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Version nameKey user features addedRelease date
Android 6Marshmallow
  • USB Type-C support
  • Fingerprint Authentication support
  • Better battery life with "deep sleep"
  • Permissions dashboard
  • Android Pay
  • MIDI support
  • Google Now improvements
Oct. 5th 2015
Android 5.1.1Lollipop
  • Speed improvement
  • Bug fixes
Apr. 21st 2015
Android 5.1Lollipop
  • Multiple SIM cards support
  • Quick settings shortcuts to join Wi-Fi networks or control Bluetooth devices
  • Lock protection if lost or stolen
  • High Definition voice call
  • Stability and performance enhancements
Mar. 9th 2015
Android 5.0.2Lollipop
  • Performance improvements and bug fixes
Dec. 19th 2014
Android 5.0.1Lollipop
  • bug fixes, fix issues with video playback and password failures
Dec. 2nd 2014
Android 5.0Lollipop
  • New design (Material design)
  • Speed improvement
  • Battery consumption improvement
Oct. 17th 2014
Android 4.4.4KitKat
  • Fix Heartbleed / OpenSSL vulnerability
Jun. 23rd 2014
Android 4.4.3KitKat
  • Bug fixes
  • Enable Sprint Spark band 26 and band 41
Apr. 14th 2014
Android 4.4.2KitKat
  • Bug fixes
  • Security enhancements
Dec. 9th 2013
Android 4.4.1KitKat
  • Bug fixes
  • Enhance the camera on the Nexus 5
Dec. 5th 2013
Android 4.4KitKat
  • Screen recording
  • New Translucent system UI
  • Enhanced notification access
  • System-wide settings for closed captioning
  • Performance improvements
Oct. 31st 2013
Android 4.3Jelly Bean
  • Dial pad auto-complete
  • Photo Sphere enhancements
  • Camera app UI updated
  • 4K resolution support
  • Ability to create restricted profiles for tablets
  • Hebrew and Arabic right-to-left (RTL) support
  • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support
  • Bluetooth Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) 1.3 support
  • Security and performance enhancements
Jul. 24th 2013
Android 4.2.2Jelly Bean
  • Allow toggling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth state in Quick Settings using long-press
  • Shows the percentage and estimated time remaining in the active download notifications
  • Wireless charging and low battery sounds changed
  • Gallery app updated for faster loading with new image transition
  • Performance enhancements and bug fixes (Bluetooth A2DP audio streaming fix...)
Feb. 11th 2013
Android 4.2.1Jelly Bean
  • Fix missing december bug in the People app
  • Add support for Bluetooth gamepads and joysticks HID devices
Nov. 27th 2012
Android 4.2Jelly Bean
  • Lockscreen widgets
  • 360 degree images with Photo Sphere
  • Gesture Typing, for faster typing
  • Wireless display with Miracast
  • Daydream to display information when idle or docked
  • Multi-user for tablets
Nov. 13th 2012
Android 4.1.2Jelly Bean
  • Enable Home screen rotation
  • Fix bugs and enhance performances
Oct. 9th 2012
Android 4.1.1Jelly Bean
  • Fix a bug on screen orientation
Jul. 23rd 2012
Android 4.1Jelly Bean
  • Google Now ( youtu.be/... )
  • Voice Search
  • Speed enhancements
  • Camera app improvements
  • Accessibility: gesture mode, enable braille external keyboards...
Jul. 9th 2012
Android 4.0.4Ice Cream Sandwich
  • stability improvements
  • better camera performance
  • smoother screen rotation
Mar. 28th 2012
Android 3.2.6HoneycombMinor fixesFeb. 15th 2012
Android 4.0.3Ice Cream Sandwich
  • Social stream API in Contacts provider to show updates associated to your contacts
  • Video stabilization and QVGA video resolution API access
  • Accessibility API refinements for screen readers
  • Calendar provider updates
Dec. 16th 2011
Android 3.2.4HoneycombAdded "Pay as you go" for tabletsDec. 15th 2011
Android 4.0.2Ice Cream SandwichMinor fixesNov. 28th 2011
Android 4.0.1Ice Cream Sandwich
  • Facial recognition (Face Unlock)
  • UI use Hardware acceleration
  • Better voice recognition (dictating/Voice typing)
  • Web browser, allows up to 16 tabs
  • Updated launcher (customizable)
  • Android Beam app to exchange data through NFC
Oct. 19th 2011
Android 4.0Ice Cream Sandwich
  • New lock screen actions
  • Improved text input and spell-checking
  • Control over network data
  • Email app supports EAS v14
  • WI-FI direct
  • BlueTooth Health Device Profile
  • ADB Backups
Oct. 18th 2011
Android 3.2.2HoneycombMinor fixesSep. 30th 2011
Android 2.3.7Gingerbread
  • Google Wallet support for the Nexus S 4G
Sep. 21st 2011
Android 3.2.1Honeycomb
  • Android Market updates including easier automatic updates
  • Google Books updates
  • Wi-Fi improvements
  • Chinese handwriting prediction improved
Sep. 20th 2011
Android 2.3.6Gingerbread
  • Voice search issue fixed
Sep. 2nd 2011
Android 2.3.5Gingerbread
  • Improved network performance for the Nexus S 4G
  • Fixed Bluetooth issues on the Samsung Galaxy S
  • Gmail app. improvements
Jul. 25th 2011
Android 3.2Honeycomb
  • Optimizations for a wider range of tablets
  • Compatibility display mode (zoom for fixed-sized apps)
  • Media sync from SD card
Jul. 15th 2011
Android 2.3.4Gingerbread
  • Voice or video chat using Google Talk
May 10th 2011
Android 3.1Honeycomb
  • UI improvements
  • Open Accessory API
  • USB host API
  • Mice, joysticks, gamepads... support
  • Resizable Home screen widgets
  • MTP notifications
  • RTP API for audio
May 10th 2011
Android 3.0Honeycomb
  • Multi core support
  • Better tablet support
  • Updated 3D UI
    • customizable homescreens
    • recent applications viewing
    • redone keyboard layout
  • Media/Picture transport protocol
  • Google Talk video chat
  • Google eBooks
  • "Private browsing"
  • System-wide Clipboard
  • HTTP Live streaming
Feb. 22nd 2011
Android 2.3.3GingerbreadFeb. 9th 2011
Android 2.3Gingerbread
  • Updated UI
  • Improved keyboard ease of use
  • Improved copy/paste
  • Improved power management
  • Social networking features
  • Near Field Communication support
  • Native VoIP/SIP support
  • Video call support
Dec. 6th 2010
Android 2.2Froyo
  • Speed improvements
  • JIT implementation
  • USB Tethering
  • Applications installation to the expandable memory
  • Upload file support in the browser
  • Animated GIFs
May 20th 2010
Android 2.1Eclair
  • Updated UI
Jan. 12th 2010
Android 2.0.1EclairDec. 3rd 2009
Android 2.0Eclair
  • HTML
  • Digital zoom
  • Microsoft Exchange support
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • Live Wallpapers
  • Updated UI
Oct. 26th 2009
Android 1.6Donut
  • Gesture framework
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
Sep. 15th 2009
Android 1.5Cupcake
  • Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP support
  • Soft-keyboard with text-prediction
  • Record/watch videos
Apr. 30th 2009
Android 1.1Banana bread
  • "Show" & "Hide" numeric keyboard, in caller application
  • Ability to save MMS attachments
Feb. 9th 2009
Android 1.0Apple pie
  • Public Release of Android
  • Download and updates via Android Market
  • Web Browser
  • Camera support
  • Gmail, Contacts and Google Agenda synchronization
  • Google Maps
  • YouTube application
Sep. 23rd 2008
Android 0.9BetaIt is the first version to use Android 1.0's UI. It also adds many of the sounds and ringtones found in 1.0, albeit mostly in stereo as opposed to mono.Aug. 22nd 2008