What you don't know about Android versions

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Hey guys, I'm just new to this platform and I want to post this article for the purpose of those that are not aware of this. I'm writing about Android and its various versions.

Many smartphone users, most especially users whose phones work on the Android operating system (OS) do not know the names given to the various Android versions.

Android, owned by Google, is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel, it is designed primarily for smartphones and tablet.

Android is the most dominated smartphone Operating System with 74.45% making it commonly used, compared to iOS which is 22.85%. Many devices other than smartphones run on the Android OS. Devices like digital camera, smartwatch, calculators, Payment-On-Sales (POS) machine use the Android OS.

In the year 2005, Android was bought by Google which was making operating systems for smartphones as well as digital cameras and named their versions in alphabetical order according to desserts names.

This means that after Google 9.0 Pie, which is the latest version of Android, the next Android name will start from the alphabet Q.

Here are the forteen names given to Android versions and they are named after either sweet treats or desserts:

1) Android 1.5: Android Cupcake

2) Android 1.6: Android Donut

3) Android 2.0: Android Eclair

4) Android 2.2: Android Froyo

5) Android 2.3: Android Gingerbread

6) Android 3.0: Android Honeycomb

7) Android 4.0: Android Ice Cream Sandwich

8) Android 4.1 to 4.3.1: Android Jelly Bean

9) Android 4.4 to 4.4.4: Android KitKat

10) Android 5.0 to 5.1.1: Android Lollipop

11) Android 6.0 to 6.0.1: Android Marshmallow

12) Android 7.0 to 7.1: Android Nougat

13) Android 8.0 to Android 8.1: Android Oreo

14) Android 9.0: Android Pie

This is how they are named by Google. How many did you know? And since which version are you an Android user? Use the comment box below

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Thank you for shedding light on Android versions. I only know that my version is Android 6.0 Thanks for sharing this information.

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4 years ago

nice article... i really didn't know about all those facts...

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4 years ago

Really? Now u know about it.

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4 years ago

yeah... thanks for sharing

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4 years ago

I didnt knew this names before.. Thanks to you I came to know all the names.

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4 years ago

My one is android marshmallow. Thanks I came to know about all the names.

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4 years ago

You're welcome

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4 years ago

This is one of the things I like about google, when it came to naming its mobile OS, it used the names or some common sweets. i think it is really cool

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4 years ago

Very cool indeed and was named alphabetically. One can even predict the next version

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4 years ago

I m android user but i didnt know that such details about it..thanks for writing here..now i came to know something new..

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4 years ago

this article is very nice. i thought the gingerbread was the first android version. thank you

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4 years ago

I'm on Android 9.0: Android Pie

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4 years ago

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4 years ago

Ok. I will try it out. Thanks a lot

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4 years ago

I can only say. Now I know. I only use jelly bean before and currently using pie.

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4 years ago

I only knew about kitkat and lolipop ..i used it before ... but since 4 years i am using IOS ..but i prefer android more

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4 years ago

That's good. Android is popularly used

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4 years ago

I knew about the name kitkat,lolipop,marshmallo, nougat. Now i am currently using android version 10.1 Day by day it is updating.

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4 years ago

Wow. i thought the gingerbread was the first android version. Thanks dor this very informative article. Keep it up ❣️

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4 years ago

We learn new things everyday. Thanks

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4 years ago

You know what android 10 is out now. I am using it in my OnePlus 6t.

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4 years ago

Interesting! So what is the name?

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4 years ago

It is named as android q.

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4 years ago

Yes, that's true. Thank u

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4 years ago

This is really nice... i am actually still on Android 8.1 Android Oreo

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4 years ago

Lol kitkat, oreo, pie, lollipop... With that rate they should name Android 10 diabetes Haha

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4 years ago

It's really funny indeed. That's what Google decided to do

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4 years ago

I don't know why honestly. Maybe as some kind of advertising for kitkat and oreo and other companies.

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