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The project manager, Ryan Gibson, conceived using a [[confectionery]]-themed naming scheme for public releases, starting with Android 1.5 Cupcake. Google announced in August 2019 they were ending the confectionery theming scheme to use numerical ordering for future versions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blog.google/products/android/evolving-android-brand/ |title=A pop of color and more: updates to Android's brand |publisher=Google |date=August 22, 2019 |access-date=August 22, 2019 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902060330/https://www.blog.google/products/android/evolving-android-brand/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The first release under the numerical order format was [[Android 10]], which was released in September 2019.
In 2017, Google announced that [[Google Play]] would begin to require apps to target a recent Android version (or API level).<ref>{{cite web |title=Improving app security and performance on Google Play for years to come |url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/12/improving-app-security-and-performance.html |first1=Edward |last1=Cunningham |date=December 19, 2017 |access-date=June 30, 2020 |website=Android Developers Blog |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702093301/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/12/improving-app-security-and-performance.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Since then, a new major Android version has been released in the second half of each year, and apps must target it by August 31 of the following year for new apps, or November 1 for app updates.<ref name="Target API">{{Cite web |title=Target API level requirements for Google Play apps - Play Console Help |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/11926878 |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=Google Support |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114134721/https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/11926878 |url-status=live }}</ref> These requirements have expanded to [[Wear OS]], [[Android TV]], and [[Android Automotive OS]].
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* Reintroduction of lock screen widgets on tablets, which were introduced in Android 4.2 and removed in Android 5.0.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amadeo |first=Ron |date=2024-01-12 |title=Android 15 might bring back lock screen widgets |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/it-looks-like-lock-screen-widgets-are-making-a-comeback-in-android-15/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref>
* Google Advanced Factory Reset Protection to prevent the device to bypass the setup if stolen, and it requires the google account or unlock key to work again.
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=== Android 16 ===
{{Main|Android 16}}
Android 16 is the sixteenth major release of [[Android (operating system)|Android]]. The first Developer Preview of Android 16 was released on November 19, 2024
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* Health records
* Privacy sandbox on Android.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The First Developer Preview of Android 16 |url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2024/11/the-first-developer-preview-android16.html |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Android Developers Blog |language=en}}</ref>
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* Material Expressive 3
* Battery icons are changed to Landscape icon and percentage showing inside the battery icon
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