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Android Versions


 

Android versions can be somewhat confusing because they may be referenced

  1. by a number (Android 4.4.2),

  2. by a name (KitKat), or

  3. by an API level (API 19).

The definitive current listing of these versions and their properties may be found at Build.VERSION_CODES. (The API level is given by the Constant Value entry under each version at this link.)


For example, if you click on the static constant Jelly_Bean at the above link you will find a list of new features introduced with this version, that it is Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), that it was introduced in June, 2012, and that it corresponds to API level 16.

A more extensive and somewhat less technical listing and discussion of Android versions may be found at the link Android Version History.

Last modified: June 10, 2016


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