Release date
|
Key features added
|
Version name
|
Android market
share
|
API Level
|
Flash support
|
|
2012-06-27
|
·
Google Now (
http://youtu.be/pPqliPzHYyc )
·
Android Beam (easy
data transfer: NFC + Bluetooth)
·
Voice Search
·
Speed enhancements
·
Camera app
improvements
·
Accessibility:
gesture mode, enable braille external keyboards...
|
Jelly Bean
|
16
|
Yes
|
||
2012-03-28
|
·
stability
improvements
·
better camera
performance
·
smoother screen
rotation
|
Ice Cream Sandwich
|
10.7 % (4.0.3 - 4.0.4)
|
15
|
Yes
|
|
2011-12-16
|
·
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
|
Ice Cream Sandwich
|
15
|
Yes
|
||
2011-11-28
|
Minor fixes
|
Ice Cream Sandwich
|
0.2 % (4.0.1 - 4.0.2)
|
14
|
Yes
|
|
2011-10-19
|
·
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
·
Resizeable widgets
|
Ice Cream Sandwich
|
14
|
Yes
|
||
2012-02-15
|
Minor fixes
|
Honeycomb
|
1.9 % (3.2 - 3.2.6)
|
13
|
Yes
|
|
2011-12-15
|
Added "Pay as you go" for tablets
|
Honeycomb
|
13
|
Yes
|
||
2011-09-30
|
Minor fixes
|
Honeycomb
|
13
|
Yes
|
||
2011-09-20
|
·
Android Market
updates including easier automatic updates
·
Google Books updates
·
Wi-Fi improvements
·
Chinese handwriting
prediction improved
|
Honeycomb
|
13
|
Yes
|
||
2011-07-15
|
·
Optimizations for a
wider range of tablets
·
Compatibility
display mode (zoom for fixed-sized apps)
·
Media sync from SD
card
|
Honeycomb
|
13
|
Yes
|
||
2011-05-10
|
·
UI improvements
·
Open Accessory API
·
USB host API
·
Mice, joysticks,
gamepads... support
·
Resizable Home
screen widgets
·
MTP notifications
·
RTP API for audio
|
Honeycomb
|
0.5 %
|
12
|
Yes
|
|
2011-02-22
|
·
Multi core support
·
Better tablet
support
·
Updated 3D UI
·
Google Talk video
chat
·
Google eBooks
·
"Private
browsing"
|
Honeycomb
|
0 %
|
11
|
Yes
|
|
·
Google Wallet
support for the Nexus S 4G
|
Gingerbread
|
63.6 % (2.3.3 - 2.3.7)
|
10
|
Yes
|
||
·
Voice search issue
fixed
|
Gingerbread
|
10
|
Yes
|
|||
2011-07-25
|
·
Improved network
performance for the Nexus S 4G
·
Fixed Bluetooth
issues on the Samsung Galaxy S
·
Gmail app.
improvements
|
Gingerbread
|
10
|
Yes
|
||
2011-05-10
|
·
Open Accessory API
·
Voice or video chat
using Google Talk
|
Gingerbread
|
10
|
Yes
|
||
2011-02-09
|
·
NFC API improvements (peer to peer
communication...)
|
Gingerbread
|
10
|
Yes
|
||
2010-12-06
|
·
Updated UI
·
WebM video playback
capability
·
Improved copy/paste
·
Social networking
features
·
Near Field
Communication support
·
Native VoIP/SIP
support
·
Video call support
|
Gingerbread
|
0.4 % (2.3 - 2.3.2)
|
9
|
Yes
|
|
2010-05-20
|
·
Speed improvements
·
JIT implementation
·
USB Tethering
·
Applications
installation to the expandable memory
·
Upload file support
in the browser
·
Animated GIFs
|
Froyo
|
17.3 %
|
8
|
Yes 10.1
|
|
2010-01-12
|
·
Updated UI
|
Eclair
|
4.7 % (2.0 - 2.1)
|
7
|
No Flash Lite 4 on some device
|
|
2009-12-03
|
Eclair
|
6
|
No Flash Lite 4 on some device
|
|||
2009-10-26
|
·
HTML
·
Digital zoom
·
Microsoft Exchange
support
·
Bluetooth 2.1
·
Live Wallpapers
·
Updated UI
|
Eclair
|
5
|
No Flash Lite 4 on some device
|
||
2009-09-15
|
·
Gesture framework
·
Turn-by-turn
navigation
|
Donut
|
0.5 %
|
4
|
No Flash Lite 4 on some device
|
|
2009-04-30
|
·
Bluetooth A2DP,
AVRCP support
·
Soft-keyboard with
text-prediction
·
Record/watch videos
|
Cupcake
|
0.2 %
|
3
|
No Flash Lite 4 on some device
|
|
2009-02-09
|
Banana bread
|
2
|
No
|
|||
2008-09-23
|
Apple pie
|
1
|
No
|
|||
2008-08-18
|
No
|
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Difference between android versions
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