Android 7.0 Nougat (API 24-25)
Android 7.0 Nougat (API 24-25) Version 7.0 Release date August 22, 2016 Features Unicode 9.0 emoji and skin tone modifier support (and exposes a subset of ICU4J APIs).[225] Ability to display color calibration Ability to screen zoom Ability to switch…
Android 6.0 Marshmallow (API 23)
Android 6.0 Marshmallow (API 23) Version 6.0 Release date October 5, 2015 Features Contextual search from keywords within apps. Introduction of Doze mode, which reduces CPU speed while the screen is off in order to save battery life App Standby feature…
Android 5.0 Lollipop (API 21-22)
Android 5.0 Lollipop (API 21-22) Version 5.0 Release date November 12, 2014 Features Android Runtime (ART) with ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation and improved garbage collection (GC), replacing Dalvik that combines bytecode interpretation with trace-based…
Android 4.4 KitKat (API 19-20)
Android 4.4 KitKat (API 19-20) Version 4.4 Release date October 31, 2013 Features Refreshed interface with white elements instead of blue Clock no longer shows bold hours; all digits are thin. The H, M, and S markings for the stopwatch and timer have…
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (API 14-15)
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (API 14-15) Version 4.0 Release date October 18, 2011 Features Major refinements to the “Holo” interface with new Roboto font family Soft buttons from Android 3.x are now available for use on phones Separation…
Android 3.0 Honeycomb (API 11-13)
Android 3.0 Honeycomb (API 11-13) Version – 3.0 Release date – February 22, 2011 Features Optimized tablet support with a new “holographic” user interface (removed again the following year with version 4.2) New easter egg, an image of a…
Android 2.3 Gingerbread (API 9-10)
Android 2.3 Gingerbread (API 9-10) Android 2.3 Gingerbread (API 9-10) Version – 2.3 Release date – December 6, 2010 Features Updated user interface design with increased simplicity and speed Support for extra-large screen sizes and…
Android 2.2 Froyo (API 8)
Android 2.2 Froyo (API 8) Version – 2.2 Release date – May 20, 2010 Android 2.2 Froyo (API 8) is a minor platform release including user features, developer features, API changes, and bug fixes Android 2.2 Froyo (API 8) platform delivers an…
Android 2.0 Eclair (API 5-7)
Android 2.0 Eclair (API 5-7) Version – 2.0,2.1 Release date – October 26, 2009 Features Expanded Account sync, allowing users to add multiple accounts to a device for synchronization of email and contacts Microsoft Exchange email support,…
Android 1.6 Donut (API 4)
Android 1.6 Donut (API 4) Release date : September 15, 2009 Version : v1.6 On September 15, 2009, Android 1.6 – dubbed Donut – was released, based on Linux kernel 2.6.29. Included in the update were numerous new features. Features Voice and text entry…