Android

operating system created by Google for use on mobile devices
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Summary

Android is a mobile operating system[1]. Android ranks in the top 2% of mobile operating system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70,700 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Android include CoolApk[39], a website[40], in People's Republic of China[41], founded in 2010[42]; Android Code Search[43], a web application[44]; and Droid Life[45], an online newspaper[46], founded in 2009[47].

Why It Matters

Android has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Android is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for Android include CoolApk[39], a website[40], in People's Republic of China[41], founded in 2010[42]; Android Code Search[43], a web application[44]; and Droid Life[45], an online newspaper[46], founded in 2009[47].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . source.android.com. source.android.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . developer.android.com. developer.android.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . w3schools.com. w3schools.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . openhub.net. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . security.googleblog.com. Retrieved . security.googleblog.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . android-developers.blogspot.am. android-developers.blogspot.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . android-developers.blogspot.am. android-developers.blogspot.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . officialandroid.blogspot.am. Retrieved . officialandroid.blogspot.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . gadgetzarena.com. Retrieved . gadgetzarena.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . android.googleblog.com. Retrieved . android.googleblog.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . androidpolice.com. androidpolice.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Aniol · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Package management system → Google Play, F-Droid, Yandex.Store +5
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Package management system: Obtainium"
  2. 13d ago · Saimmx · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Namuwiki id → Android
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Namuwiki id: Android"
  3. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lemmy community id → android@lemmy.world, android@lemdro.id, androidofficial@lemmy.ml
    P14793 → android@lemmy.world, android@lemdro.id, androidofficial@lemmy.ml
    P14560 → 91
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14560: 91, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294596549|Android (#294596549)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8077|Taiwan Central News Agency ("
  4. 9w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14793 → android@lemmy.world, android@lemdro.id, androidofficial@lemmy.ml
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14793: android@lemdro.id"
  5. 9w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14793 → android@lemmy.world, android@lemdro.id, androidofficial@lemmy.ml
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14793: android@lemmy.world"
  6. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.videogameschronicle.com/?post_type=platforms&p=2
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Android, migrated to ‎[[P:P14350|P14350]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/752f6a15b80|details]])"
  7. 12w ago · NMaia · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consumer rights wiki article id → 2094
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Consumer rights wiki article id: 2094, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297028463|Android (#297028463)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8142|‎Consumer Righ"
  8. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → google:Android, android:Android, apple:Android +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: logos:Android_System, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297282970|Android System (#297282970)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8146|Logo"
  9. 14w ago · Midleading · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Android Gingerbread Easter egg.jpg, Android Honeycomb Easter egg.jpg, Android Ice Cream Sandwich Easter egg.jpg +15
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||zh-tw, zh, zh-hans, zh-hant */ 通过[[User:Midleading/RemoveRedundantLabels.js]]删除和[[WD:MUL|多语言]]标签和别名相同的所有冗余标签和别名"
  10. 15w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name → android.com
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Domain name: android.com"
  11. 16w ago · MSGJ · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.0, 3.0, 4.4 +27
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pap, pap-aw, en, ru, en-us, ast, tr */ Remove all redundant labels/aliases same as [[WD:MUL|mul]] label/aliases via [[User:Midleading/RemoveRedundantLabels.js"
  12. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0311738-Android-operacni-system
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0311738-Android-operacni-system, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  13. 19w ago · Tom Morris · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Platforms/Android
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Platforms/Android, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293229674|Android (#293229674)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7986|‎Giant Bomb W"
  14. 19w ago · Սահակ · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Google
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Developer: Open Handset Alliance"
  15. 20w ago · Սահակ · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://android.com
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official website: https://android.com"
  16. 24w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image needs reharvest → —
    Image last checked license → —
    Image unavailable reason → —
    Image purged license → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||mg, or, uz, cdo, ku, tok, ky, as, be, ceb, udm, mad, als, ce, tet, mn, szl, ug, be-x-old, eu, frr, simple, azb, pap, vec, kk, wuu, hak, br, ann, bh, zh-yue, z"
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