Android – as Mobile Application Solution :: Introduction

• Introduction to Android
• Android Versions

• Android provides a rich application framework that allows you to build innovative apps and games for mobile devices in a Java language environment. The documents listed in the left navigation provide details about how to build apps using Android’s various APIs.
• If you’re new to Android development, it’s important that you need to understand the fundamental concepts about the Android app framework:
• Android is also the operating system that powers more than one billion smartphones and tablets. Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert. Whether it’s getting directions or even slicing virtual fruit, each Android release makes something new possible.

• Android 1.6 – Donut
• Android 2.0 – Eclair
• Android 2.2 – Froyo
• Android 2.3 – Gingerbread
• Android 3.0 – Honeycomb
• Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich
• Android 4.1 – Jelly Bean
• Android 4.4 – KitKat
• Android 5.0 – Lollipop
• Android 6.0 – Marshmallow
• Android 7.0 – Nougat
• Android 8.0 – Oreo [August 21, 2017]

Download Android 5.0 (Lollipop) SDK
Android 8.0 – Oreo Details
Android 8.0 Features and APIs