Android version history: Difference between revisions

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The version history of the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] [[mobile operating system]] began with the public release of the Android [[Beta (software)|beta]] on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released on September 23, 2008. Android is continually developed by [[Google]] and the [[Open Handset Alliance]], and it has seen a number of [[patch (computing)|updates]] to its base operating system since the initial release.

Versions 1.0 and 1.1 were not released under specific [[code names]], although Android 1.1 was unofficially known as Petit Four. Android code names are confectionery-themed and have been in alphabetical order since 2009's Android&nbsp;1.5 Cupcake, with the most recent major version being Android&nbsp;109.0 2019Pie, released in JanuaryAugust 20192018.[[File:Android historical version distribution - vector.svg|thumb|Global Android version distribution since December 2009, as of July 2018. [[Android Marshmallow]] v. 6.0 (the oldest supported version) is running on 23.5% of all Android devices accessing [[Google Play]] while [[Android Nougat]] (v. 7.0 & 7.1) is running on 30.8%<!-- (while Nougat 7.0 only, is a little less popular at 21.2%)-->, and all supported including the newest Oreo versions<!-- adding 8.03 (8.0) plus 1.69% (8.1) according to StatCounter <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile-tablet/worldwide/#daily-20170601-20180715|title=Mobile & Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide {{!}} StatCounter Global Stats|website=StatCounter Global Stats|language=en|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref> according to StatCounter); or 84.7% if including unsupported Lollipop versions)-->, run on 66.4% of devices combined.|840x840px|alt=|none]]

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|[[Android 1.0|(No codename) | Apple Pie]]<ref name="unofficial_and_official_codenames"/>|| {{Version |o |1.0}}

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| September 23, 2008 || 1 || Unsupported

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|[[Android 1.1|Petit Four | Banana Bread]]<ref name="unofficial_and_official_codenames"/>|| {{Version |o |1.1}}

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|4.10<ref name=":0" />|| August 21, 2017 || 26 – 27 || Supported

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| [[#Android 9 Pie (API 28)|Pie]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.android.com/preview/|title=Android Pie|website=Android|language=en-US}}</ref> || {{Version |coc |9}} || {{dunno}} || August 6, 2018 || 28 || Supported

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| [[2019Android Q]] || {{Version |cp | 10* (subject to change)}}

| {{dunno}} || JanuaryDeveloper 1, 2019preview || 30{{dunno}}

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