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[[File:Android robot.svg|thumb|185px|The Android logo, featuring a stylized green [[robot]].]]
The version history of the [[Android (operating system)|Android operating system]] began with the release of the Android [[beta (software)|beta]] in November 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released in September 2008. Android is a [[mobile operating system]] developed by [[Google]] and the [[Open Handset Alliance]], and has seen a number of [[patch (computing)|updates]] to its base operating system since its original release. These updates typically fix [[software bug|bugs]] and add new features. Since April 2009, each Android version has been developed under a [[codename]] based on a [[dessert]] or [[Sweets|sweet]] treat. These versions have been released in alphabetical order: [[Cupcake]], [[Donut]], [[Éclair (pastry)|Éclair]], [[Frozen yogurt|Froyo (frozen yogurt)]], [[Gingerbread]], [[Honeycomb toffee|Honeycomb]], [[Ice cream sandwich|Ice Cream Sandwich]], and [[Jelly Bean]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIxhw3eq5-U Assembling Jelly Bean Android]</ref> The pre-release versions of Android were dubbed Astro and Bender, but these names could not ultimately be used for [[trademark]] reasons.<ref>{{cite web |work=Development Team |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIIni_4fC60 |title=Google Keynote at AnDevCon II |date=November 9, 2011}}</ref> The most recent update to the Android OS was Ice Cream Sandwich v4.0.4, which was released in March 2012.<ref name=InqMar2012/> The next version (4.1) is dubbed Jelly Bean, with Key Lime Pie (5.0) rumored to follow.<ref name="klp1">[http://www.gsmarena.com/android_key_lime_pie_rumored_to_follow_jelly_bean-news-3928.php Android 'Key Lime Pie' rumored to follow Jelly Bean]</ref>
==Timeline of Android OS versions==
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At the [[Mobile World Congress]] (MWC) in February 2012, [[Asus]] corporate Vice President Benson Lin revealed the name of the next Android version as Jelly Bean.<ref name=jellybean2012>{{cite web |url=http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/android-jelly-bean-could-come-first-from-asus-1068276 |title=Android Jelly Bean could come first from Asus |accessdate=March 2, 2012}}</ref> On June 22, 2012, a leak on Google Play revealed an association of Jelly Bean with the 4.1 version number, and included a screenshot of a Galaxy Nexus updated to it, GSM Arena reports.<ref>[http://www.gsmarena.com/android_41_jelly_bean_moniker_confirmed_in_the_google_play_store-news-4428.php GSM Arena]. June 22, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.</ref>
===5.0 Key Lime Pie===
GSM Arena reports version 5.0 will be dubbed Key Lime Pie<ref
==See also==
*[[BlackBerry OS#Version history|Blackberry OS version history]]
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