Android is a mobile based Operating System developed by Google company.
Android was born on November 5, 2007. Since then, it's grown up to be one of the most popular operating systems in the world. But that didn't just happen overnight. Like all of us, Android went through some awkward years and learned some hard lessons before becoming the OS it is today.
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.
The most recent being Android 8.1.0 "Oreo", released in December 5, 2017. Google release android version in Alphabetical order.
Version name | Version number | Initial release date | API level |
---|---|---|---|
Android (Alpha) | 1.0 | September 23, 2008 | 1 |
Beta | 1.1 | February 9, 2009 | 2 |
Cupcake | 1.5 | April 27, 2009 | 3 |
Donut | 1.6 | September 15, 2009 | 4 |
Eclair | 2.0 – 2.1 | October 26, 2009 | 5-7 |
Froyo | 2.2 – 2.2.3 | May 20, 2010 | 8 |
Gingerbread | 2.3 – 2.3.7 | December 6, 2010 | 9-10 |
Honeycomb | 3.0 – 3.2.6 | February 22, 2011 | 11-13 |
Ice Cream Sandwich | 4.0 – 4.0.4 | October 18, 2011 | 14 – 15 |
Jelly Bean | 4.1 – 4.3.1 | July 9, 2012 | 16 – 18 |
KitKat | 4.4 – 4.4.4 | October 31, 2013 | 19 |
Lollipop | 5.0 – 5.1.1 | November 12, 2014 | 21 – 22 |
Marshmallow | 6.0 – 6.0.1 | October 5, 2015 | 23 |
Nougat | 7.0 – 7.1.1 | August 22, 2016 | 24-25 |
Oreo(O) | 8.0 – 7.1.1 | August 21, 2017 | 26 |
Oreo(O) | 8.1.0 | December 5, 2017 | 27 |
Pie | 9.0 | August 6, 2018 | 28 |