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Android 1.1
Android created version 1.1 -
Android launched version 1.5 'Cupcake'
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Version 1.6 'donut'
Android 1.6 Donut was a far bigger deal than its "0.1" increment would let on -
2.0 / 2.1 "Eclair" Version
"Big" would be an accurate description all around -
2.3 "Gingerbread"
About a half year after the launch of Froyo on the Nexus One, Google came back for another round of the Nexus program to support the release of Android 2.3. -
2.2 "Froyo"
Froyo also included a completely redesigned Gallery app that showcased the platform's 3D chops for the very first time: tilting the phone would cause the images to tilt on the screen, for instance, and it included a variety of high-quality animates when moving between individual galleries and photos. -
3.x "Honeycomb"
Honeycomb was, to say the least, an oddity — divergence in Google's hard-charging path toward smartphone dominance -
4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"
Ice Cream Sandwich is, without question, the biggest change for Android on phones yet -
4.1 "Jelly Bean"
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is arguably a much bigger deal than its mere 0.1 increment over Ice Cream Sandwich would have you believe. -
4.2 "Jelly Bean"
While Android 4.1 Jelly Bean introduced a new confectionary-based name and significant improvements over 4.0, Android 4.2 kept the Jelly Bean moniker and can be looked at as more of a refinement of the platform instead of a major update -
4.3 "Jelly Bean"
Google had begun making a big push for Android gaming earlier in the year, and with 4.3 the company began promoting it in earnest. -
4.4 "KitKat"
KitKat represented the first time that Google has partnered with an outside brand for the Android mascot, and the company launched a massive marketing campaign with Nestle for it. -
Android L
Google is rethinking the way multitasking works. Rather than simply showing you previews of your recent applications, the new Recents menu will let you jump right into the part of the app you're interested in. This means that tabs in Chrome or documents in Drive will show up as separate preview panes, and developers will be able to tap into the new functionality too. It's easy to see apps like Hangouts, Messenger, and WhatsApp taking advantage of this new view to break conversations out into tab