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Android is an open-source mobile operating system built on the Linux kernel that powers most of the world's smartphones across many manufacturers.
AOSP, the Android Open Source Project, is the open-source code base of Android that device makers and custom ROM projects build their systems on.
The App Store is Apple's official digital storefront for discovering, buying, installing and updating apps on iPhone, iPad, Mac and other Apple devices.
Google Play is the main app distribution platform for Android, combining a storefront, developer console, billing system and on-device update services.
iOS is the operating system of the iPhone, a closed mobile platform that controls hardware, app distribution, security and the native development stack.
A mobile SDK is a packaged set of libraries, tools and documentation that lets developers build apps for a mobile platform or add a service to…