Cupcake 1.5 - A small cake baked in cup shape which is designed to serve one person. This is the first commercial version of Android. Cupcake was released in 30th April 2009. Back then Nokia was ruling the market with its Symbian OS and only few devices were with Android OS.
Notable features
- Support for third party virtual keyboard and text prediction.
- Widgets support.
- Auto rotation option.
- Animated screen transition.
- Ability to upload to Youtube and Picasa.
- HTC hero
- Samsung Moment
- Motorola backflip
- LG eve
Notable features
- Performance improvement of Camera application.
- WVGA screen resolution support.
- Voice and text entry search.
- New text to speak Engine.
- Samsung Galaxy
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
- LG optimus
Notable Features
- Ability to sync and add multiple email accounts.
- Bluetooth 2.1 Support.
- Support for multi touch events.
- Live wallpaper support.
- Google Maps Navigator.
Notable Devices
- Motorola Droid.
- Samsung Galaxy 3/Apollo.
- HTC Desire.
- Samsung Galaxy S
Froyo 2.2 through 2.2.3 - Short name of frozen Yogurt, a desert made up of yogurt and other dairy products. Froyo was released in May 2010. One major version and three minor versions were released with same name.
Notable Features
- USB tethering and WiFi hotspot.
- Option to disable data network.
- Adobe Flash support.
- Market application with automatic update feature.
Notable devices
- Nexus One
- HTC EVO
GingerBread 2.3 to 2.3.7 - Cake flavored with ginger. Again one major and many minor versions were released with same code name. Major version of Ginger Bread was released in December 2010.
Notable Features
- Enhanced user interface.
- Improved copy/paste functionality.
- Support for extra large screen.
- Support for gyroscope and barometer.
Notable Devices
- Samsung galaxy S II
- Nexus S
- HTC Sensation
- Motorola Droid Razr
Honey Comb 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 - Wax cell made by honey bees to store honey and eggs. 3.0 was released in February 2011. 3.1 released in May 2011 and 3.2 released in July 2011 and many minor versions were released for 3.2. Android honeycomb version was only for Tablets.
Notable Features
- New system bar was added
- Video chat support for G-talk
- Support to resize home screen widgets
- Ability for application to access files on SD card.
Notable devices
- Motorola Xoom
- Samsung Galaxy tab
Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 through 4.0.4 - Layer of ice cream sandwiched between cookies. 4.0 was released in October 2011. And final minor version of ICS was released in March 2012
Notable features
- Customization of launcher
- Access apps directly from lock screen
- Face unlock
- Data usage warning settings
- 1080p video recording
Notable devices
- Galaxy Nexus
- HTC One
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Jelly Bean 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 - Bean shaped candy with sugar coating on it. 4.1 released in July 2012. 4.2 released in November 2012 and 4.3 released in July 2013. Main aim of this release was to improve the user interface and Google named this project as "Project Butter".
Notable features
- Smoother and faster UI
- Google Wallet
- Google Now
- Enhanced lock screen
Notable devices
- Samsung galaxy SIII
- Samsung Galaxy S IV
- Samsung Note II
- Nexus 4
Kit Kat 4.4 - Famous chocolate by Nestle. It was rumored for a year or so that Android's "K" version will be Key Lime Pie but Google surprisingly named it as Kit Kat. This version is yet to be released by Google.
Notable device
- Nexus 5
Source -Wikipedia and Androidguys
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