Saturday, October 13, 2012

Android and it's versions

    We have been using Android devices (smart phones and tablets), it is a Linux based operating system. It is a open source operating system founded by Andy Rubin in 2003 by basing on Linux kernel based platform and then acquired by Google in 2005, Google developed it by ever since. It is a revolutionary operating system, any application developer can contribute software to Google Play Store, like in Linux which has software centre, the Android operating system has a software centre called Play Store. Google verifies most of the softwares, and avoids viruses, Android revolutionized the smart phones, and stood competitor to the Apple IOS, Google also manufactures the smart phones named NEXUS in collaboration with Samsung. All Android operating versions after dessert, having each operating system named in alphabetical order.
The Android versions are as follows : 

Android 1.0

Android 1.1

Android 1.5 is also called CUPCAKE

Android 1.6 is also called DONUT

Android 2.0/2.1 are also called ECLAIR
     consists Android 2.0, Android 2.0.1, Android 2.1

Android 2.2x is also called FROYO
     consists Android 2.2, Android 2.2.1, Android 2.2.2,
     Android 2.2.3

Android 2.3.x is also called Gingerbread
      consists Android 2.3, Android 2.3.3, Android 2.3.4,      
      Android 2.3.5, Android 2.3.6, Android 2.3.7

Android 3.x  also called Honeycomb
      consists Android 3.0, Android 3.1, Android 3.2, 
      Android 3.2.1,  Android 3.2.2, Android 3.2.4, 
      Android 3.2.6 

Android 4.0.x also called Ice Cream Sandwich
      consists Android 4.0.1,  Android 4.0.2, Android 4.0.3, 
      Android 4.0.4,

Android 4.1.x also called Jelly Bean
      consists Android 4.1.1, Android 4.1.2

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