Android version history: Difference between revisions

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Is this section on the right of the chart really necessary? The color codes already tell us if it's supported or unsupported, so why should we include this? (+ Some minor appearance changes)
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|[[Android 1.0|(No codename)]]<ref name="unofficial_and_official_codenames"/>|| {{Version |o |1.0}}
|{{dunno}}
| September 23, 2008 || 1 || Unsupported
|-
|[[Android 1.1|Petit Four]]<ref name="unofficial_and_official_codenames"/>|| {{Version |o |1.1}}
|2.6.X
| February 9, 2009 || 2 || Unsupported
|-
| [[#Android 1.5 Cupcake (API 3)|Cupcake]] || {{Version |o |1.5}}
|2.6.27<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/51651/which-android-runs-which-linux-kernel|title=Which Android runs which Linux kernel?|website=Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange|access-date=2018-06-18}}</ref>|| April 27, 2009 || 3 || Unsupported
|-
| [[#Android 1.6 Donut (API 4)|Donut]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/history/#/donut|title=Android - History|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514051830/https://www.android.com/history/#/donut|archivedate=2017-05-14|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |o |1.6}}
|2.6.29|| September 15, 2009 || 4 || Unsupported
|-
| [[#Android 2.0 Eclair (API 5)|Eclair]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/history/#/eclair|title=Android - History|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514051830/https://www.android.com/history/#/eclair|archivedate=2017-05-14|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |o |2.0 – 2.1}}
|2.6.29<ref name=":0" />|| October 26, 2009 || 5 – 7 || Unsupported
|-
| [[#Android 2.2 Froyo (API 8)|Froyo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/history/#/froyo|title=Android - History|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514051830/https://www.android.com/history/#/froyo|archivedate=2017-05-14|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |o |2.2 – 2.2.3}}
|2.6.32|| May 20, 2010 || 8 || Unsupported
|-
| [[#Android 2.3 Gingerbread (API 9)|Gingerbread]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/history/#/gingerbread|title=Android - History|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514051830/https://www.android.com/history/#/gingerbread|archivedate=2017-05-14|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |o |2.3 – 2.3.7}}
|2.6.35<ref name=":0" />|| December 6, 2010 || 9 – 10 || Unsupported
|-
| [[#Android 3.0 Honeycomb (API 11)|Honeycomb]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/history/#/honeycomb|title=Android - History|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514051830/https://www.android.com/history/#/honeycomb|archivedate=2017-05-14|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |o |3.0 – 3.2.6}}
|2.6.36|| February 22, 2011 || 11 – 13 || Unsupported
|-
| [[#Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (API 14)|Ice Cream Sandwich]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/history/#/icecream|title=Android - History|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514051830/https://www.android.com/history/#/icecream|archivedate=2017-05-14|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |o |4.0 – 4.0.4}}
|3.0.1<ref name=":0" />|| October 18, 2011 || 14 – 15 || Unsupported
|-
| [[#Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (API 16)|Jelly Bean]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/history/#/jellybean|title=Android - History|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514051830/https://www.android.com/history/#/jellybean|archivedate=2017-05-14|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |o |4.1 – 4.3.1}}
|3.0.31 to 3.4.39<ref name=":0" />|| July 9, 2012 || 16 – 18 || Unsupported
|-
| [[#Android 4.4 KitKat (API 19)|KitKat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/history/#/kitkat|title=Android - History|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514051830/https://www.android.com/history/#/kitkat|archivedate=2017-05-14|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |o |4.4 – 4.4.4}}
|3.10|| October 31, 2013 || 19 – 20<!-- See [[Android KitKat#Support status|clarification]]-->
|3.10|| October 31, 2013 || 19 – 20|| Unsupported<ref>{{cite web |first1=Adrian |last1=Ludwig |first2=Mel |last2=Miller |title=Diverse protections for a diverse ecosystem: Android Security 2016 Year in Review |url=https://security.googleblog.com/2017/03/diverse-protections-for-diverse.html |quote=<!--More than 735 million devices from 200+ manufacturers received a platform security update in 2016. [..]-->We released monthly Android security updates throughout the year for devices running Android 4.4.4 and up—that accounts for 86.3 percent of all active Android devices worldwide. <!--Our carrier and hardware partners helped expand deployment of these updates, releasing updates for over half of the top 50 devices worldwide in the last quarter of 2016. [..]About half of devices in use at the end of 2016 had not received a platform security update in the previous year--> |website=Google Security Blog |publisher=[[Google]] |date=March 22, 2017 |accessdate=March 22, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322141254/http://security.googleblog.com/2017/03/diverse-protections-for-diverse.html |archivedate=March 22, 2017 |df= }}</ref><!-- See [[Android KitKat#Support status|clarification]]-->
|-
| [[#Android 5.0 Lollipop (API 21)|Lollipop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/history/#/lollipop|title=Android - History|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514051830/https://www.android.com/history/#/lollipop|archivedate=2017-05-14|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |o |5.0 – 5.1.1}}
|3.16.1<ref name=":0" />|| November 12, 2014 || 21 – 22 || Unsupported<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01|title=Android Security Bulletin—April 2018 {{!}} Android Open Source Project|website=Android Open Source Project|language=en|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>
|-
| [[#Android 6.0 Marshmallow (API 23)|Marshmallow]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/history/#/marshmallow|title=Android - History|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514051830/https://www.android.com/history/#/marshmallow|archivedate=2017-05-14|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |co |6.0 – 6.0.1}}
|3.18.10<ref name=":0" />|| October 5, 2015 || 23 || Supported
|-
| [[#Android 7.0 Nougat (API 24)|Nougat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/|title=Android – Nougat|website=Android|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822165625/https://www.android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/|archivedate=2016-08-22|df=}}</ref>|| {{Version |co |7.0 – 7.1.2}}
|4.4.1<ref name=":0" />|| August 22, 2016 || 24 – 25 || Supported
|-
| [[#Android 8.0 Oreo (API 26)|Oreo]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.android.com/versions/oreo-8-0/|title=Android – 8.0 Oreo|website=Android|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref> || {{Version |co |8.0 – 8.1}}
|4.10<ref name=":0" />|| August 21, 2017 || 26 – 27 || Supported
|-
| [[#Android 9.0 Pie (API 28)|Pie]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.android.com/preview/|title=Android Pie|website=Android|language=en-US}}</ref> || {{Version |c |9.0}} || 4.4.107, 4.9.84, and 4.14.42<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/kernel/modular-kernels#core-kernel-requirements|title=Modular Kernel Requiremensts|website=Android Open Source Project|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref> || August 6, 2018 || 28 || Supported
|-<!-- No official (from Google) source on (nor "9"):
|-
<!-- No official (from Google) source on (nor "9"):
| [[Android Q]] || {{Version |p | 10* (subject to change)}}
| {{dunno}} || Developer preview || {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
-->
|-
| colspan="6" | {{Version |l |show=111111111100}}
-->
| colspan="6" | {{Version |l |show=111111}}
|}
 
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{{Android version table
| {{TOC tab|[[Android Pie|Android 9.0 Pie]] (API 28) }}
| Android Pie is the ninth major version of the Android operating system. It was first announced by Google on March 7, 2018, and the first developer preview was released on the same day. Second preview, considered beta quality, was released on May 8, 2018. The final beta of Android P (fifth preview, also considered as a "Release Candidate") was released on July 25, 2018. The first official release was released on August 6, 2018.
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{{Android version
|9.0
|August 6, 2018
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