Android

E2480

mobile operating system

Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, widely used on smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices around the world.

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All labels observed (38)

Label	Occurrences
Android canonical	1,175
Android operating system	23
Android devices	5
Android 14	3
Android Go	3
Android platform	3
Android smartphones	3
Fire OS	3
Android 13	2
Android OS	2
Android ecosystem	2
Android operating system family	2
Google Android	2
Android (32-bit)	1
Android (Linux-based)	1
Android (Nokia X platform)	1
Android (earlier models)	1
Android (limited)	1
Android (operating system)	1
Android (via FireMonkey)	1
Android (via app or web)	1
Android (via apps)	1
Android (via embedded components)	1
Android 10	1
Android 11	1
Android 12	1
Android 2.x	1
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	1
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	1
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean	1
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean	1
Android 4.4 KitKat	1
Android 5.0 Lollipop	1
Android Go Edition	1
Android OS updates	1
Android R	1
Android framework	1
Android system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T55484 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Android
Context triple: [Google, product, Android]

A. Google
Google is a multinational technology company best known for its search engine and wide range of internet-related products and services, including Android, YouTube, and cloud computing.
B. Ventra
Ventra is the contactless fare payment system used across Chicago’s public transit network, including buses and trains.
C. AAL
AAL is the ICAO airline designator used in aviation to identify American Airlines in flight operations and air traffic control.
D. USBOS
USBOS is the UN/LOCODE identifier assigned to the Port of Boston in the United States for international shipping and logistics.
E. NFC
The NFC (National Football Conference) is one of the two conferences in the National Football League, comprising 16 teams that compete for a spot in the Super Bowl.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Android
Target entity description: Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, widely used on smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices around the world.

A. Google
Google is a multinational technology company best known for its search engine and wide range of internet-related products and services, including Android, YouTube, and cloud computing.
B. Ventra
Ventra is the contactless fare payment system used across Chicago’s public transit network, including buses and trains.
C. AAL
AAL is the ICAO airline designator used in aviation to identify American Airlines in flight operations and air traffic control.
D. USBOS
USBOS is the UN/LOCODE identifier assigned to the Port of Boston in the United States for international shipping and logistics.
E. NFC
The NFC (National Football Conference) is one of the two conferences in the National Football League, comprising 16 teams that compete for a spot in the Super Bowl.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mobile operating system ⓘ
appStore	Google Play Store ⓘ third-party app stores ⓘ
basedOn	Linux ⓘ surface form: Linux kernel
defaultUserInterface	touchscreen-based GUI ⓘ
developer	Google ⓘ
hasVariant	Android Auto ⓘ Android Automotive OS ⓘ Android self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Android Go Android TV ⓘ Wear OS ⓘ
initialReleaseDate	2008-09-23 ⓘ
license	Apache License 2.0 ⓘ GNU General Public License ⓘ surface form: GPLv2 (Linux kernel)
packageManager	APK ⓘ
predecessor	Android Dalvik VM ⓘ
primaryKernelType	monolithic kernel ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English (interface) ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ C++ ⓘ Java ⓘ Kotlin ⓘ
sourceModel	open source with proprietary components ⓘ
supportedPlatform	ARM ⓘ ARM64 ⓘ x86 ⓘ x86-64 ⓘ
supports	IEEE 802.15 ⓘ surface form: Bluetooth NFC ⓘ Wi‑Fi ⓘ background services ⓘ biometric authentication ⓘ location services ⓘ multi-touch input ⓘ multitasking ⓘ notifications ⓘ push notifications ⓘ voice input ⓘ widgets ⓘ
targetDevice	IoT device ⓘ car infotainment system ⓘ e-reader ⓘ game console ⓘ set-top box ⓘ smart TV ⓘ smartphone ⓘ smartwatch ⓘ streaming media player ⓘ tablet computer ⓘ
usesRuntime	Android Runtime (ART) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1,253)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Huawei Mate series → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

this entity surface form: Android (earlier models)

Nova series → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

subject surface form: Huawei Nova series

MatePad series → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

EMUI user interface → operatingSystemBase → Android ⓘ

subject surface form: EMUI

Samsung Members → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

Samsung Notes → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

Find My Mobile or SmartThings Find → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

subject surface form: Find My Mobile

ELF → usedBy → Android ⓘ

Unix-like systems → includes → Android ⓘ

this entity surface form: Android (Linux-based)

NPR One → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

InterBase → supportsPlatform → Android ⓘ

Priceline → hasMobileApp → Android ⓘ

One UI → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

One UI → basedOn → Android ⓘ

this entity surface form: Google Android

Samsung DeX → operatesOn → Android ⓘ

Samsung Pass → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

go90 → availableOn → Android ⓘ

Galaxy Tab Active → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

RAD Studio → supportsPlatform → Android ⓘ

Travelocity → supportsPlatform → Android ⓘ

Qantas mobile app → platform → Android ⓘ

Fox Sports Go → platform → Android ⓘ

Xiaomi → basedOnOperatingSystem → Android ⓘ

Bravo app → platform → Android ⓘ

Samsung Health → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

Android 10 → partOf → Android ⓘ

this entity surface form: Android operating system

Android 10 → targetDeviceEcosystem → Android ⓘ

this entity surface form: Android devices

Microsoft 365 Enterprise → supportsPlatform → Android ⓘ

WWE Network → platform → Android ⓘ

Android 11 → partOf → Android ⓘ

this entity surface form: Android operating system family

Android 11 → codename → Android ⓘ

this entity surface form: Android R

barbet → platform → Android ⓘ

Night Sight → platform → Android ⓘ

Fox Nation → availableOnPlatform → Android ⓘ

Android 13 → partOf → Android ⓘ

this entity surface form: Android operating system

Android 12 → partOf → Android ⓘ

this entity surface form: Android operating system

Oculus OS (Android-based for standalone headsets) → basedOn → Android ⓘ

subject surface form: Oculus OS

Oculus OS (Android-based for standalone headsets) → operatingSystemFamily → Android ⓘ

subject surface form: Oculus OS

Android 14 → partOf → Android ⓘ

Sling TV → supportsOperatingSystem → Android ⓘ

BTN2Go → supportedPlatform → Android ⓘ

Zynga → platform → Android ⓘ

Civilization franchise → platform → Android ⓘ

Sid Meier's Civilization VI → platform → Android ⓘ

Social Point → platformDevelopedFor → Android ⓘ

Playdots → platformDevelopedFor → Android ⓘ

Playdots → platform → Android ⓘ

subject surface form: Dots

Gem → platform → Android ⓘ

subject surface form: CBC Gem

Tubi → availableOnPlatform → Android ⓘ

BlackBerry Messenger → operatingSystem → Android ⓘ

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Referenced by (1,253)

How this entity was disambiguated

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