Most of the Android software can still be run on v2.1 devices.
We know the Fire is built on top of Android software, but Amazon makes no mention of it.
Tablets running Google's Android software, meanwhile, have not made a big impact.
Each phone in the series runs a version of the Android software stack.
The smartphone lacks 4G support and isn't running the latest Android software.
At launch, Java was the only officially supported programming language for building distributable third-party Android software.
The MobileView appears to lag slightly in relaying mouse activity to the Android software as touch events.
In addition to mandating some consistent hardware specifications, Google has also taken steps to make the Android software more resilient to fragmentation.
Google's Linux-based Android software did well, shipping 6.8m units for a market share of 3.9%.
The company acquired 2 French companies in 2011, which were focussing on Android software as well as telecare solutions.