Androids

The Team That Built the Android Operating System

Paperback, 412 pages

Published Aug. 12, 2021 by Chet Haase.

ISBN:
978-1-7373548-1-9
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2 stars (1 review)

In 2004, Android was two people who wanted to build camera software. But they couldn't get investors interested. Today, Android is a large team at Google, shipping an operating system (including camera software) to over three billion devices worldwide.

This is the inside story, told by the people who made it happen.

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2 stars

This recent release has a lot of history, some technical details, and mini-bios of a HUGE cast of characters. Taken from interviews with some of them, this is a prettier version of history.txt - and not exactly fun to read.

The author acknowledges this in the introduction, and other reviewers seem to have given him a pass on that, rating the book 4 of 5 stars. I can't help but rate it as a book, where it falls short. It's not a good history (though it contains a lot of historical information) and it's not a good technical book (too technical for a lot of the audience, probably not specific enough for the rest). Yes, the author recognized that in the intro as well, saying he tried to make it accessible. My feet are firmly planted in the tech industry, which is why I read it - but this is …