How to Say "Android" in Japanese

アンドロイド

Andoroido[ã̠ndo̞ɾo̞ido̞]

The English phrase "android" is translated into Japanese as アンドロイド (Andoroido).

In a technical context, アンドロイド refers specifically to the mobile operating system.

Meaning: mobile operating system (name)

Which one should you use?

While アンドロイド can mean a human-like robot, in a technical context it refers specifically to the mobile operating system.

Andoroido

In Japanese science fiction, the term アンドロイド carries a heavier philosophical weight than 'robot', often used specifically to describe a machine that mimics human psychology or appearance.
If you are talking about the smartphone operating system in a professional Japanese setting, it is more common to use the katakana phrase アンドロイド OS to avoid any ambiguity with robotic characters.
The word アンドロイド is a direct phonetic transplant from English, meaning it has no native Japanese roots or kanji equivalent used in its modern technical sense.

今アンドロイド用アプリを開発しているところだ。
We're developing an Android application at the moment.
This sentence is useful for discussing the development of an application for the アンドロイド operating system.
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友達に新しいアンドロイドのスマートフォンを買ったと言いました。
I told my friend that I bought a new Android smartphone.
アンドロイドのスマホを使っていますか？
Andoroido no sumaho o tsukatte imasu ka?
Do you use an Android smartphone?
このアプリはアンドロイドでも使えます。
Kono apuri wa Andoroido demo tsukaemasu.
This app can also be used on Android.

Two friends are talking about their new smartphones at a cafe.

大翔 Hiroto

陽葵のスマホはアンドロイドなの？
Himari no sumaho wa Andoroido na no?
Is your smartphone an Android, Himari?
陽葵 Himari

うん、アンドロイドだよ。使いやすいよ。
Un, Andoroido da yo. Tsukaiyasui yo.
Yeah, it's an Android. It's easy to use.
大翔 Hiroto

僕はiPhoneを使っているんだ。
Boku wa iPhone o tsukatte iru n da.
I'm using an iPhone.
陽葵 Himari

大翔のiPhoneもすごく便利そうだね。
Hiroto no iPhone mo sugoku benri sou da ne.
Your iPhone also looks very convenient, Hiroto.

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