# Android Turns 13 Years Old **URL:** \ **Category:** News & Articles\ **Tags:** tools, android\ **Created:** [November 6, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/android-turns-13-years-old/161459 "2020-11-06T11:21:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/playboy83/32/164314_2.png) [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/android-turns-13-years-old/161459/1 "2020-11-06T11:21:07Z")
[https://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/05/AndroidCakeHero.gif](https://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/05/AndroidCakeHero.gif) Google officially introduced its Android mobile operating system on November 5th, 2007, which just so happens to line up with today, so [happy 13th birthday, Android](https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/11/05/happy-13th-birthday-android/). Ryne Hager from Android Police reports: _On November 5th, 2007, the “Open Handset Alliance” was revealed after long speculation that Google would enter the smartphone market, following the purchase of a little startup named “Android.” Rumors had swirled surrounding a potential “Gphone,” but Google quashed them as it announced that Android would be an open platform for anyone. Companies including Motorola, Qualcomm, HTC, and T-Mobile were all on board to help deliver the hardware and partnerships the nascent platform would require._ _Google promised that Android would change the status quo, and it definitely delivered, with it now claiming [over 72%](https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide) of the worldwide smartphone market share, according to some recent estimates ([if not more](https://www.idc.com/promo/smartphone-market-share/os#:~:text=Android's%20smartphone%20share%20is%20expected,186.7%20million%20down%202.2%25%20YoY.)). It’s the primary vehicle that has allowed billions of people to get online in emerging markets, and it’s the reason our site even exists._