The Android Versions History

The Android Versions History of the mobile operating system began with the release of the Android alpha in November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released in September 2008. Android is continually developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance, and it has seen a number of updates to its base operating system since the initial release.

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 7.0 Nougat, released in August 2016.

Code name	Version number	Initial release date	API level	Support status^[3]
(No codename)	1.0	September 23, 2008	1	Unsupported
(Internally known as "Petit Four")	1.1	February 9, 2009	2	Unsupported
Cupcake	1.5	April 27, 2009	3	Unsupported
Donut	1.6	September 15, 2009	4	Unsupported
Eclair	2.0–2.1	October 26, 2009	5–7	Unsupported
Froyo	2.2–2.2.3	May 20, 2010	8	Unsupported
Gingerbread	2.3–2.3.7	December 6, 2010	9–10	Unsupported
Honeycomb	3.0–3.2.6	February 22, 2011	11–13	Unsupported
Ice Cream Sandwich	4.0–4.0.4	October 18, 2011	14–15	Unsupported
Jelly Bean	4.1–4.3.1	July 9, 2012	16–18	Unsupported
KitKat	4.4–4.4.4	October 31, 2013	19	Supported;^[13] Seeclarification
Lollipop	5.0–5.1.1	November 12, 2014	21–22	Supported
Marshmallow	6.0–6.0.1	October 5, 2015	23	Supported
Nougat	7.0–7.1.2	August 22, 2016	24–25	Supported
O	8.0	TBA	26	Alpha

Android 8.0 "O" (API 26) Android 8.0 "O" (API 26)
Android "O" is the working title of an upcoming release of the Android mobile operating system. It was first released as an alpha quality developer preview on March 21, 2017.
Version	Release date	Features	Image(s)
8.0	TBA	upcoming