The latest version is Android 11.0 released in September 2020. Most of the Android version has been named after either sweet or desserts. The following table represents the different versions, Android name, API level, and the year of release. Here API level is the integer value that identifies the API framework revision given by the version of the android platform.
Version Android Name API Level Year of Release
Android 1.0 No Codename 1 2008
1.1 No Codename 2 2009
1.5 Cupcake 3 2009
1.6 Donut 4 2009
2.0 - 2.1 Eclair 5 - 7 2009
2.2 – 2.2.3 Froyo 8 2010
2.3 – 2.3.7 Gingerbread 9 - 10 2010
3.0 – 3.2.6 Honeycomb 11 - 13 2011
4.0 – 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich 14 - 15 2011
4.1 – 4.3.1 Jelly Bean 16 - 18 2012
4.4 – 4.4.4 Kitkat 19 - 20 2013
5.0 – 5.1.1 Lollipop 21 - 22 2014
6.0 – 6.0.1 Marshmallow 23 2015
7.0 – 7.1.2 Nougat 24 - 25 2016
8.0 – 8.1 Oreo 26 - 27 2017
9.0 Pie 28 2018
10.0 Android 10 29 2019
11.0 Android 11 30 2020
Android 1.0 (API 1): There were numerous loopholes in this Android version including the necessity of physical keyboards or hardware buttons. Important features are:
Browser, Google maps, and calendar.
Camera and scroll down the notification bar.
Wireless supports Wi-Fi and BlueTooth.
Contacts, Gmail integration, and Google synchronization.
Android 1.1 (API 2): This version was released with API changes and resolved issues found in 1.0. Important features of this version are:
