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title: "What is Android?"  
description: "What is Android?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-02-05  
updated: 2020-09-14  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2328/what-is-android  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android sdk"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is Android?

It is an open-sourced operating system that is used primarily on mobile devices, such as cell phones and tablets. It is a Linux kernel-based system that’s been equipped with rich components that allows developers to create and run apps that can perform both basic and advanced functions.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

It is an open-sourced operating system that is used primarily on mobile devices, such as cell phones and tablets. It is a Linux kernel-based system that’s been equipped with rich components that allows developers to create and run apps that can perform both basic and advanced functions.


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