Google financially backed and later purchased in 2005, Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 86 hardware , software , and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices. FOR MORE INFO VISIT WIKI BELOW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29#cite_note-AndroidAnnouncement-8 Posted by PhoneGap Android