I've repeatedly expressed my thinking based on information in the sources and guidelines. I hope I've made myself clear in my edit summaries and my explanations here. LocalNet ( talk) 07:45, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
OK. I just saw that the edit-warring report has been cancelled. Thank you. I have a suggestion for you. What if we start entirely fresh? End this conversation and start a new talk page discussion, starting anew. Stating all of our points better, avoiding any personal insults, and both be willing to compromise. I have a feeling we went down the wrong path with the edit-warring report on the side, preventing any good-faith compromises or polite exchanges from happening. Thoughts? LocalNet ( talk) 08:43, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
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Hey @ Jd22292, Sro23, Davey2010, Sro23, and Adam9007: I can see there was a lot of back-and-forth edits here. There may be information about the user(s) I don't have, but in regards to the edit. Next time, maybe try to properly read what the user tried to explain in their edit requests here. It was a genuine thing, an issue with the links where one lead to logins/dead pages and the other to correct versions. You turned away not just them from becoming contributors, but potentially anyone else who now cannot write here... They definitely shouldn't have been cursing in edit summaries, but the information in the actual edit request was good. LocalNet ( talk) 08:48, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
@
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MelanieN: I found
this page on the disputes with the user. Some of it appears to be wrong, however. If we take information in the edit request on *this page* specifically, the user stated that the link "
https://www.wsj.com/article/SB118602176520985718.html" leads to an error page. It does! "Page unavailable" it tells me. They suggested changing it to "
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118602176520985718.html" (without the "s" in "https"), which works! In the actual Android article right now, if you search for "Google Pushes Tailored Phones To Win Lucrative Ad Market", you'll find the relevant link.
This one. It uses an archive-URL with the "http" format (not https), specifically. Click directly on "
the original" link and you get a "Page unavailable" text, which is the HTTPS variant I'm assuming was done by the bot discussed in the dispute page above.
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And you know what, I'm just gonna pile on with even more information here. From the public's perspective, does anyone here who took part in the active reversions, including
Jd22292,
Sro23,
Davey2010,
Adam9007, think it's a good outlook for Wikipedia to just revert edit requests, especially without an explanation for why in the edit summary? The public has no knowledge of the background of a dispute. I may be the only one who has actually asked what it's all about. Quick non-explanatory reversions of talk page messages, especially decent-looking ones where the user is begging to be properly heard, looks incredibly hostile. "Oh, you were going to try and help us fix some links? TOO BAD!"
Way to improve the reputation of the Wikipedia community... At the very least, follow in the footsteps of
the Bill Clinton talk page, in which the relevant content was put in a collapsed box with a reason for the decline.
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LocalNet, I can see you are upset about what appears to be an injustice. But there is a LOT of backstory here. After repeated instances of sock puppetry (see User talk:Nate Speed), the user was community banned from Wikipedia for making death threats! See the AN discussion here. The community has decided that this is someone who should never edit at Wikipedia. Not even if a particular edit suggestion is valid. If you find this suggestion to be valid, then make it in the article, but unfortunately there is nothing wrong with the way this user was treated. -- MelanieN ( talk) 16:42, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
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Android O DP4 came out July 24th 2017 and is the latest preview version of Android. ( https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/07/developer-preview-4-now-available.html) Ltrii ( talk) 04:15, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
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Change "firmwares" in the second paragraph of the Open-source community subsection to "firmware". Firmware is a mass noun, it has no plural form. 83.32.234.140 ( talk) 10:40, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
Per wp:lead the intro shall contain the most interesting info. Quote:
Being the most popular is very interesting. Also the wp:lead states that the most interesting info should be first in the intro. I put it at the end but feel it belongs further up. What do you think? Daniel.Cardenas ( talk) 21:51, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
Android has been the best-selling OS on tablets since 2013, and runs on the vast majority of smartphones. As of May 2017, Android has two billion monthly active users, and it has the largest installed base of any operating system.
While it's obvious that significantly more people search for Android the OS than android the robot, it strikes me as wrong that the concept of an android robot wouldn't be able to occupy the Android title without being disambiguated. After all, the very reason that Android OS is named as such is because it uses an android robot as its mascot. It strikes me as an example of popularity overriding encyclopedic common sense, in the way that you wouldn't make Bird (animal) and have Bird be a disambiguation page just because Twitter is popular. In my opinion, Android (disambiguation) should be the disambig page. ZXCVBNM ( TALK) 07:48, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
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Boogle, not Google. 203.59.184.133 ( talk) 10:31, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
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"In August 2013, Google announced Android Device Manager (renamed Find My Device in May 2017),[230][231] a service that allows users to remotely track, locate, and wipe their Android device,[232][233] with an Android app for the service released in December."
Not true, the App was released in March 2017, not December. NeoXen ( talk) 15:14, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
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How do I get Android 8.0 on my Sony Xperia Z Ultra and HTC One M9 Gold ? Thank you-- Tommyboynr1 ( talk) 13:34, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
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Hi @ Comp.arch: I just checked Wikipedia today and saw the reversion of my edit. To be honest, I am not really sure what you meant in your edit summary. Would you be willing to discuss it with me? I have multiple issues with the current text ("As of latest version", an unnecessary quote I believe can be adequately rewritten to avoid being a quote, and hidden text). Is there anything specific in my edit that you disagree with that you could explain differently? :) LocalNet ( talk) 20:42, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
( edit conflict) Thank you for the reply! I do, however, think you misunderstand. I believe it states that new processor chips in 2017 must use kernel 4.4 or newer, but new devices still using older processor chips don't have the same requirement. My edit did not properly explain that, however. I propose this: "With the release of Android Oreo in 2017, Google began to require that devices shipped with new processor chips had Linux kernel version 4.4 or newer, for security reasons. Existing devices upgraded to Oreo, and new products launched with older processor chips, were exempt from this rule. [1] [2]" The whole "SoC" thing is pretty much tech-speak, and I think it can be clearly communicated with a simplified "processor chips" statement. Thoughts? :)
Going to assume silence means consensus and make a change based on my proposed revised statement above. LocalNet ( talk) 18:29, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
I think this article is missing a section describing AOSP; what it is, who maintains it, what it comprises, who uses it as a base for their work, etc. -- uKER ( talk) 19:35, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
I just reviewed the "Open Source Community" section and it's worse than I thought. The section doesn't talk about AOSP itself. It only talks about (as I said before) random nerds that come together and base their own ROMs off what's on AOSP. What's funny enough is that the sentence refers to AOSP without the article ever explainin what AOSP is. Just great. -- uKER ( talk) 23:05, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
Android is an aporaiting system for mobiles and it is very good and cool! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.247.99.82 ( talk) 21:00, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: WP:SNOW not moved. Clearly there is and will be no consensus for such a move, not the least of which because "consistency" with another OS is not a valid reason to rename an article if the other OS's common name does not include the part. Regards So Why 17:06, 22 February 2018 (UTC) So Why 17:06, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
Android (operating system) →
Android OS – The title is consistent with Chrome OS.
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Wine 3.0 is available for users interested, surprised there is no mention of it on here! It was a great application for GNU-Linux for many years! Twillisjr ( talk) 23:34, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
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Android P, another operating system is going to completely launch in August 2018, a year after Android Oreo landed. Android P has begun its developer preview, meaning that it's now available for developers, or those curious enough to check out some unfinished software. Manish 0876 ( talk) 08:01, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
I'm surprised there is no mention of SELinux at all in the "security features" section. 85.64.33.163 ( talk) 16:01, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
It looks like someone messed up reference no. 357. All following references are not shown at the bottom of the page, and this one isn't "parsed" correctly. I can't correct it due to too few edits in the english wikipedia ... -- Anonymus1994.1 ( talk) 20:23, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
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Please change(add to) Reception section of this article:
Especially in China, many people who like Apple smartphones often don't like they system. They want to use Android instead. As a result there is a lot of smartphones that visually look more or less similar to Apple iPhone but have Android system on board. Calling these smartphones iPhone is legal at least in China, according to court rule the brand iPhone belongs to Xintong Tiandi Technology. [1]
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MIPS support is deprecated and is not supported any more. [1] Someone with access to edit protected article please add MIPS support removal. Hardware section on page is a mess in general and needs additions/cleanup.
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After this "The name Andrew and the noun Android share the Greek root andros, which means man." please add the following explanation.
The name Android, comes from the Romanian name "Andronescu". Andronescu Vasile was the name of the primary classes teacher of Valentin Bogatu. He was the best teacher in the town of Targosviste (Romania) known and respected by every person in the town. Valentin Bogatu is a Romanian physicist engineer, that had helped with their physics homework on the internet, more than 5000 students from every world country starting with 2009. When he was a little child, his father bought him a little Robot toy (as the one that is the symbol of Android), and he crushed it in after 30 minutes. In 1997, Valentin Bogatu worked at the Technical Institute of Denmark (IT- DTU) with his wife and with Lehmann Torsten, under the supervision of professor Erik Bruun. Lehnmann Torsten was the first designer of the phone chips for Nokia. ValentinBogatu ( talk) 12:48, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
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The picture should be captioned "Current logomark (top) and logotype (bottom)" instead of "Current logotype (top) and typeface (bottom)" which is nonsensical and incorrect.
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Latest version for Android is Q which is in preview version. So, in Platform usage section we need to add
Version 10 Code Name : Q Release Date : API Level : 29 Runtime : ART Distribution : NA First Devices to run version : NA
EpariNigam ( talk) 09:37, 30 May 2019 (UTC)Nigam Patro EpariNigam ( talk) 09:37, 30 May 2019 (UTC)
There is an infamous bug in Android that causes the mediaserver to quickly drain the battery.
I don't know the exact technical reasons behind it, so I encourage users and developers to explain it. -- Handroid7 ( talk) 07:03, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
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first sentence change "is based off of a modified" -> "is based on a modified" (hideous grammar) GrammarPete ( talk) 23:51, 2 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi all, as you may have seen, android has a new logo! However, they said they'll officially start using it in a few weeks. Should we wait until then to include it in the article or go for it? I have not yet uploaded an image but may try to do that soon. Thanks! BRES2773 ( talk) 14:02, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
I think it is wrong to say simply "Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google". At its core Android is open source software and development was originally done by Open Handset Alliance. The Google "edition" of Android is obviously the dominant one, but it does not mean Android/AOSP is simply developed by just Google. Look at for example Fire OS, or several Chinese operating systems - they are all commercial Android but without anything Google in it. Google is simply like an "add-on" to what Android actually is.
Check out this article from Ars Technica [2] that has clear explanations of how Android is an open platform but where Google simply holds an "iron grip" on, mostly because of Google Play and its services. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Данасул ( talk • contribs) 16:00, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
So what can we do as users to undo this injustice
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Please change "Software distribution is generally offered through proprietary application stores like Google Play Store or Samsung Galaxy Store, or open source platforms like F-Droid, which utilize software packages in the APK format."
to "Software distribution is generally offered through proprietary application stores like Google Play Store or Samsung Galaxy Store, or open source platforms like Aptoide or F-Droid, which utilize software packages in the APK format. " ,to reference an additional app market place. Aptoide is much wider used in the EU and also referenced in the EU vs Google Wikipedia page. Hmayer1980 ( talk) 08:55, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
"the permission model on the Android operating system and its apps allow a large number of actors to track and obtain personal user information. At the same time, it reveals that the end user is not aware of these actors in the Android terminals or of the implications that this practice could have on their privacy. Furthermore, the presence of this privileged software in the system makes it difficult to eliminate it if one is not an expert user." -- https://www.networks.imdea.org/whats-new/news/2019/study-analyzes-pre-installed-software-android-devices-and-its-privacy-risks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:14BA:984A:F200:0:0:0:8EA ( talk) 13:34, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
It appears to be he version for Google Pixel rather then the stock version — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.222.180.90 ( talk) 15:12, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
Here: /info/en/?search=Android_(operating_system)#Technical_security_features
Quote: In September 2014, Jason Nova of Android Authority reported on a study by the German security company Fraunhofer AISEC in antivirus software and malware threats on Android. Nova wrote that "The Android operating system deals with software packages by sandboxing them; this does not allow applications to list the directory contents of other apps to keep the system safe. By not allowing the antivirus to list the directories of other apps after installation, applications that show no inherent suspicious behavior when downloaded are cleared as safe. If then later on parts of the app are activated that turn out to be malicious, the antivirus will have no way to know since it is inside the app and out of the antivirus’ jurisdiction". The study by Fraunhofer AISEC, examining antivirus software from Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, ESET, F-Secure, Kaspersky, Lookout, McAfee (formerly Intel Security), Norton, Sophos, and Trend Micro, revealed that "the tested antivirus apps do not provide protection against customized malware or targeted attacks", and that "the tested antivirus apps were also not able to detect malware which is completely unknown to date but does not make any efforts to hide its malignity".
Lookout page is Lookout (IT security).
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bad element 3.0 VivoGlobal ( talk) 22:06, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
On the IOS wiki they include a section on jailbreaking. Since rooting is basically Android's jailbreaking, wouldn't it make sense to include a section on it? It could discuss security issues, how phone manufacturers try to prevent rooting, etc. Just my thoughts, hopefully it is considered. Rblaq ( talk) 22:39, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
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Android 11s code name is r it is show in android studio for developers. 206.123.177.71 ( talk) 22:54, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
Hello All,
Although WP:BOLD and WP:BRD, given the prominence of this article (and that the talk page lists that it is important to no fewer than 11 (!!) projects ...) - I thought it would be good to just make sure there were no major objections:
I was working on updating Comparison of operating systems to use versioning data from Template:LSR which is integrated into Template:Infobox OS and will automatically integrate per Template:Infobox_OS#Moving_release_data_outside_the_article -- Android does not currently have its version data moved outside of the article thus precluding its reuse and preventing a Single source of truth.
If moved outside of the article to Template:LSR -- (specifically perhaps Template:Latest stable software release/Android or Template:Latest stable software release/Google Android - or both with a redirect?) -- the only functional difference would be that to update the version information the template is edited instead of the actual page (if you haven't used the software version template, it has a convenient "[±]" link that goes directly to the edit page for the version number data.)
Thoughts? :)
Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe...
Jewell D D ( talk) 19:07, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
Where would be an appropriate section to add details about the upcoming Android 11 release on the Wiki? Autobotsrepair ( talk) 03:14, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
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Fix typo. Replace "In January 2014, Google unveiled an framework based..." with "In January 2014, Google unveiled a framework based..." VaValenciaCa ( talk) 15:55, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
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4.1 Update schedule The latest major release is Android 10. to The latest major release is Android 11. Antony Leons ( talk) 09:40, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
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The Stack Architecture is wrong /info/en/?search=Android_(operating_system)#/media/File:Android-System-Architecture.svg the right one is another one https://developer.android.com/guide/platform , Dalvik VM does not exist anymore TheLillo ( talk) 14:21, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
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Add RISC-V to the list of architectures in the infobox. [3] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.56.58.135 ( talk) 05:15, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Please add RISC-V there.
Learning centre Horragang ( talk) 05:53, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
The current version needs to be updated Calgrainger ( talk) 03:00, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
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Change the name of author cited at 212 from Wycislik-Wilson, Mark to Wyciślik-Wilson, Sofia -- this reflects a real-world name change for the author and corrects a typo in the surname. SofiaWycislikWilson ( talk) 07:33, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
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I'm trying to add a reference about reports that the Pegasus spyware can infect Android devices unnoticed. Kovaxa ( talk) 10:20, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
Android 12 beta 5 has been released. Arcaege ( talk) 22:17, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
Yes, I've noticed when it comes to whether or not an Android version is still supported I noticed the editors use the monthly Android Security Bulletin as a source, but I am having trouble finding where the security bulletin page specifically state which previous Android versions were still supported as of that monthly security bulletin. Where is it? I'm sorry to post this question here, but I don't know where else to put it. Thanks! For example Android 11's article uses this URL https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-08-01 as the reference, but where can I find it? Thanks!
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Suggest a section 4.7 be added to include:
1. Custom Android Distributions Custom Android Distributions are developed and updated by the community to support various devices. /info/en/?search=List_of_custom_Android_distributions
2. Generic System Images GSIs are made available for a larger number of compatible devices which are updated by the community. https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki/Generic-System-Image-%28GSI%29-list Ajaydcruz ( talk) 06:15, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
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Use picture of Android 13 instead of Android 12 2.26.180.110 ( talk) 17:23, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
FYI, Reliability of the following sources in this article are being discussed at RSN. [4] More opinions are welcome. Also suggest seeing the update/correction at The Register. [5]
-- Yae4 ( talk) 12:07, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
The line "As of May 2021, it has over three billion monthly active users, the largest installed base of any operating system" currently does not have a citation. I seem to remember a source available here on the official Android website, however it is nowhere to be found currently. Does anyone have a source for this claim? I don't know a good name. ( talk) 18:07, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
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change Bionic is licensed under the terms of the BSD licence to Bionic is licensed under the terms of the BSD license Eufel ( talk) 11:49, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
at the same time, Bionic is licensed under the terms of the BSD licence,ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 11:54, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
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This article is about Android. It is not about the various proprietary forks like OneUI or FireOS or Google's fork of Android. Separate articles already exist on these proprietary components, we should make this article solely focused on the main vanilla Android OS. I don't know if this is pov pushing or if there is consensus here that android is indeed closed source but I find it unacceptable to boldly change something that has remained on the article for years without problem. I even remember Microsoft and Samsung actually contributing to Android's core OS. This is nothing like Windows where the operating system is mostly closed source with manufacturers writing drivers which may or may not be open source. Aasim - Herrscher of Wikis ❄️ 20:20, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
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I want to add a new top list of android apps Baqir hunzai ( talk) 16:02, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
Android has also been installed on more objects that you should include in the section: Urinals: https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/29/bork/ Ovens: https://www.pcworld.com/article/456288/android-moves-into-the-kitchen-with-dacor-s-discovery-smart-oven.html Microwaves: https://www.engadget.com/2010-01-09-touch-revolution-puts-android-in-a-microwave-and-makes-an-update.html 204.100.235.132 ( talk) 16:40, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
When I was reading this article, I found a sentence which might violate copyright. In the first line of the "Development -> Update schedule" section, there is a sentence which refers to a PhoneArena's article. There is a sentence in the footer of the article which said "Reproduction in whole or in part or in any form or medium without written permission is prohibited!". When i looked at the PhoneArena term of service , i found a sentence which said "We grant you a limited license and permission to access and make personal use of PhoneArena but not to download or copy any portion of its content for any commercial purpose or to modify any portion of it, except with our written or e-mailed consent". Does the person who copied the text from the article has the permission to copy the text to Wikipedia?. Wikipedia allows everyone to use and copy its article, even for commercial purpose. I'm sorry if there are grammar mistakes as english is not my primary language. Thank you, Sipaw3310 ( talk) 14:14, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
Android isn't free and open source, as it contains proprietary components like Google Play, Google Play Services and Google Chrome and other proprietary components as standard and limits to its source code distribution. זור987 ( talk) 07:07, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
Also: If Android would be FOSS, than smart devices like smartphones, could get infinite updates of the OS, but this isn't the case. זור987 ( talk) 07:09, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
This article is about Android. It is not about the various proprietary forks like OneUI or FireOS or Google's fork of Android.We have separate articles that cover Google Play Services and OneUI which are proprietary components that run on Android, but Android does not need them to function. I want you to take care before you add something contentious like this. The edit you made, despite being in good faith, is falling into WP:RECKLESS territory. Aasim - Herrscher of Wikis ❄️ 23:11, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
There is an RfC at WP:RSN on reliability of 9to5Google as a source. [10] Only 3 opinions have been given in about 19 days. More would be appreciated. -- Yae4 ( talk) 15:27, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
This article is pretty large, so I don't feel comfortable messing around with it. Still, the news is here. Saedes ( talk) 21:50, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Current preview is DP2 released March 8th Patrioticparadox ( talk) 01:28, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. per WP:SNOW ( non-admin closure) JJPublic ( talk) 16:34, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
– The operating system is likely the primary topic. A search for Android on Google and the page views show that the OS is likely the primary topic. Interstellarity ( talk) 11:25, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
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Kyle9998 ( talk) 20:10, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
I need to Add The New Android Logo into the logo box.
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197.184.176.30 ( talk) 10:42, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
i need to use it
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index and section 9. is called "es" i suggest to change it to a more complete and understandable one.
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Android 14 and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 January 29 § Android 14 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. InfiniteNexus ( talk) 19:03, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
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Kindly change the identifying logo from File:Android logo 2023 (stacked).svg to File:Android 2023 3D logo and wordmark.svg as the latter visually represents the subject of the article more accurately than the former since the subject introduced a rebranded look featuring the Android robot rendered in 3D, which the latter logo stated here is an accurate representation 203.189.119.120 ( talk) 03:54, 13 October 2023 (UTC)