Android Version
Android began with the release of the Android beta in November 2007. The first
commercial version, Android 1.0, was released in September 2008. Android is
under ongoing development by Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and has seen a number of updates to its base operating system since its
initial release.
On 3 September 2013, Google announced Jelly Bean's successor as Android 4.4,
KitKat, with a release date yet to be announced.
Android
1.0 (API level 1)
23 September 2008
Android 1.0, the first commercial version of the software, was released on
23 September 2008. The first commercially available Android device was
the HTC
Dream.
Android
1.1 (API level 2)
On 9 February 2009
On 9 February 2009, the Android 1.1 update was released, initially for the
HTC Dream only. Android 1.1 was known as "Petit Four"
internally, though this name was not used officially.
Android
1.5 Cupcake (API level 3)
27 April 2009
On 27 April 2009, the Android 1.5 update was released, based on Linux
kernel 2.6.27. This
was the first release to officially use a codename based on a dessert item
("Cupcake"), a theme which would be used for all releases henceforth.
Android 1.6 Donut (API level 4)
15 September 2009
On 15 September 2009, the Android 1.6 SDK – dubbed Donut –
was released, based on Linux kernel 2.6.29
Android 2.0 Eclair (API level 5)
On 26 October 2009
26 October 2009, the Android 2.0 SDK – codenamed Eclair –
was released, based on Linux kernel 2.6.29.
Android 2.0.1 Eclair (API level 6)
3 December 2009
Android 2.1 Eclair (API level 7)
12 January 2010
Android 2.2–2.2.3 Froyo
(API level 8)
20 May 2010
On 20 May 2010, the SDK for Android 2.2 (Froyo, short for frozen
yogurt) was released, based on Linux kernel 2.6.32.
Android 2.3–2.3.2 Gingerbread (API level 9)
6 December 2010
On 6 December 2010, the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) SDK was
released, based on Linux kernel 2.6.35.
Android 2.3.3–2.3.7
Gingerbread (API level 10)
9 February 2011
Android
3.0 Honeycomb (API level 11)
22 February 2011
On 22 February
2011, the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) SDK – the first tablet-only Android update – was released, based
on Linux kernel 2.6.36.
Android 3.1 Honeycomb (API
level 12)
10 May 2011
Android 3.2 Honeycomb (API level 13)
15 July 2011
Most first- and second-generation Google
TV-enabled devices utilize Honeycomb 3.2
Android 4.0–4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich (API level 14
19 October 2011
The SDK for Android 4.0.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich), based on
Linux kernel 3.0.1, was publicly released on 19 October 2011.
Android 4.0.3–4.0.4 Ice
Cream Sandwich (API level 15)
16 December 2011
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (API level 16)
9 July 2012
Google announced Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) at the Google
I/O conference
on 27 June 2012. Based on Linux kernel 3.0.31, Jelly Bean was an incremental
update with the primary aim of improving the functionality and performance of
the user interface
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (API level 17)
13 November 2012
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (API
level 18)
24 July 2013
Android 4.4 Kit Kat(API
level 19)
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