Android Operating System History: Version & Release Date (2023)

Last Updated: 6 January 2023

Android is a mobile operating system created in 2003 by Andy Rubin.

Mr. Rubin started developing the Operating System first for digital cameras. Initially, Android was developed by Andy Rubin founder of Android Inc., which was then bought by Google in 2005.

Android was unveiled to the world in 2007, with the first commercial Android phone HTC Dream or T-Mobile G1 launched in September 2008.

The operating system Android is an operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software. It is designed for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Latest Android Versions

#	Android Version	Internal Codename	Latest Version	API Level	Initial Release
1	Android 1.0	N/A	1.0	1	23 Sep 2008
2	Android 1.1	Petit Four	1.1	2	09 Feb 2009
3	Android Cupcake	Cupcake	1.5	3	27 Apr 2009
4	Android Donut	Donut	1.6	4	15 Sep 2009
5	Android Eclair	Eclair	2.1	7	27 Oct 2009
6	Android Froyo	Froyo	2.2.3	8	20 May 2010
7	Android Gingerbread	Gingerbread	2.3.7	10	06 Dec 2010
8	Android Honeycomb	Honeycomb	3.2.6	13	22 Feb 2011
9	Android Ice Cream Sandwich	Ice Cream Sandwich	4.0.4	15	18 Oct 2011
10	Android Jelly Bean	Jelly Bean	4.3.1	18	09 Jul 2012
11	Android KitKat	Key Lime Pie	4.4W.2	20	31 Oct 2013
12	Android Lollipop	Lemon Meringue Pie	5.1.1	22	04 Nov 2014
13	Android Marshmallow	Macadamia Nut Cookie	6.0.1	23	02 Oct 2015
14	Android Nougat	New York Cheesecake	7.1.2	25	22 Aug 2016
15	Android Oreo	Oatmeal Cookie	8.1	27	21 Aug 2017
16	Android Pie	Pistachio Ice Cream	9	28	06 Aug 2018
17	Android 10	Quince Tart	10	29	03 Sep 2019
18	Android 11	Red Velvet Cake	11	30	08 Sep 2020
19	Android 12	Snow Cone	12	31	04 Oct 2021
20	Android 12L	Snow Cone v2	12.1	32	07 Mar 2022
21	Android 13	Tiramisu	13	33	15 Aug 2022
22	Android 14	Upside Down Cake	14	34	Q3 2023

Here is the list of all Android Versions from version 1.0 to present version 12.0

Android Operating System History

Android 1.0

Version	API	Release Date
1.0	API 1	23 September 2008

Android 1.1 Petit Four (unofficial)

Version	API	Release Date
1.1	API 2	09 February 2009

Android 1.5 Cupcake

Version	Version	Release Date
1.5	API 3	27 April 2009

Android 1.6 Donut

Version	Version	Release Date
1.6	API 4	15 Sep 2009

Android 2.0 Eclair

Version	Version	Release Date
2.0	API 5	26 Oct 2009
2.0.1	API 6	03 Dec 2009
2.1	API 7	12 Jan 2010

Android 2.2 Froyo

Version	API	Release Date
2.2	API 8	20 May 2010
2.2.1	API 8	18 Jan 2011
2.2.2	API 8	22 Jan 2011
2.2.3	API 8	21 Nov 2011

Android 2.3 Gingerbread

Version	API	Release Date
2.3	API 9	06 Dec 2010
2.3.1	API 9	22 Dec 2010
2.3.2	API 9	21 Jan 2011
2.3.3	API 10	09 Feb 2011
2.3.4	API 10	28 Apr 2011
2.3.5	API 10	25 Jul 2011
2.3.6	API 10	02 Sep 2011
2.3.7	API 10	21 Sep 2011

Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Version	API	Release Date
3.0	API 11	22 Feb 2011
3.1	API 12	10 May 2011
3.2	API 13	15 July 2011
3.2.1	API 13	20 Sep 2011
3.2.2	API 13	30 Aug 2011
3.2.3	API 13	30 Aug 2011
3.2.4	API 13	15 Dec 2011
3.2.5	API 13	15 Jan 2012
3.2.6	API 13	15 Feb 2012

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Version	API	Release Date
4.0	API 14	18 Oct 2011
4.0.1	API 14	21 Oct 2011
4.0.2	API 14	28 Nov 2011
4.0.3	API 15	16 Dec 2011
4.0.4	API 15	29 Mar 2012

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Version	API	Release Date
4.1	API 16	09 July 2012
4.1.1	API 16	11 July 2012
4.1.2	API 16	09 Oct 2012
4.2	API 17	13 Nov 2012
4.2.1	API 17	27 Nov 2012
4.2.2	API 17	11 Feb 2013
4.3	API 18	24 July 2013
4.3.1	API 18	03 Oct 2013

Android 4.4 KitKat

Version	API	Release Date
4.4	API 19	31 Oct 2013
4.4.1	API 19	05 Dec 2013
4.4.2	API 19	09 Dec 2013
4.4.3	API 19	02 Jun 2014
4.4.4	API 19	19 Jun 2014
4.4W	API 20	25 Jun 2014
4.4W.1	API 20	06 Sep 2014
4.4W.2	API 20	21 Oct 2014

Android 5.0 Lollipop

Version	API	Release Date
5.0	API 21	12 Nov 2014
5.0.1	API 21	02 Dec 2014
5.0.2	API 21	19 Dec 2014
5.1	API 22	09 Mar 2015
5.1.1	API 22	21 Apr 2015

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

API	Version	Release Date
6.0	API 23	05 Oct 2015
6.0.1	API 23	07 Dec 2015

Android 7.0 Nougat

Version	API	Release Date
7.0	API 24	22 Aug 2016
7.1	API 25	04 Oct 2016
7.1.1	API 25	05 Dec 2016
7.1.2	API 25	04 Apr 2017

Android 8.0 Oreo

Version	API	Release Date
8.0	API 26	21 Aug 2017
8.1	API 27	05 Dec 2017

Android 9 Pie

Version	API	Release Date
9.0	API 28	06 August 2018

Android 10

Version	API	Release Date
10	API 29	03 September 2019

Android 11

Version	API	Release Date
11	API 30	08 September 2020

Android 12

Version	API	Release Date
12	API 31	04 October 2021

Android 12L

Version	API	Release Date
12L	API 32	07 March 2022

Android 13

Version	API	Release Date
13	API 33	15 August 2022

With the launch of a new Android version every year, Android also releases its first Android Phone with the latest Update. Find out which Phone you might have used

Google’s Android OS First Phones

#	Phone Name	Default Version	First Release
1	HTC Dream	Android 1.0	23 Sep 2008
2	HTC Hero	Android 1.5 Cupcake	24 July 2009
3	HTC Magic	Android 1.6 Donut	27 Apr 2009
4	Nexus One	Android 2.1 Eclair	05 Jan 2010
5	HTC Desire Z	Android 2.2.1 Froyo	01 Nov 2010
6	Nexus S	Android 2.3 Gingerbread	16 Dec 2010
7	Galaxy Nexus	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	17 Nov 2011
8	HTC Hero S	Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich	30 May 2012
9	Nexus 7	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	13 July 2012
10	Nexus 4 Nexus 10	Android 4.2 Jelly Bean	13 Nov 2012
11	Nexus 7 (2013)	Android 4.3 Jelly Bean	26 July 2013
12	Nexus 5	Android 4.4 KitKat	31 Oct 2013
13	Nexus 6 Nexus 9	Android 5.0 Lollipop	03 Nov 2014
14	Nexus 6P	Android 6.0 Marshmallow	29 Sep 2015
15	Nexus 5X	Android 6.0 Marshmallow	22 Oct 2015
16	Pixel Pixel XL	Android 7.1 Nougat	20 Oct 2016
17	Pixel 2 Pixel 2 XL	Android 8.0 Oreo	19 Oct 2017
18	Pixel 3 Pixel 3 XL	Android 9.0 Pie	09 Oct 2018
19	Pixel 3a Pixel 3a XL	Android 9.0 Pie	07 May 2019
20	Pixel 4 Pixel 4XL	Android 11	24 Oct 2019
21	Pixel 5	Android 11	15 Oct 2020
22	Pixel 5a	Android 11	26 Aug 2021
23	Pixel 6 Pixel 6 Pro	Android 12	28 Oct 2021
24	Pixel 7 Pixel 7 Pro	Android 13	06 Oct 2022