10 Fun facts about Android OS as it turns 15

Google acquired Android from Andy Rubin on July 11, 2005

Rubin’s original idea was to develop Android as an OS for digital cameras

Google acquired Android for just $50 million

The first version of Android OS was released on September 23, 2008

Google celebrates each Android release with a statue on Mountain View

Android Oreo reveal coincided with exact moment of eclipse in New York City

Android tablet UI icon and widgets were designed on a whiteboard

Android OS, Android Market (now Google Play) first arrived on T-Mobile G1

Android's official logo is called Bugdroid

NASA sent Android 2.3-based Nexus S phone to space test their sensors on ISS