Android, Inc.

was founded in Palo Alto, California, United States

in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and
Chris White to develop, in Rubin's words "...smarter mobile
devices that are more aware of its owner's location and
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The version history of theAndroid

operating systembegan with the release
of the Androidbetain November 2007.
The first commercial version, Android 1.0,
was released in September 2008. Android
is amobile operating systemdeveloped
byGoogleand theOpen Handset Alliance,
and has seen a number ofupdatesto its
base operating system since its original
release .
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Since April 2009, each Android version

has
been
developed
under
acodenamebased
on
adessertorsweettreat.
These
versions have been released in
alphabetical
order:Cupcake,Donut,clair,Froyo,G
ingerbread, Honeycomb,Ice Cream
Sandwich, andJelly Bean.
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Android 1.0, the first commercial version of the

software, was released on September 23, 2008. This
release
was
robot-related
codename,
"Astro",
internally at Google, but the name could not be used
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On April 30, 2009, the

Android 1.5 update was
released, based onLinux
kernel2.6.27. This was the
first release to use a name
based
on
a
dessert
("Cupcake"), a theme which
would be used for all
releases
henceforth.
The
update included several new
features and UI amendments

The Android Emulator

default home screen
(v1.5).
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The Android 1.6 home

screen.

On September 15,
2009, the Android 1.6
SDK dubbed Donut
was released, based on
Linux kernel 2.6.29

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On October 26, 2009, the Android 2.0 SDK

codenamed Eclair was released, based on Linux
kernel 2.6.29
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On May 20, 2010, the

Android 2.2 (Froyo) SDK was
released, based on Linux
kernel 2.6.32.
Google's Nexus One was
the first smart phone to
receive Android 2.2 Froyo
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On December 6,
2010, the Android
2.3
(Gingerbread)
SDK was released,
based
on
Linux
kernel 2.6.35.

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On February 22, 2011, the Android 3.0 SDK the

first tablet-only Android update was released, based on
Linux kernel 2.6.36. The first device featuring this version,
the Motorola Xoom tablet, was released on February 24,
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The SDK for Android 4.0.1

(Ice Cream Sandwich),
based on Linux kernel
3.0.1,
was
publicly
released on October 19,
2011. Google's
Gabe
Cohen stated that Android
4.0
was
"theoretically
compatible"
with
any
Android 2.3.x device in
production at that time
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On June 27, 2012, at

the Google I/O conference,
Google announced Android
4.1 (Jelly Bean). Based on
Linux kernel 3.1.10, Jelly
Bean is an incremental
update with the primary aim
of
improving
the
user
interface, both in terms of
functionality and performance

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Android 4.4 "KitKat" is a

version of the Android
mobile operating system
by google. Google
announced Android 4.4
KitKat on September 3,
2013. Although initially
under the "Key Lime Pie"
("KLP") codename,

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Android Lollipop is a
version of the Android
mobile operating
system developed by
Google, spanning
versions between 5.0
and 5.1.1.[3] Unveiled
on June 25, 2014,
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