The Story Of Android - From Beta Version to Lollipop

THE STORY OF THE ANDROID The Android Timeline Do you know on what your favorite operating system “Android" is based on?? Here is a timeline showing all the versions of Android since it has been introduced in the market. Founded by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Chris White, Nick Sears, in 2003. Google acquired Android in 2005. Multilingual platform (available in 46 languages). Based on Linux Kernel Most popular OS till date THE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF ANDROID 2008 August 18, 2008 (Androido soKeta) O SDK Beta) September 23, 2008 (Android 1.0) I New home screen application Access to web email servers, supporting POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP I Bugs fixed Camera support- the version, however, lacked a resolution change I Included several new development tools, like the graphical preview for XML layouts, and 9-patch image constructing tool. YouTube video player I API's fleshed out and improved I Instant messaging, text messaging, and MMS I New features included, like calculator, camera, alarm clock, I Web browser to show, zoom and pan full HTML and XHTML web pages picture viewer, etc. 2009 February 9, 2009 (Android 1.1) April 27, 2009 (Android 1.5 Cupcake) I Ability to show and hide the dial pad I Animated screen transactions I Longer in-call screen timeout default when using the speakerphone Ability to upload videos and photos Support for third-party virtual keyboards with text prediction and user dictionary Attachment saving option in email I Support added for marquee system Video recording and playback in MPEG-4 and 3GP formats Reviews and details available for businesses on maps, when a user searches stuffs. I Copy and paste features available September 15, 2009 (Android 1.6 Donut) October 26, 2009 (Android 2.0 Eclair) I Support for WVGA screen resolutions Optimized hardware speed and refurbished UI I Expanded Gesture framework and new Gesture Builder development tool Bluetooth 2.1 support THE 2.0.1 SDK IMicrosoft Exchange email support I Multilingual speech synthesis engine RELEASED ON Improved typing speed on virtual keypad DECEMBER 3, 2009. I Updated technology support for CDMA/EVDO, 802.1x, VPNS, and a text-to-speech engine Numerous new camera features, including white balance, flash support, scene mode, digital zoom, color effect and macro focus. I Fully integrated camcorder, camera, and gallery 2010 January 2010 The 2.1 SDK) December 6, 2010 id2.3–2.3.2 Gingerbread) May, 20, 2010 (Android 2.2-2.2.3 Froyo) Support for WebM/VP8 video playback, and AAC audio encodingSupport for high resolution and extra-large screen size I wi-Fi hotspot and USB tethering functionality More intuitive, accurate and faster text input in virtual keyboard I Optimized performance, speed, and memory I Additional and improved applications implemented Improved power management option Adobe Flash and Bluetooth-enabled car and desk dock support Support for Near Field Communication (NFC) I Zoom gesture, alphanumeric and numeric password support I Enhanced support for native code development The 2.3.1 SDK released on December 2010 February, 2011 to September, 2011 2011 May 10, 2011 (The SDK3.1) (various updated versions were released 2.3.3-2.3.7) February 22, 2011 (Android 3.0-Honeycomb) October, 18, 2011 (Android 4.0-4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich) I Hardware acceleration and Support for multi-core processors I Much simpler and instinctive copy/paste interface Easier to create, drag and drop style folders New two pane contacts and email UI I A new feature of face unlock was introduced I Optimized tablet support with a new "holographic" user interface I Widgets separated in new tab, similar to the other I Ability to encrypt all user data I wi-Fi direct, 1080p video recording, and built-in photo editor THE SDK 4.0.3 July 15, 2011 (The SDK3.2) I Better voice integration, and real-time speech to text dictation RELEASED ON afterwhich various updated versions with minor bug fixes were released from 3.2.1 to 3.2.6 DECEMBER 16, 2011 IIII 2012 March 29, 2012 (The SDK 4.0.4) November, 2012 to February, 2013 (The updated versions between 4.2 to 4.2.2 were released) July 9, 2012 (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) Other language support, bi-directional text, and user installable keyboard maps I Automatically arrangeable shortcut keys and widgets I A much smoother Ul and enhanced accessibility I Multichannel audio, gapless playback, and improved camera application Bluetooth data transfer for Android Beam 2013 July 24, 2013 October 31, 2013 (Android 4.4 KitKat) (The SDK 4.3 was released with more attributes on July 24,2013, which was again updated to 4.3.1 with tweaks and minor bug fixes.) Counter APIS, sensor batching, and step detector New framework for UI transitions I ZRAM support included, and performance of the device optimized with lower specifications (Android 4.4w has recently released with added features of wearable extensions.) Wireless capability of printing I Bluetooth MAP support, and Native infrared blaster API November 12, 2014 (Android 5.0 Lollipop) Support for 64-bit CPU I ART (Android Runtime) compiled with AOT (Ahead of Time) I Audio input and output through USB devices I Project Volta introduced for improving battery life I Guest accounts, multiple user accounts, and search inside settings. M [email protected] Source http://bit.ly/1vPpEqK KONSTANT +1-310-933-5465 IFOOLUTO T LTD. http://bit.ly/18kqXnc http://bit.ly/11XTpuz O www.konstantinfo.com O O O O O