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Android versions, name, and API level
The development of the Android operating system was started in 2003 by Android, Inc.
The development of the Android operating system was started in 2003 by Android, Inc. Later on, it was purchased by Google in 2005. The beta version of Android OS was released on November 5, 2007, while the software development kit (SDK) was released on November 12, 2007.
The first Android mobile was publicly released with Android 1.0 of the T-Mobile G1 (aka HTC Dream) in October 2008.
Google announced in August 2019 that they were ending the confectionery scheme, and they use numerical ordering for future Android versions.
The first Android version which was released under the numerical order format was Android 10.
Android versions, name, and API level
| Code name | Version numbers | API level | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| No codename | 1.0 | 1 | September 23, 2008 |
| No codename | 1.1 | 2 | February 9, 2009 |
| Cupcake | 1.5 | 3 | April 27, 2009 |
| Donut | 1.6 | 4 | September 15, 2009 |
| Eclair | 2.0 - 2.1 | 5 - 7 | October 26, 2009 |
| Froyo | 2.2 - 2.2.3 | 8 | May 20, 2010 |
| Gingerbread | 2.3 - 2.3.7 | 9 - 10 | December 6, 2010 |
| Honeycomb | 3.0 - 3.2.6 | 11 - 13 | February 22, 2011 |
| Ice Cream Sandwich | 4.0 - 4.0.4 | 14 - 15 | October 18, 2011 |
| Jelly Bean | 4.1 - 4.3.1 | 16 - 18 | July 9, 2012 |
| KitKat | 4.4 - 4.4.4 | 19 - 20 | October 31, 2013 |
| Lollipop | 5.0 - 5.1.1 | 21- 22 | November 12, 2014 |
| Marshmallow | 6.0 - 6.0.1 | 23 | October 5, 2015 |
| Nougat | 7.0 | 24 | August 22, 2016 |
| Nougat | 7.1.0 - 7.1.2 | 25 | October 4, 2016 |
| Oreo | 8.0 | 26 | August 21, 2017 |
| Oreo | 8.1 | 27 | December 5, 2017 |
| Pie | 9.0 | 28 | August 6, 2018 |
| Android 10 | 10.0 | 29 | September 3, 2019 |
| Android 11 | 11 | 30 | September 8, 2020 |
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