However, they run on Android's own Java Virtual Machine, called Dalvik Virtual Machine (DVM) (instead of JDK's JVM) which is optimized to operate on the small and mobile devices.

Android applications are written in Java. Android PlatformĪndroid is based on Linux with a set of native core C/C++ libraries. The latest Android supports Phone/Tablet, TV, Wear (watch and glass), Automobile and Internet of things (IoT). Android competes with Apple's iOS (for iPhone/iPad), Microsoft's Windows Phone, and many other proprietary mobile OSes.

Android is an Operating System for mobile devices developed by Google, which is built upon Linux kernel.