![]() ![]() With early 2009's Android 1.5 Cupcake release, the tradition of Android version names was born. The Android 1.0 home screen and its rudimentary web browser (not yet called Chrome). Things were pretty basic back then, but the software did include a suite of early Google apps like Gmail, Maps, Calendar, and YouTube, all of which were integrated into the operating system - a stark contrast to the more easily updatable standalone-app model employed today. (Feel free to skip ahead if you just want to see what’s new in Android 12 or Android 13.) Android versions 1.0 to 1.1: The early daysĪndroid made its official public debut in 2008 with Android 1.0 - a release so ancient it didn't even have a cute codename. Here's a fast-paced tour of Android version highlights from the platform's birth to present. Google's mobile operating system may have started out scrappy, but holy moly, has it ever evolved. From its inaugural release to today, Android has transformed visually, conceptually and functionally - time and time again.
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