Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White formed Android Inc., which developed the Android operating system for mobile devices. The business was founded in October 2003. Since August 2005, when Google bought Android Inc., the company has been responsible for developing and maintaining Android.
The HTC Dream, which was marketed as the T-Mobile G1 in the US, was the first phone running the Android operating system that was made available for purchase. September 2008 saw its release. Android's entry into the smartphone industry began with the release of the HTC Dream.
| Name | Internal codename | Version number(s) | API level | Initial stable release date | Latest security patch date | Latest Google Play Services version(release date) |
|---|
| Android 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 1 | September 23, 2008 | — | — |
| Android 1.1 | Petit Four | 1.1 | 2 | February 9, 2009 |
| Android Cupcake | Cupcake | 1.5 | 3 | April 27, 2009 |
| Android Donut | Donut | 1.6 | 4 | September 15, 2009 |
| Android Eclair | Eclair | 2.0 | 5 | October 27, 2009 |
| 2.0.1 | 6 | December 3, 2009 |
| 2.1 | 7 | January 11, 2010 |
| Android Froyo | Froyo | 2.2 – 2.2.3 | 8 | May 20, 2010 | 3.2.25 (October 2014) |
| Android Gingerbread | Gingerbread | 2.3 – 2.3.2 | 9 | December 6, 2010 | 10.0.84 (November 2016) |
| 2.3.3 – 2.3.7 | 10 | February 9, 2011 |
| Android Honeycomb | Honeycomb | 3.0 | 11 | February 22, 2011 |
| 3.1 | 12 | May 10, 2011 |
| 3.2 – 3.2.6 | 13 | July 15, 2011 |
| Android Ice Cream Sandwich | Ice Cream Sandwich | 4.0 – 4.0.2 | 14 | October 18, 2011 | 14.8.49 (February 2019) |
| 4.0.3 – 4.0.4 | 15 | December 16, 2011 |
| Android Jelly Bean | Jelly Bean | 4.1 – 4.1.2 | 16 | July 9, 2012 | 21.33.56 (September 2021) |
| 4.2 – 4.2.2 | 17 | November 13, 2012 |
| 4.3 – 4.3.1 | 18 | July 24, 2013 |
| Android KitKat | Key Lime Pie | 4.4 – 4.4.4 | 19 | October 31, 2013 | October 2017 | 23.30.13 (August 2023) |
| 4.4W – 4.4W.2 | 20 | June 25, 2014 | ? |
| Android Lollipop | Lemon Meringue Pie | 5.0 – 5.0.2 | 21 | November 4, 2014 | November 2017 | 23.43.13 (November 2023) |
| 5.1 – 5.1.1 | 22 | March 2, 2015 | March 2018 |
| Android Marshmallow | Macadamia Nut Cookie | 6.0 – 6.0.1 | 23 | October 2, 2015 | August 2018 |
| Android Nougat | New York Cheesecake | 7.0 | 24 | August 22, 2016 | August 2019 |
| 7.1 – 7.1.2 | 25 | October 4, 2016 | October 2019 |
| Android Oreo | Oatmeal Cookie | 8.0 | 26 | August 21, 2017 | January 2021 |
| 8.1 | 27 | December 5, 2017 | October 2021 |
| Android Pie | Pistachio Ice Cream | 9 | 28 | August 6, 2018 | January 2022 |
| Android 10 | Quince Tart | 10 | 29 | September 3, 2019 | February 2023 |
| Android 11 | Red Velvet Cake | 11 | 30 | September 8, 2020 | November 2023 |
| Android 12 | Snow Cone | 12 | 31 | October 4, 2021 |
| Android 12L | Snow Cone v2 | 12.1 | 32 | March 7, 2022 |
| Android 13 | Tiramisu | 13 | 33 | August 15, 2022 |
| Android 14 | Upside Down Cake | 14 | 34 | October 4, 2023 |
| Android 15 | Vanilla Ice Cream | 15 | TBA | Q3 2024 | — | — |
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