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Different versions of Android OS

By Super

| Updated: Friday, July 18, 2014, 19:18 [IST]

Android operating system of Google was launched in 2008. This is now the most used platform for smartphones and tablets. There are several versions starting from Apple Pie, Banana Bread, Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, ICS, Jelly Bean and the rumored Key Lime Pie.

Different versions of Android OS

Android is used by leading manufacturers like Samsung, Motorola, HTC, LG, Sony and many others. Even the low cost devices like Aakash tablets have this platform. Samsung Galaxy series of devices are getting Android ICS updates every now and then. This is a rival to the Apple's iOS that is used in iPhone and iPad.

The table below explains the different versions, their key features and release date. It explains the history of the mobile operating system.

Version Name

Key Features

Release Date

Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

stability improvements

better camera performance

smoother screen rotation

2012 Mar 28

Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich

Social stream API in Contacts provider to show updates associated to your contacts

Video stabilization and QVGA video resolution API access

Accessibility API refinements for screen readers

Calendar provider updates

2011 Dec 16

Android 4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich

Minor fixes

2011 Nov 28

Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich

Facial recognition (Face Unlock)

UI use Hardware acceleration

Better voice recognition (dictating/Voice typing)

Web browser, allows up to 16 tabs

Updated launcher (customizable)

Android Beam app to exchange data through NFC

Resizeable widgets

2011 Oct 19

Android 3.2.6 Honeycomb

Minor fixes

2011 Dec 15

Android 3.2.4 Honeycomb

Added "Pay as you go" for tablets

2011 Dec 15

Android 3.2.2 Honeycomb

Minor fixes

2011 Sep 30

Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb

Android Market updates including easier automatic updates

Google Books updates

Wi-Fi improvements

Chinese handwriting prediction improved

2011 Sep 20

Android 3.2 Honeycomb

Optimizations for a wider range of tablets

Compatibility display mode

Media sync from SD card

2011 Jul 15

Android 3.1 Honeycomb

UI improvements

Open Accessory API

USB host API

Mice, joysticks, gamepads... support

Resizable Home screen widgets

MTP notifications

RTP API for audio

2011 May 10

Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Multi core support

Better tablet support

Updated 3D UI

Google Talk video chat

Google eBooks

Private browsing

2011 Feb 22

Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread

Google Wallet support for the Nexus S 4G

-

Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread

Voice search issue fixed

-

Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread

Improved network performance for the Nexus S 4G

Fixed Bluetooth issues on the Samsung Galaxy S

Gmail app. improvements

2011 Jul 25

Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread

Open Accessory API

Voice or video chat using Google Talk

2011 May 10

Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

NFC API improvements

2011 Feb 9

Android 2.3 Gingerbread

Updated UI

WebM video playback capability

Improved copy/paste

Social networking features

Near Field Communication support

Native VoIP/SIP support

Video call support

2010 Dec 6

Android 2.2 Froyo

Speed improvements

JIT implementation

USB Tethering

Applications installation to the expandable memory

Upload file support in the browser

Animated GIFs

2010 May 20

Android 2.1 Eclair

Updated UI

2010 Jan 12

Android 2.0.1 Eclair

-

2009 Dec 3

Android 2.0 Eclair

HTML

Digital zoom

Microsoft Exchange support

Bluetooth 2.1

Live Wallpapers

Updated UI

2009 Oct 26

Android 1.6 Donut

Gesture framework

Turn-by-turn navigation

2009 Sep 15

Android 1.5 Cupcake

Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP support

Soft-keyboard with text-prediction

Record/watch videos

2009 Apr 30

Android 1.1 Banana Bread

-

2009 Feb 9

Android 1.0 Apple pie

-

2008 Sep 23

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