Android

Operating systems - Android

By JonGor
  • Apple Pie

    Apple Pie
    Apple Pie, also known as Android 1.0, was the first version of the Android operatying system. It was released the 23rd of September 2008. It's support status is discontinued. It included:
    -YouTube video player.
    -Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support.
    -Gmail synchronization with the Gmail application.
    -And lots of other characteristics.
  • Banana Bread

    Banana Bread
    Banana Bread, also known as Android 1.1, was the second Android operating system. It's status is discountinued. It was released the 9th of February of 2009. It added:
    -Ability to save attachments in messages.
    -When a user searches for businesses on Maps, details and reviews of them are available.
    -And more.
  • Cupcake

    Cupcake
    Cupcake, also known as Android 1.5 was released the 27th of April of 2009. It's status is discountinued. It added more new characteristics:
    -Copy and paste features in web browser.
    -Auto-rotation option.
    -And more.
  • Donut

    Donut
    Donut it's also called as Android 1.6. It was released the 15th of September of 2009. As it's predecessors, it included more characteristics:
    -You users have the ability to select multiple photos for deletion.
    -Developers have now the ability to include their content in search results.
    -And more.
  • Eclair

    Eclair
    Eclair, also called as Android 2.0 or Andorid 2.1, was released the 26th of October of 2009. It's status is discountinued. It was made with morenew characteristics:
    -Addition of live wallpapers, that allows the animation of the background images to show movement.
    -Smarter dictionary that learns from word usage and includes contact names as suggestions.
    -And more.
  • Froyo

    Froyo
    Froyo, also known as Andorid 2.2 or Andorid 2.2.3, was released the 20th of May of 2010. It's status is discountinued. These are two of it's new characteristics:
    -Now you can zoom in the photo gallery.
    -Now you can see all the frames of a .gif file in the browser, insteadof onlyseeing the first one.
  • Gingerbread

    Gingerbread
    Gingerbread, also known as Android 2.3 or Android 2.3.3, was released the 6th of December of 2010. It's status is discountinued. As the older versions, it added more new characteristics:
    -It improve the battery efficiency.
    -Now there are more audio effects such as reverb, equalization...
    -And more.
  • Honeycomb

    Honeycomb
    Honeycomb is also called Android 3.0, Android 3.1 or Android 3.2. It was released the 22nd of February of 2011. It's status is discountinued. It added more new characteristics:
    -The copy/paste interface now is more intutive because it was simplified.
    -Users can now encript all user data.
    -And more.
  • Ice Cream Sandwich

    Ice Cream Sandwich
    Ice Cream Sandwich, also known as Android 4.0 or Android 4.0.3, was released the 18th of October of 2011. It's status is discountinued. This are two of the new characteristics that it added:
    -It separate the widgets to another menu lab.
    -Now users have the ability to shut down applications from the recent apps list with a swipe.
  • Jelly Bean

    Jelly Bean
    Jelly Bean, also known as Android 4.1, Andorid 4.2 or Android 4.3, was released the 9th of July of 2012. It's status is discountinued. It added more new characteristics:
    -Now user have the ability to turn off app's notifications.
    -Know you can have multiple user accounts.
    -And more.
  • KitKat

    KitKat
    KitKat, also known as Android 4.4 or Android 4.4W, was released the 31st of October of 2013. It's status is discontinued. As it's older versions, it added more new characteristics:
    -Now it have wireless printing capability.
    -Now third-party applications can't have access to battery statistics.
    -And more.
  • Lollipop

    Lollipop
    Lollipop, also known as Android 5.0 or Android 5.1, was released the 12th of November of 2014. It's status is continued. As iit's predecesors, it added more new characteristics:
    -It added 15 new languages (Basque is one of them).
    -Now users have the ability to join Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth devices from quick settings.
    -And more.
  • Marshmallow

    Marshmallow
    Marshmallow, also known as Android 6.0, was released the 5th of October of 2015. It's status is continued. It added more new characteristics:
    -The "Priority" mode was renamed to "Do Not Disturb" mode.
    -4K display mode for apps.
    -And more.
  • Nougat

    Nougat
    Nougat, also knwon as Android 7.0 or Android 7.1, was released the 22nd of August of 2016 and it's the last Android version available. It's status is continued. It added more new characteristics;
    -Now users have the ability to zoom in the screen.
    -It addednew emojis.
    -And more.