Android versions
A summary of Android build numbers.
| API | Codename | Name | What’s new |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | S | 12 | Animated GIF and WebP support |
| 30 | R | 11 | One-time permissions - Covid notifications - Chat bubbles |
| 29 | Q | 10 | Dark theme - location while using app - Restrict external storage - HEIF image support |
| 28 | P | Pie | Display cutout |
| 27 | O MR1 | Oreo MR1 | Neural network API |
| 26 | O | Oreo | Autofill |
| 25 | N MR1 | Nougat MR1 | App Shortcuts |
| 24 | N | Nougat | Multi-window - Svelte background optimizations - Dark mode - Google Assistant |
| 23 | M | Marshmallow | Runtime permissions - App links - Adoptable storage - Doze mode |
| 22 | L MR1 | Lollipop MR1 | |
| 21 | L | Lollipop | Material design - WebView from Chrome - new camera API - ART runtime - Android TV |
| 20 | KitKat Watch | Kitkat Wear | Kitkat for wearables |
| 19 | KK | Kitkat | READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission - WebView uses Chromium snapshot - Google Cloud print |
| 18 | JB MR2 | JellyBean MR2 | |
| 17 | JB MR1 | JellyBean MR1 | RTL support |
| 16 | JB | JellyBean | Live wallpapers - Extensible notifications - Project butter (performance improvements) |
| 15 | ICS MR1 | Icecream snadwich MR1 | |
| 14 | ICS | Ice-cream sandwich | Fragments - All apps launcher - Roboto font - Face unlock - 2D hardware acceleration |
| 13 | HC MR2 | Honeycomb MR2 | |
| 12 | HC MR1 | Honeycomb MR1 | |
| 11 | Honeycomb | Honeycomb | New Holo UI theme - Only for tablets |
| 10 | GB MR1 | Gingerbread MR1 | |
| 9 | GB | Gingerbread | Download manager - NFC |
| 8 | Froyo | Froyo | Data backup & restore - Device policy - Night mode - Dalvik performance improvements - Multi-lang keyboard |
| 7 | Eclair MR1 | ||
| 6 | Eclair 0.1 | Flash player - Media streaming player - Wifi tethering | |
| 5 | Eclair | Eclair | Multiple accounts - Bluetooth |
| 4 | Donut | Donut | |
| 3 | Cupcake | Virutal keyboard - Widgets - Camera video | |
| 2 | Base 1.1 | ||
| 1 | Base | Android Market - Google Maps |