Android phones and tablets can be updated from the Settings menu, provided an update is available. Updating Android's software can result in new features and improved performance, and help keep you safe from security threats.
- 2.8 Android 3.0 Honeycomb (API 11) ...
- 2.9 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (API 14) ...
- 2.10 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (API 16) ...
- 2.11 Android 4.4 KitKat (API 19) ...
- 2.12 Android 5.0 Lollipop (API 21) ...
- 2.13 Android 6.0 Marshmallow (API 23)
- 2.14 Android 7.0 Nougat (API 24) ...
- 2.15 Android 8.0 Oreo (API 26) 2.15.1 Android 8.1 Oreo (API 27)
Android
On 20th September 2008, Google released it’s First and only version of Android OS and named it as “Astro”. No one knew that this is one of the decisive OS that will leave behind all the OS in no time and Today Android is the most popular OS that account for more than 51% of Operating System in US.
Google kept on rolling upgraded version likes “Bender” and “Cupcake”. Later Google tried something different while naming their updated Android version inspired by the names of any Dessert or Sweets and that too in alphabetical order.
The further Android version releases names are:-
- Donut,
- Éclair,
- Froyo,
- Gingerbread,
- Honeycomb,
- Ice Cream Sandwich,
- Jelly Bean.
Version | Codename | Distribution |
| 2.3.3-2.3.7 | Gingerbread | 0.4% |
| 4.0.3-4.0.4 | Ice Cream Sandwich | 0.5% |
| 4.1.x | Jelly Bean | 1.9% |
| 4.2.x | Jelly Bean | 2.9% |
| 4.3 | Jelly Bean | 0.8% |
| 4.4 | KitKat | 12.8% |
| 5.0 | Lollipop | 5.7% |
| 5.1 | Lollipop | 19.4% |
| 6.0 | Marshmallow | 28.6% |
| 7.0 | Nougat | 21.1% |
| 7.1 | Nougat | 5.2% |
| 8.0 | Oreo | 0.5% |
| 8.1 | Oreo | 0.2% |
