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Android Application Security Testing Part-2: Android Versions

September 24, 2018

Android Versions: 
  • Android mobile operating system began with the public release of the Android beta in November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released in September 2008
  • Versions 1.0 and 1.1 were not released under specific code names. Android code names are confectionery-themed and have been in alphabetical order since 2009's Android 1.5 Cupcake, with the most recent major version being Android P, released in March 2018.
Code name
Version number
API Level
Initial release date
(No codename)
1.0
1
September 23, 2008
(Internally known as "Petit Four")
1.1
2
February 9, 2009
Cupcake
1.5
3
April 27, 2009
Donut
1.6
4
September 15, 2009
Eclair  
2.0
5
October 26, 2009
2.0.1
6
December 3, 2009
2.1
7
January 12, 2010
Froyo
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
8
May 20, 2010
January 18, 2011
January 22, 2011
November 21, 2011
Gingerbread 
2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
9
December 6, 2010
December 2010
January 2011
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.3.6
2.3.7
10
February 9, 2011
April 28, 2011
July 25, 2011
September 2, 2011
September 21, 2011
Honeycomb
3.0
11
February 22, 2011
3.1
12
May 10, 2011 
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.2.5
3.2.6
13
July 15, 2011
September 20, 2011
August 30, 2011
August 30, 2011
December 2011
January 2012
February
Ice Cream Sandwich
4.0
4.0.1
4.0.2
14
October 18, 2011
October 21, 2011
November 28, 2011
4.0.3
4.0.4
15
December 16, 2011
March 29, 2012
Jelly Bean
4.1
4.1.1
4.1.2
16
July 9, 2012
July 11, 2012
October 9, 2012
4.2
4.2.1
4.2.2
17
November 13, 2012
November 27, 2012
February 11, 2013
4.3
4.3.1
18
July 24, 2013
October 3, 2013
 KitKat
4.4
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4
19
October 31, 2013
December 5, 2013
December 9, 2013
June 2, 2014
June 19, 2014

Android 4.4W KitKat, with wearable extensions
4.4W
4.4w.1
4.4w.2
20
 June 25, 2014
September 6, 2014
October 21, 2014
Lollipop
5.0
5.0.1
5.0.2
21
November 12, 2014
December 2, 2014
December 19, 2014
5.1
5.1.1
22
March 9, 2015
April 21, 2015
Marshmallow
6.0
6.0.1
23
October 5, 2015
December 7, 2015
Nougat
7.0
24
August 22, 2016
7.1
7.1.1
7.1.2
25
October 4, 2016
December 5, 2016
April 4, 2017
Oreo
8.0
26
August 21, 2017
8.1
27
 December 5, 2017
Android P
9
28
August 6, 2018

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