The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a

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led by

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that develops the Android mobile operating system. Its member firms included

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(formerly),

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, and

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. The OHA was established on November 5, 2007, with 34 members, including mobile handset makers, application developers, some

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s and chip makers. As part of its efforts to promote a unified Android platform, OHA members are contractually forbidden from producing devices that are based on competing

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of Android.

Products

At the same time as the announcement of the formation of the Open Handset Alliance on November 5, 2007, the OHA also unveiled the

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, an

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mobile phone platform based on the

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kernel. An early look at the Android SDK was released to developers on November 12, 2007. The first commercially available phone running Android was the

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(also known as the T-Mobile G1). It was approved by the

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(FCC) on August 18, 2008, and became available on October 22 of that year.

Members

The members of the Open Handset Alliance are:

References

External links

Open Handset Alliance
official website
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Products

Members

See also

References

External links