Is android owned by google?

[mooser1512]

is the company android owned by google or its independant company

 

[blarg]

android is the open-source operating system that google developed to run on several mobile platforms. so android is not a company, but simply a brand invented, developed, and marketed by google

 

[frank]

Android is a mobile operating system initially developed by Android Inc. Android was bought by Google in 2005.

In July 2005, Google acquired Android Inc., a small startup company based in Palo Alto, California, USA.