The history and versions of android are interesting to know.

The code names of android ranges

from A to J currently, such as Aestro, Blender, Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread,
Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwitch, Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop. Let's understand the
android history in a sequence.

1) Initially, Andy Rubin founded Android Incorporation in Palo Alto, California, United States in
October, 2003.

2) In 17th August 2005, Google acquired android Incorporation. Since then, it is in the subsidiary
of Google Incorporation.

3) The key employees of Android Incorporation are Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Chris White and
Nick Sears.

4) Originally intended for camera but shifted to smart phones later because of low market for
camera only.

5) Android is the nick name of Andy Rubin given by coworkers because of his love to robots.

6) In 2007, Google announces the development of android OS.

7) In 2008, HTC launched the first android mobile.

Version Number Version name Key user features added API Level
Android 7.1 Nougat 25
Daydream Virtual Reality mode

Night Light

Storage manager improvements

Performance improvements for Touch and

Display managements

Option to enable fingerprint swipe down

gesture

Seamless system updates

Android 7.0 Nougat Unicode 9.0 emoji 24

Better multitasking
Multi-window mode (PIP, Freeform window)
Seamless system updates (with dual system
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partition)
Better performance and code size thanks to
new JIT Compiler
Android 6 Marshmallow USB Type-C support 23

Fingerprint Authentication support

Better battery life with "deep sleep"
Permissions dashboard
Android Pay
MIDI support
Google Now improvements
Android 5.1 Lollipop Multiple SIM cards support 22
Quick settings shortcuts to join Wi-Fi networks
or control Bluetooth devices
Lock protection if lost or stolen
High Definition voice call

Stability and performance enhancements

Android 5.0 Lollipop New design (Material design) 21

Speed improvement
Battery consumption improvement
Android 4.4 KitKat Screen recording 19

New Translucent system UI

Enhanced notification access
System-wide settings for closed captioning
Performance improvements
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean 18
Dial pad auto-complete

Photo Sphere enhancements

Camera app UI updated

4K resolution support

Ability to create restricted profiles for tablets

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Hebrew and Arabic right-to-left (RTL) support

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support

Bluetooth Audio/Video Remote Control Profile

(AVRCP) 1.3 support

Security and performance enhancements

Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean 17

Allow toggling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth state in
Quick Settings using long-press

Shows the percentage and estimated time

remaining in the active download notifications

Wireless charging and low battery sounds

changed

Gallery app updated for faster loading with

new image transition

Performance enhancements and bug fixes

(Bluetooth A2DP audio streaming fix...)

Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean 17

Fix missing december bug in the People app

Add support for Bluetooth gamepads and

joysticks HID devices

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean 17

Lockscreen widgets

360 degree images with Photo Sphere

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Gesture Typing, for faster typing

Wireless display with Miracast

Daydream to display information when idle or

docked

Multi-user for tablets

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 16

Google Now ( http://youtu.be/pPqliPzHYyc )

Voice Search

Speed enhancements

Camera app improvements

Accessibility: gesture mode, enable braille

external keyboards...

Android 4.0 Ice Cream 14

Sandwich New lock screen actions

Improved text input and spell-checking

Control over network data

Email app supports EAS v14

WI-FI direct

BlueTooth Health Device Profile

Android 3.2 Honeycomb 13

Optimizations for a wider range of tablets

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Compatibility display mode (zoom for fixed-sized

apps)

Media sync from SD card

Android 3.1 Honeycomb 12

UI improvements

Open Accessory API

USB host API

Mice, joysticks, gamepads... support

Resizable Home screen widgets

MTP notifications

RTP API for audio

Android 3.0 Honeycomb 11

Multi core support

Better tablet support

Updated 3D UI

customizable homescreens

recent applications viewing

redone keyboard layout

Media/Picture transport protocol

Google Talk video chat

Google eBooks

"Private browsing"
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System-wide Clipboard

HTTP Live streaming

Android 2.3 Gingerbread 9

Updated UI

Improved keyboard ease of use

Improved copy/paste

Improved power management

Social networking features

Near Field Communication support

Native VoIP/SIP support

Video call support

Android 2.2 Froyo 8

Speed improvements

JIT implementation

USB Tethering

Applications installation to the expandable memory

Upload file support in the browser

Animated GIFs

Android 2.1 Eclair 7

Updated UI
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Android 2.0 Eclair 5
HTML

Digital zoom

Microsoft Exchange support

Bluetooth 2.1

Live Wallpapers

Updated UI
Android 1.6 Donut 4
Gesture framework

Turn-by-turn navigation
Android 1.5 Cupcake 3

Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP support

Soft-keyboard with text-prediction

Record/watch videos

Android 1.1 Banana bread 2

"Show" & "Hide" numeric keyboard, in caller

application

Ability to save MMS attachments

Android 1.0 Apple pie

Download and updates via Android Market

Web Browser

Camera support

Gmail, Contacts and Google Agenda

synchronization
Google Maps

YouTube application