List of Android versions that Google has released till date (April 1, 2018)

Android is currently dominating the smartphone market and it seems as if it will keep on doing so for some time. But have you ever noticed about android versions? Since the day the Android operating system started being developed until now 13 public versions of the operating system have been made available, the 14th version currently in its developer's preview will be launched sometime in 2018.

Version 1.0 and 1.1 weren't given any specific codenames and were only called Android. The naming system got started in 2009 with the release of Android 1.5 Cupcake. The operating system is continually being developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance.

Android Versions:

Cupcake (1.5)

Donut (1.6)

Eclair (2.0 - 2.1)

Froyo (2.2)

Gingerbread (2.3 - 2.3.7)

Honeycomb (3.1 - 3.2)

Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0 - 4.0.1)

Jelly Bean (4.1 - 4.3)

KitKat (4.4 - 4.4.4)

Lollipop (5.0 - 5.1.1)

Marshmallow (6.0 - 6.0.1)

Nougat (7.0 - 7.1.2)

Oreo (8.0 - 8.1)

Android P (9) (Developer's Preview)

Google has invested a lot in the operating system and is continuing to develop it and the Play Store to keep giving competition to Apple's iOS. This is a good thing as a monopoly isn't dominating the market due to which the devices aren't priced at an extortionary price point. Some of you might dispute this by saying there are expensive smartphones. However, they are flagship devices with a lot of high-end components which drive the cost of the device up.

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Google till now has kept a tradition to showcase the newest version of the operating system during its developer's I/O conference and releasing the public version of the operating system by the end of the year. Till when do you think that the search giant will continue to launch newer versions of the operating system? Or will it soon start numbering them instead of naming? Leave your answers in the comments section below.