# Android founder

entity: /record/android.md  
predicate: founder  
page: /record/android/founder  
as_of: 2026-11-03  

As of November 3, 2026, Android's founder on the AsOf record is Rich Miner, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (velvetech.com and androidauthority.com). The record holds 2 claims on Android's founder, 2 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founder

What the record asserts on 2026-11-03.

- [Android](/record/android.md) | founder | Rich Miner | valid undated to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_FBF048C55F2A](/claim/clm_FBF048C55F2A.md)
  sources: https://velvetech.com/blog/brief-history-android-software-development/, https://www.androidauthority.com/history-android-os-name-789433/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Android](/record/android.md) | founder | Andy Rubin | valid undated to present | conf 0.60 | unverified | [clm_13DBB3522234](/claim/clm_13DBB3522234.md)
  sources: https://www.androidauthority.com/history-android-os-name-789433/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94
- [Android](/record/android.md) | founder | Rich Miner | valid undated to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_FBF048C55F2A](/claim/clm_FBF048C55F2A.md)
  sources: https://velvetech.com/blog/brief-history-android-software-development/, https://www.androidauthority.com/history-android-os-name-789433/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94

## Questions this record answers

### What is Android's current founder?

Rich Miner, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (velvetech.com and androidauthority.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 3, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.80).


## Get this data

- JSON: /v1/entities/android/founder (this fact) · /v1/entities/android?predicates=founder (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: timeline(entity: "android", predicates: ["founder"]) for every dated value · fetch(id: "/record/android/founder.md") for this page
- Entity twin: /record/android.md · timeline: /timelines/android.md

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