History and Version

Android is the operating system that powers more than one billion Smartphone’s and tablets. Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is names after a dessert.

The history and versions of android are interesting to know. The code names of android ranges from A to L currently, such as Aestro, Blender, Cupcake, Donut, Éclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwitch, Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop. Let’s understand the android history in a sequence.

• Initially, Andy Rubin founded Android Incorporation (Inc.) in Palo Alto, California, United States in October, 2003.
• In 17^th August 2005, Google acquired android Inc. Since then, it is in the subsidiary of Google Inc.
• The key employees of Android Inc. are Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Chirs White and Nick Sears.
• Originally intended for camera but shifted to smart phones later because of low market for camera only.
• Android is the nick name of Andy Rubin given by coworkers because of his love to robots.
• In 2007, Google announces the development of android OS.
• In 2008, HTC launched the first android mobile.

Version history by API Level:

The following table shows the release dates of all Android OS updates to date, and their official application programming interface (API) levels.

Version	Code Name	API Level	Release Date
1.0	Aestro (Alpha)	1	23-Sep-2003
1.1	Blender (Beta)	2	9-Feb-2009
1.5	Cupcake	3	27-April-2009
1.6	Donut	4	15-Sep-2009
2.0	Eclair	5	26-Oct-2009
2.0.1	Éclair	6	3-Dec-2009
2.1	Eclair	7	12-Jan-2010
2.2-2.2.3	Froyo	8	20-May-2010
2.3-2.3.2	Gingerbread	9	6-Dec-2010
2.3.3-2.3.7	Gingerbread	10	9-Feb-2011
3.0	Honeycomb	11	22-Feb-2011
3.1	Honeycomb	12	10-May-2011
3.2	Honeycomb	13	15-July-2011
4.0-4.0.2	Ice Cream Sandwitch	14	18-Oct-2011
4.0.3-4.0.4	Ice Cream Sandwitch	15	16-Dec-2011
4.1	Jelly Bean	16	9-July-2012
4.2	Jelly Bean	17	13-Nov-2012
4.3	Jelly Bean	18	24-July-2013
4.4.2	KitKat	19	31-Oct-2013
4.4.4	KitKat(with wearable extensions)	20	22-July-2014
5.0	Lollipop	21	12-Nov-2013

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