The purpose of Android is promote openness in the mobile world, but we don't believe it's possible to predict or dictate all the uses to which people will want to put our software. For userspace (that is, non-kernel) software, we do in fact prefer ASL2.0 (and similar licenses like BSD, MIT, etc.) over other licenses such as LGPL. "The preferred license for the Android Open Source Project is the Apache Software License, 2.0. Other apps include: Alarm Clock, Calculator, Dialer (Phone), Home screen (launcher), *Pictures (Gallery), and Settings.Wallpaper allows the user to set the background image or photo behind the Home *screen icons and widgets.Voice Dialer allows dialing and placing of phone calls without typing a name or number.Notifications appear in the Status bar, with options to set ringtone, LED or vibration alerts.Media Player, enabling management, importing, and playback of media files – however, this version lacked video and stereo Bluetooth support.Instant messaging, text messaging, and MMS.Google Search, allowing users to search the Internet and phone apps, contacts, calendar, etc.
Web browser to show, zoom and pan full HTML and XHTML web pages – multiple pages show as windows ("cards").
Android Market (beta) application: downloads and updates for apps through the Market app.The Android beta (code named Bender) was released on 5 November 2007, while the software developer's kit (SDK) was released on 12 November 2007.November 5 is considered Androids birthday. The code name for the Android Alpha was Astro Boy.It was released on September 4 2007.