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Mastering Software Testing with JUnit 5

You're reading from   Mastering Software Testing with JUnit 5 Comprehensive guide to develop high quality Java applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787285736
Length 350 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Boni Garcia Boni Garcia
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Android

Android (https://www.android.com/) is an open source mobile operating system based on a modified version of Linux. It was originally developed by a startup named Android, acquired and championed by Google in 2005.

According to the report by Gartner Inc. (American IT research and advisory company), in 2017 Android and iOS account more than 99% of global smartphone sales, as shown in the following chart:

Smartphone operative system market. Picture created by www.statista.com.

Android in a nutshell

Android is a Linux-based software stack divided into several layers. Those layers, from down to top are the following:

  • Linux kernel: This is the foundation of the Android platform. This layer contains all the low-level device...
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