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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]]. 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 Jelly Bean v4.1, which was announced in June 2012, and was released on July 9 into the [[AOSP#Android_Open_Source_ProjectAndroid Open Source Project|AOSPAndroid Open Source Project]] on July 9, 2012.

== Android beta ==