Android and iOS in Global Perspective: A Tale of Two Names Android and iOS are ubiquitous terms in the tech world, referring to two dominant mobile operating systems that power billions of devices worldwide.
However, their names are not universally recognized or translated as they are in North America. A Brief History of the Naming Conventions The Android name was chosen by its creators at Android Inc.
, a company later acquired by Google, to evoke the idea of an open source operating system adaptable and flexible like a robot from science fiction.