Android is Google's new mobile platform that includes a software stack for mobile devices – with an operating system, middleware and key applications.
The Android platform was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create new and innovative mobile applications that take full advantage of all the capabilities of a handset connected to the Internet.
Android is a complete mobile platform built on the Linux 2.6 kernel that exposes a robust operating system, a comprehensive set of libraries, a rich multimedia user interface and a complete set of phone applications.