Android Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White. In 17th August 2005, Google acquired android Incorporation. Since then, it is in the subsidiary of Google Incorporation.
Why is it called an Android?
Android is the nick name of Andy Rubin given by coworkers because of his love to robots.
In 2007, Google announces the development of android OS.
In 2008, HTC launched the first android mobile.
Android Versions, Codename and API
Google launched the first version of the Android platform on Nov 5, 2007.
API Level is an integer value that uniquely identifies the framework API revision offered by a version of the Android platform.
| Code Name | Version | API level | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Pie | Android 1.0 | 1 | September 23, 2008 |
| Banana Bread | Android 1.1 | 2 | February 9, 2009 |
| Cupcake | Android 1.5 | 3 | April 30, 2009 |
| Donut | Android 1.6 | 4 | September 15, 2009 |
| Eclair | Android 2.0 – 2.1 | 5-7 | October 26, 2009 |
| Froyo | Android 2.2 – 2.2.3 | 8 | May 20, 2010 |
| Gingerbread | Android 2.3 – 2.3.4 | 9-10 | December 6, 2010 |
| Honeycomb | Android 3.0.x – 3.2.x | 11 – 13 | February 22, 2011 |
| Ice Cream Sandwich | Android 4.0 – 4.0.4 | 14 – 15 | October 18, 2011 |
| Jelly Bean | Android 4.1 – 4.1.2 | 16 – 18 | July 9, 2012 |
| Kitkat | Android 4.4 – 4.4.4 | 19 | July 9, 2012 |
| Lollipop | Android 5.0 – 5.1 | 21 – 22 | October 17, 2014 |
| Marshmallow | Android 6.0 – 6.0.1 | 23 | October 5, 2015 |
| Nougat | Android 7.0 – 7.1 | 24 – 25 | August 22, 2016 |
| Oreo | Android 8.0 | 26 | August 21, 2017 |
| Pie | Android 9.0 | 27 | August 6, 2018 |
| Android Q | Android 10.0 | 29 | September 3, 2019 |
| Android 11 | Android 11.0 | 30 | September 8, 2020 |