Android Versions Comparison

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Version No.Version

nameKey user features added Key developer features added

Android 5.0Key Lime Pie

Dial pad auto-complete

OpenGL for Embedded Systems

3.0 graphics support

Photo Sphere enhancements

Logging and analyzing

enhancements

Camera app UI updated Wi-Fi scanning API

4K resolution support

Improved DRM (digital rights

management) API

Ability to create restricted

profiles for tablets VP8 encoding

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

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...)

Fix missing december bug in the

People app

Secure USB debugging (allow

debugging to authenticated

computers only)

Android 4.3

Jelly Bean

Android 4.2.2

Jelly Bean

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Add support for Bluetooth

gamepads and joysticks HID

devices

Lockscreen widgets vsync timing

360 degree images with Photo

Sphere Triple buffering

Gesture Typing, for faster typing reduced touch latency

Wireless display with Miracast CPU input boost

Daydream to display

information when idle or

docked

Native RTL support - mirrors the

display from manifest prop

Multi-user for tablets

External display support - Display

Manager

Nested fragments

Renderscript 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

Enable Home screen rotation

Fix bugs and enhance

performances

Google Now (

http://youtu.be/pPqliPzHYyc )

app stack navigation to define a

parent activity in manifest for

deep navigation

Voice Search

MediaActionSound class to make

sounds like when a camera takes a

photo

Speed enhancements

NFC supports large payloads over

bluetooth

Camera app improvements WIFI/WIFI-Direct service discovery

Accessibility: gesture mode,

enable braille external

keyboards...

Large, detailed, multi-action

notifications

Android 4.2.1

Jelly Bean

Android 4.2

Jelly Bean

Android 4.1.2

Jelly Bean

Android 4.1.1Jelly Bean Fix a bug on screen orientation

Android 4.1

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Input manager allows you to

query input devices

stability improvements

better camera performance

smoother screen rotation

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

Android 4.0.2 Ice Cream

Sandwich Minor fixes

New lock screen actions

Low-level streaming multimedia

(Khronos OpenMAX AL

Improved text input and spell-

checking Grid Layout

Control over network data Spell checking service

Email app supports EAS v14

Address Space Layout

Randomization

WI-FI direct VPN client API

BlueTooth Health Device Profile

Remote Device camera

enable/disable

ZSL exposure, continuous focus,

and image zoom

Flags to help control system ui

elements like system bar from

apps

Facial recognition (Face Unlock)

UI use Hardware acceleration

Better voice recognition

(dictating/Voice typing)

Web browser, allows up to 16

tabs

Ice Cream

Sandwich

Jelly Bean

Android 4.0.3

Ice Cream

Sandwich

Android 4.0.4

Android 4.0

Ice Cream

Sandwich

Android 4.0.1

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Updated launcher

(customizable)

Android Beam app to exchange

data through NFC

Android 3.2.6Honeycomb Minor fixes

Android 3.2.4

Honeycomb Added "Pay as you go" for tablets

Android 3.2.2

Honeycomb Minor fixes

Android Market updates

including easier automatic

updates

Google Books updates

Wi-Fi improvements

Chinese handwriting prediction

improved

Optimizations for a wider range

of tablets

Extended API for managing

screens support

Compatibility display mode

(zoom for fixed-sized apps)

Media sync from SD card

New resource qualifiers for

screens supportNew manifest attributes for

screen-size compatibility

Screen compatibility mode

which allows for phone apps to

appear as if they were still on a

phone

UI improvements

Open Accessory API

USB host API

Mice, joysticks, gamepads...

support

Resizable Home screen widgets

MTP notifications

RTP API for audio

Multi core support contextual action bar

Ice Cream

Sandwich

Android 3.2.1

Honeycomb

Android 3.2

Honeycomb

Android3.1

Honeycomb

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Better tablet support

Fragments first

introduced(support library now

supports it as well)

Updated 3D UI Hardware-accelerated 2D graphics

Renderscript 3D graphics engine

customizable homescreens Pluggable DRM framework

recent applications viewing device administration

redone keyboard layout

High performance Animation

Framework

Media/Picture transport

protocol RTP streaming API

Google Talk video chat Forced rendering of layers

Google eBooks High performance WIFI lock

"Private browsing" Vew network traffic stats

System-wide Clipboard ADTS AAC and FLAC audio

HTTP Live streaming LRU cache

Improved network performance

for the Nexus S 4G

Fixed Bluetooth issues on the

Samsung Galaxy S

Gmail app. improvements

NFC API improvements (peer to

peer communication...)

added unsecure bluetooth sockets

Updated UI

performance - concurrent garbage

collection, faster event

distribution, updated video drivers

Improved keyboard ease of use

NDK - Native Asset Manager,

Native Activities + event handling,

khronos api

Improved copy/paste audio effects api

Android 3.0

Honeycomb

Android 2.3.7Gingerbread

Google Wallet support for the

Nexus S 4G

Android2.3.4

Gingerbread Voice search issue fixed

Gingerbread

Voice or video chat using

Google Talk Open Accessory API

Android 2.3.5

Gingerbread

Android 2.3.6

Android 2.3.3

Gingerbread

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Improved power management VP8, WebM, AAC, AMR wideband

Social networking features Multiple camera sensor support

Near Field Communication

support strictmode debugging

Native VoIP/SIP supportmedia framework replacesOpenCore

Video call support

Speed improvements

JIT implementation

USB Tethering

Applications installation to the

expandable memory

Upload file support in the

browser

Animated GIFs

Android 2.0.1 Eclair

HTML

Digital zoom

Microsoft Exchange support

Bluetooth 2.1

Live Wallpapers

Updated UI

Gesture framework

Turn-by-turn navigation

Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP support

Soft-keyboard with text-

prediction

Record/watch videos

"Show" & "Hide" numeric

keyboard, in caller application

Ability to save MMS

attachments

Download and updates via

Android Market

Web Browser

Android 2.3

Gingerbread

Froyo

Android 2.1Eclair Updated UI

Android 2.2

Android 2.0

Eclair

Android 1.6

Donut

Android1.1

Bananabrea

d

Android 1.5

Cupcake

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Camera support

Gmail, Contacts and Google

Agenda synchronization

Google Maps

YouTube application

Android0.9

Version No.Version

nameKey user features added Key developer features added

Android1.0

Apple pie

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Release date API Level

Android

market

share

Adobe Flash support

0% No

2013 Feb 11 17

5.6 % (4.2 -

4.2.2)

2013 Jul 24 18

- Unofficial Support: 3rd Party Browser

(AOSP Browser, Dolphin Browser,

Mozilla Firefox) + Manual Flash

Installation:

http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-

player/kb/archived-flash-player-

versions.html

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2012 Nov 27 17

5.6 % (4.2 -

4.2.2)

No Adobe no longer support Flash

beyond 4.0.x

2012 Nov 13 17

5.6 % (4.2 -

4.2.2)

Yes 3rd Party Browser (AOSP Browser,

Dolphin Browser, Mozilla Firefox) +

Manual Flash Installation:

http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-

player/kb/archived-flash-player-

versions.html

2012 Oct 9 16

32.3 %

(4.1 -

4.1.2)

No

2012 Jul 23 16

32.3 %

(4.1 - No

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2011 Nov 28 14

0 % (4.0.1 -

4.0.2) Yes

No Adobe no longer support Flash

beyond 4.0.x

2012 Mar 28 15

23.3 %

(4.0.3 -

4.0.4)

2012 Jul 9 16

32.3 %

(4.1 -

4.1.2))

Yes

No ICS does not support flash in

browser or chrome. Tested in Galaxy S

2011 Dec 16 15

23.3 %

(4.0.3 -

4.0.4)

14

0 % (4.0.1 -

4.0.2)

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2012 Feb 15 130.1 % (3.2 -3.2.6) Yes

2011 Dec 15 13

0.1 % (3.2 -

3.2.6) Yes

2011 Sep 30 13

0.1 % (3.2 -

3.2.6) Yes

2011 Oct 19 14

0 % (4.0.1 -

4.0.2)

Yes

Yes gajendra

2011 Sep 20 13

0.1 % (3.2 -

3.2.6) Yes

2011 May 10 12 0 % (3.1)

2011 Jul 15 13

0.1 % (3.2 -

3.2.6)

Yes

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10

2011 Feb 22 11 0 % (3.0) Yes

Yes

10

34.1 %

(2.3.3 - Yes

10

34.1 %

(2.3.3 -2011 May 10

34.1 %

(2.3.3 - Yes

2011 Jul 25 10

34.1 %

(2.3.3 -

2.3.7) Yes

2011 Feb 9 10

34.1 %

(2.3.3 -

2.3.7) Yes

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2009 Dec 3 6 0% No Flash Lite 4 on some device

2010 Dec 6 9

0 % (2.3 -

2.3.2) Yes

2010 May 20 8 3.1 % (2.2) Yes 10.1

2010 Jan 12 7

1.4 % (2.0 -

2.1) No Flash Lite 4 on some device

0.10% No Flash Lite 4 on some device

2009 Oct 26 5 0%

2009 Apr 30 3 0%

No Flash Lite 4 on some device

2009 Sep 15 4

No Flash Lite 4 on some device

2009 Feb 9 2 0% No

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2008 Aug 18 0% No

Release date API Level

Android

market

share

Adobe Flash support

No2008 Sep 23 1 0%