| Android 8.0 | Oreo | 
PIP: Picture-in-Picture with resizable windowsAndroid Instant appsImproved notifications systemImproved system settingsLock screen redesign |  | 2017-08-21 | 12.9 % | 26 | 
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| Android 7.1.2 | Nougat | 
Battery usage alertsNexus and Pixel specific improvements |  | 2017-04-04 | 7.8 % (7.1 - 7.1.2) | 25 | 
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| Android 7.1.1 | Nougat | 
Long press on the app icon enable new launch actionsThe default keyboard allows now to send GIFs directlyNew set of emojis |  | 2016-12-05 | 7.8 % (7.1 - 7.1.2) | 25 | 
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| Android 7.1 | Nougat | 
Daydream Virtual Reality modeNight LightStorage manager improvementsPerformance improvements for Touch and Display managementsOption to enable fingerprint swipe down gestureSeamless system updates | 
Shortcut manager APIsSupport Circular app iconsKeyboard image insertionVR thread scheduling improvementsEnhanced wallpaper metadataMulti-endpoint call supportSource type support for Visual VoicemailCarrier config options to manage video telephonyopen-source AOSP apps replaced with closed-source google
apps | 2016-10-04 | 7.8 % (7.1 - 7.1.2) | 25 | 
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| Android 7.0 | Nougat | 
Unicode 9.0 emojiBetter multitaskingMulti-window mode (PIP, Freeform window)Seamless system updates (with dual system partition)Better performance and code size thanks to new JIT
Compiler | 
Sustained Performance Mode (SPM) APIVulkan 3D rendering APIDaydream virtual reality platform | 2016-08-22 | 11.4 % | 24 | 
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| Android 6.0.1 | Marshmallow | New emojis |  | 2015-12-07 | 16.9 % (6 - 6.0.1) | 23 | 
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| Android 6 | Marshmallow | 
USB Type-C supportFingerprint Authentication supportBetter battery life with "deep sleep"Permissions dashboardAndroid PayMIDI supportGoogle Now improvements | 
Custom Chrome Tabs for better in app browser supportApp Permissions management update | 2015-10-05 | 16.9 % (6 - 6.0.1) | 23 | 
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| Android 5.1.1 | Lollipop | 
Speed improvementBug fixes |  | 2015-04-21 | 11.5 % (5.1 - 5.1.1) | 22 | 
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| Android 5.1 | Lollipop | 
Multiple SIM cards supportQuick settings shortcuts to join Wi-Fi networks or control
Bluetooth devicesLock protection if lost or stolenHigh Definition voice callStability and performance enhancements |  | 2015-03-09 | 11.5 % (5.1 - 5.1.1) | 22 | 
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| Android 5.0.2 | Lollipop | 
Performance improvements and bug fixes |  | 2014-12-19 | 3 % (5.0 - 5.0.2) | 21 | 
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| Android 5.0.1 | Lollipop | 
bug fixes, fix issues with video playback and password
failures |  | 2014-12-02 | 3 % (5.0 - 5.0.2) | 21 | 
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| Android 5.0 | Lollipop | 
New design (Material design)Speed improvementBattery consumption improvement | 
Several new APITracking battery consumption app | 2014-10-17 | 3 % (5.0 - 5.0.2) | 21 | 
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| Android 4.4.4 | KitKat | 
Fix Heartbleed / OpenSSL vulnerability |  | 2014-06-23 | 6.9 % (4.4 - 4.4.4) | 19 | 
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| Android 4.4.3 | KitKat | 
Bug fixesEnable Sprint Spark band 26 and band 41 |  | 2014-04-14 | 6.9 % (4.4 - 4.4.4) | 19 | 
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| Android 4.4.2 | KitKat | 
Bug fixesSecurity enhancements |  | 2013-12-09 | 6.9 % (4.4 - 4.4.4) | 19 | 
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| Android 4.4.1 | KitKat | 
Bug fixesEnhance the camera on the Nexus 5 |  | 2013-12-05 | 6.9 % (4.4 - 4.4.4) | 19 | 
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| Android 4.4 | KitKat | 
Screen recordingNew Translucent system UIEnhanced notification accessSystem-wide settings for closed captioningPerformance improvements | 
Public API for SMS management.Improved memory usageSecurity enhancements (SELinux enforcing mode, new
cryptographic algorithms, VPN per user...)NFC Host Card Emulation (for wireless payment, loyalty
programs...)Printing FrameworkStorage Access FrameworkHardware Sensor BatchingFull-screen immersive modeGLES2.0 SurfaceFlingerChromium WebViewAudio tunneling to DSPAudio monitoringWi-Fi certified MiracastNew Bluetooth profileIR Blasters APIWi-Fi Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) supportTools for analyzing memory use (procstats, on-device memory
status and profiling) | 2013-10-31 | 6.9 % (4.4 - 4.4.4) | 19 | 
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| Android 4.3 | Jelly Bean | 
Dial pad auto-completePhoto Sphere enhancementsCamera app UI updated4K resolution supportAbility to create restricted profiles for tabletsHebrew and Arabic right-to-left (RTL) supportBluetooth Low Energy (BLE) supportBluetooth Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) 1.3
supportSecurity and performance enhancements | 
OpenGL for Embedded Systems 3.0 graphics supportLogging and analyzing enhancementsWi-Fi scanning APIImproved DRM (digital rights management) APIVP8 encoding | 2013-07-24 | 0.5 % (4.3) | 18 | 
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| Android 4.2.2 | Jelly Bean | 
Allow toggling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth state in Quick Settings
using long-pressShows the percentage and estimated time remaining in the active
download notificationsWireless charging and low battery sounds changedGallery app updated for faster loading with new image
transitionPerformance enhancements and bug fixes (Bluetooth A2DP audio
streaming fix...) | 
Secure USB debugging (allow debugging to authenticated
computers only) | 2013-02-11 | 1.5 % (4.2 - 4.2.2) | 17 | 
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| Android 4.2.1 | Jelly Bean | 
Fix missing december bug in the People appAdd support for Bluetooth gamepads and joysticks HID
devices |  | 2012-11-27 | 1.5 % (4.2 - 4.2.2) | 17 | 
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| Android 4.2 | Jelly Bean | 
Lockscreen widgets360 degree images with Photo SphereGesture Typing, for faster typingWireless display with MiracastDaydream to display information when idle or dockedMulti-user for tablets | 
vsync timingTriple bufferingreduced touch latencyCPU input boostNative RTL support - mirrors the display from manifest
propExternal display support - Display ManagerNested fragmentsRenderscript Compute - run tasks on the GPU (supported
devices)Renderscript ScriptGroups, built-in intrinsics like blur,FilterScript is a subset of Renderscript made for high
performance image processing | 2012-11-13 | 1.5 % (4.2 - 4.2.2) | 17 | 
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| Android 4.1.2 | Jelly Bean | 
Enable Home screen rotationFix bugs and enhance performances |  | 2012-10-09 | 1.2 % (4.1 - 4.1.2) | 16 | 
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| Android 4.1.1 | Jelly Bean | 
Fix a bug on screen orientation |  | 2012-07-23 | 1.2 % (4.1 - 4.1.2) | 16 | 
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| Android 4.1 | Jelly Bean | 
Google Now ( youtu.be/... )Voice SearchSpeed enhancementsCamera app improvementsAccessibility: gesture mode, enable braille external
keyboards... | 
app stack navigation to define a parent activity in manifest
for deep navigationMediaActionSound class to make sounds like when a camera takes
a photoNFC supports large payloads over bluetoothWIFI/WIFI-Direct service discoveryLarge, detailed, multi-action notificationsInput manager allows you to query input devices | 2012-07-09 | 1.2 % (4.1 - 4.1.2) | 16 | 
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| Android 4.0.4 | Ice Cream Sandwich | 
stability improvementsbetter camera performancesmoother screen rotation |  | 2012-03-28 | 0.3 % (4.0.3 - 4.0.4) | 15 | 
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| Android 4.0.3 | Ice Cream Sandwich | 
Social stream API in Contacts provider to show updates
associated to your contactsVideo stabilization and QVGA video resolution API accessAccessibility API refinements for screen readersCalendar provider updates |  | 2011-12-16 | 0.3 % (4.0.3 - 4.0.4) | 15 | 
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| Android 4.0.2 | Ice Cream Sandwich | Minor fixes |  | 2011-11-28 | 0 % | 14 | 
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| Android 4.0.1 | Ice Cream Sandwich | 
Facial recognition (Face Unlock)UI use Hardware accelerationBetter voice recognition (dictating/Voice typing)Web browser, allows up to 16 tabsUpdated launcher (customizable)Android Beam app to exchange data through NFC |  | 2011-10-19 | 0 % | 14 | 
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| Android 4.0 | Ice Cream Sandwich | 
New lock screen actionsImproved text input and spell-checkingControl over network dataEmail app supports EAS v14WI-FI directBlueTooth Health Device ProfileADB Backups | 
Low-level streaming multimedia (Khronos OpenMAX ALGrid LayoutSpell checking serviceAddress Space Layout RandomizationVPN client APIRemote Device camera enable/disableZSL exposure, continuous focus, and image zoomFlags to help control system ui elements like system bar from
apps | 2011-10-18 | 0 % | 14 | 
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| Android 3.2.6 | Honeycomb | Minor fixes |  | 2012-02-15 | 0 % | 13 | 
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| Android 3.2.4 | Honeycomb | Added "Pay as you go" for tablets |  | 2011-12-15 | 0 % | 13 | 
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| Android 3.2.2 | Honeycomb | Minor fixes |  | 2011-09-30 | 0 % | 13 | 
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| Android 3.2.1 | Honeycomb | 
Android Market updates including easier automatic updatesGoogle Books updatesWi-Fi improvementsChinese handwriting prediction improved |  | 2011-09-20 | 0 % | 13 | 
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| Android 3.2 | Honeycomb | 
Optimizations for a wider range of tabletsCompatibility display mode (zoom for fixed-sized apps)Media sync from SD card | 
Extended API for managing screens support
New resource qualifiers for screens supportNew manifest attributes for screen-size compatibilityScreen compatibility mode which allows for phone apps to appear
as if they were still on a phone | 2011-07-15 | 0 % | 13 | 
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| Android 3.1 | Honeycomb | 
UI improvementsOpen Accessory APIUSB host APIMice, joysticks, gamepads... supportResizable Home screen widgetsMTP
notificationsRTP API
for audio |  | 2011-05-10 | 0 % | 12 | 
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| Android 3.0 | Honeycomb | 
Multi core supportBetter tablet supportUpdated 3D UI
customizable homescreensrecent applications viewingredone keyboard layoutMedia/Picture transport protocolGoogle Talk video chatGoogle eBooks"Private browsing"System-wide ClipboardHTTP Live streaming | 
contextual action barFragments first introduced(support library now supports it as
well)Hardware-accelerated 2D graphicsRenderscript 3D graphics enginePluggable DRM frameworkdevice administrationHigh performance Animation FrameworkRTP streaming APIForced rendering of layersHigh performance WIFI lockVew network traffic statsADTS AAC and FLAC audioLRU cache | 2011-02-22 | 0 % | 11 | 
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| Android 2.3.7 | Gingerbread | 
Google Wallet support for the Nexus S 4G |  | 2011-09-21 | 0.3 % (2.3.3 - 2.3.7) | 10 | 
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| Android 2.3.6 | Gingerbread |  |  | 2011-09-02 | 0.3 % (2.3.3 - 2.3.7) | 10 | 
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| Android 2.3.5 | Gingerbread | 
Improved network performance for the Nexus S 4GFixed Bluetooth issues on the Samsung Galaxy SGmail app. improvements |  | 2011-07-25 | 0.3 % (2.3.3 - 2.3.7) | 10 | 
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| Android 2.3.4 | Gingerbread | 
Voice or video chat using Google Talk |  | 2011-05-10 | 0.3 % (2.3.3 - 2.3.7) | 10 | 
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| Android 2.3.3 | Gingerbread |  | 
NFC API
improvements (peer to peer communication...)added unsecure bluetooth sockets | 2011-02-09 | 0.3 % (2.3.3 - 2.3.7) | 10 | 
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| Android 2.3 | Gingerbread | 
Updated UIImproved keyboard ease of useImproved copy/pasteImproved power managementSocial networking featuresNear Field Communication supportNative VoIP/SIP supportVideo call support | 
performance - concurrent garbage collection, faster event
distribution, updated video driversNDK - Native Asset Manager, Native Activities + event handling,
khronos apiaudio effects apiVP8, WebM, AAC, AMR widebandMultiple camera sensor supportstrictmode debuggingmedia framework replaces OpenCore | 2010-12-06 | 0 % (2.3 - 2.3.2) | 9 | 
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| Android 2.2 | Froyo | 
Speed improvementsJIT implementationUSB TetheringApplications installation to the expandable memoryUpload file support in the browserAnimated GIFs |  | 2010-05-20 | 0 % | 8 | 
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| Android 2.1 | Eclair |  |  | 2010-01-12 | 0 % | 7 | 
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| Android 2.0.1 | Eclair |  |  | 2009-12-03 | 0 % | 6 | 
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| Android 2.0 | Eclair | 
HTMLDigital zoomMicrosoft Exchange supportBluetooth 2.1Live WallpapersUpdated UI |  | 2009-10-26 | 0 % | 5 | 
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| Android 1.6 | Donut | 
Gesture frameworkTurn-by-turn navigation |  | 2009-09-15 | 0 % | 4 | 
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| Android 1.5 | Cupcake | 
Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP supportSoft-keyboard with text-predictionRecord/watch videos |  | 2009-04-30 | 0 % | 3 | 
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| Android 1.1 | Banana bread | 
"Show" & "Hide" numeric keyboard, in caller
applicationAbility to save MMS attachments |  | 2009-02-09 | 0 % | 2 | 
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| Android 1.0 | Apple pie | 
Public Release of AndroidDownload and updates via Android MarketWeb BrowserCamera supportGmail, Contacts and Google Agenda synchronizationGoogle MapsYouTube application |  | 2008-09-23 | 0 % | 1 | 
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| Android 0.9 | Beta | It 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. |  | 2008-08-22 | 0 % |  | 
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