What is Android ?
Android is most popular mobile operating system based on Linux kernel.
It is open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets but today it is used in a wide range of devices such as in Car, Home Appliances, Wearables, Cameras, Media Players, Home Automation TVs, Monitors & Projectors etc.
Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White founded in Palo Alto, California, in 2003.
The first commercially available smartphone running Android was the HTC Dream, also known as T-Mobile G1, announced on September 23, 2008.
In 2010, Google launched its Nexus series of devices, a lineup in which Google partnered with different device manufacturers to produce new devices and introduce new Android versions.
In June 2014, Google announced Android One, a set of "hardware reference models" that would "allow [device makers] to easily create high-quality phones at low costs", designed for consumers in developing countries. In September, Google announced the first set of Android One phones for release in India.
In October 2016, Google introduced the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones the first phones made by Google with the Google Assistant features, before wider rollout.
The Pixel phones replaced the Nexus series, with a new generation of Pixel phones launched in October 2017.
Features
What makes Android so popular?
Interface
Home screen
Status bar
Notifications
App lists
Navigation buttons
Split-screen view
Charging while powered off
Applications
Storage
Memory management
Developer options
Near Field Communication (NFC)
List of Android
| Name | Code Name | API Level | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android 1.0 | 1 | September 23, 2008/td> | |
| Android 1.1 | Petit Four | 2 | September 23, 2008/td> |
| Android Cupcake 1.5 | Cupcake | 3 | April 27, 2009 |
| Android Donut Version 1.6 | Donut | 4 | September 15, 2009 |
| Android Eclair Versions 2.0 to 2.1 | Eclair | 5, 6, 7 | October 26, 2009 |
| AndroidFroyo Versions 2.2 | Froyo | 8 | May 20, 2010 |
| Android Gingerbread Version 2.3 | Gingerbread | 9, 10 | December 6, 2010 |
| Android Honeycomb 3.0 to 3.2 | Honeycomb | 11, 12, 13 | February 22, 2011 |
| Android Ice Cream Sandwich Version 4.0 | Ice Cream Sandwich | 14, 15 | October 19, 2011 |
| AndroidJelly Bean Versions 4.1 to 4.3 | Jelly Bean | 16, 17, 18 | June 27, 2012 |
| Android KitKat Version 4.4 | Key Lime Pie | 19, 20 | September 3, 2013 |
| Android Lollipop Versions 5.0 and 5.1 | Lemon Meringue Pie | 21, 22 | November 12, 2014 |
| Android Marshmallow Version 6.0 | Macadamia Nut Cookie | 23 | May 28, 2015 |
| Android Nougat Versions 7.0 and 7.1 | New York Cheesecake | 24, 25 | August 22, 2016 |
| Android Oreo Version 8.0 and 8.1 | Oatmeal Cookie | 26,27 | August 21, 2017 |
| Android Pie Version 9 | Pistachio Ice Cream | 28 | August 6, 2018 |
| Android Version 10 | Quince Tart | 30 | September 3, 2019 |
| Android Version 11 | Red Velvet Cake | 3 | September 8, 2020 |
| Android Version 12 | Snow Cone | 32 | October 4, 2021 |
| Android 13 | Tiramisu | 33 | August 15, 2022 |
| Android 14 | Upside Down Cake | 34 | February , 2023 |
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