Kotlin will not be discussed in this article. As you are familiar with Java, you probably should start in Java (many of the examples out there are written in Java), and then move into Kotlin. In May 2017, Google announced support for a new Kotlin programming language. However, they run on Android's own Java Virtual Machine, called Dalvik Virtual Machine (DVM) (instead of JDK's JVM) which is optimized to operate on the small and mobile devices. Android applications are written in Java.
Android PlatformĪndroid is based on Linux with a set of native core C/C++ libraries. The latest Android supports Phone/Tablet, TV, Wear (watch and glass), Automobile and Internet of things (IoT). Android competes with Apple's iOS (for iPhone/iPad), Microsoft's Windows Phone, and many other proprietary mobile OSes. Android is an Operating System for mobile devices developed by Google, which is built upon Linux kernel.
