Android Version Names: Every OS From Cupcake to Android P

Chakkarvarthi · 发表于 2019-03-22 12:49:07

Android and Dessert Names[br][br]Google's Android division certainly has a sense of humor: It named all of its version codenames after desserts (just as Intel names all of its CPUs after rivers). To celebrate a new version, a giant mock-up of the dessert that matches the codename is usually delivered to the Google Campus and put on display.[br][br]So what are the different versions of Android OS and the desserts associated with them? Let us go over a short history.[br][br]Android 1.0 and 1.1: Unnamed, and "Petit Four"?[br][br]An update of Android, version 1.1, was released in February 2009. [br][br][br]Android 1.5: Cupcake[br][br][img src="/storage/emulated/0/Download/12557406_f520.webp"][br][br][br]Technically Android 1.5 wasn't the first version, but versions before it don't seem to have received any codenames. Stories were told that it was supposed to be version 1.2, but Google decided to make it a major revision and made it 1.5 instead. Among the many changes with Cupcake, third-party keyboard and Widgets were enabled and phone could upload directly to YouTube and Picasa. The company codenamed the version "cupcake," which is how the trend of dessert names began.[br][br]A cupcake is a small, individually-sized cake baked in a cup-shaped mold. It is usually served with frosting on top.[br][br]Android 1.6: Donut[br][br][img src="/storage/emulated/0/Download/12557410_f520.webp"][br][br]Android V1.6, codenamed "Donut," was released in September 2009. [br][br][br]Android 2.0 and 2.1: Eclair[br][br][img src="/storage/emulated/0/Download/12557427.webp"][br][br][br]Android 2.0 was released in October 2009, with a bugfix version (2.0.1) coming out in December 2009. [br][br]Android 2.2: Froyo[br][br][img src="/storage/emulated/0/Download/12558682.webp"][br][br][br]Android 2.2 mainly improved speed by adopting the Javascript "just-in-time" compiler engine from Google's browser, Chrome. [br][br]Android 2.3, 2.4: Gingerbread[br][br][img src="/storage/emulated/0/Download/12557431.webp"][br][br][br]Gingerbread was officially released in December 2010.[br][br]On December 6th, 2010, Google officially announced the first phone with Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread. [br][br]Android 2.4: Still Gingerbread[br][br]A version of Android 2.4 was found on Sony Ericssen Xperia Arc at CES 2011. [br][br]Well, 2.4 being Ice Cream doesn't make sense, as it violates the existing order, as the dessert names are in alphabetical order, and I is after H, not before. [br][br]Android 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2: Honeycomb[br][br][img src="/storage/emulated/0/Download/12558688.webp"][br][br][br]Honeycomb was released in February 2011, and was rapidly followed by 3.1 and 3.2 in July and August of 2011. [a href="http://lifehacker.com/5744175/screenshot-tour-of-android-30-honeycomb-built-for-tablets"]Google posted a lot of previews and highlights on Honeycomb[/a][br][br]Android 4.0: Ice Cream Sandwich[br][br][br]

[br][br][br]Ice Cream Sandwich was Google's attempt to synthesize Honeycomb, it's tablet-only platform, with its mobile platform. Released in October 2011[br][br][br]Android 4.1: Jelly Bean[br][br][br]

[br][br][br]Jelly Bean came out in 2012. Biggest changes included an AI assistant that anticipates your needs and better, more interactive notifications.[br][br]Android 4.4: KitKat[br][br][br]

[br][br][br]Google announced that Android 4.4 would be named KitKat on September 3, 2013. [br][br]Android 5.X: Lollipop[br][br][br]

[br][br][br]Android 5 is called Lollipop, and it featured a brand new runtime called ART that no longer relies on the older DALVIK runtime (which is somewhat based on Sun/Oracle specs). Lollipop also contains other UI improvements and has an excellent battery life on some devices.[br][br][br]Android 6.X: Marshmallow[br][br] [br]

[br][br][br]Android 6: Marshmallow is already out for the Nexus devices and is believed to be coming soon to all flagship devices before end of the year, and to other devices by mid 2016.[br][br][br]Android 7: Nougat (2016)[br] [br]

[br][br][br]Android 7 was officially christened Nougat on June 30, 2016[br][br]Android 8: Oreo (2017)[br] [br]

[br][br][br]Android 8, named Oreo after the famous cookie, was released in Q3 of 2017. Its major change was "Project Treble", where it made the OS more modular so OS upgrades can be released faster by the manufacturers.[br][br]Android 9 Pie (2018)[br][br]

[br][br]Android Pie is the ninth major version of the Android operating system. It was first announced by Google on March 7, 2018