What's this? This is an unbiased just-the-facts news timeline ('newsline') about Android, created by Newslines contributors. Become a contributor

Android

Android32 posts
Biography view > Click for Latest News view
17 Aug, 2005

Acquired by Google

Acquisition0 Comments

Google buys Android Inc. for an undisclosed amount of money. Many employees, including co-founder Andy Rubin, continue to work on the project:

We acquired Android because of the talented engineers and great technology. We’re thrilled to have them here.