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From Android 1.0 to Android 16: How Google’s mobile OS has evolved since 2008
11 May 2025 16:37 GMT
… (Android 2.0)
Froyo (Android 2.2)
Gingerbread (Android 2.3)
Honeycomb (Android 3 … .0)
Ice Cream Sandwich (Android … Field Communication (NFC) support.
Honeycomb (Android 3.0)
Motorola
The February …
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Remember When Android Updates Were Actually Exciting?
02 May 2025 23:58 GMT
… was the last exciting Android update? Android 12?
We’re now … that Google had introduced with Honeycomb, which was exclusively for tablets … shifted for Google and Android. Obviously, Android is a lot more … notice when you get Android 15 or Android 16. At least …
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Poll: What do you think of Android’s upcoming UI overhaul?
01 May 2025 01:17 GMT
… Rahman / Android Authority
Android has taken on a … a cohesive effort towards bringing Android a new visual identity. … a substantial reenvisioning of how Android should look and feel. … should turn back the clock; Honeycomb was perfection” option, because …
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Worst to best: The best Android Easter eggs, ranked
19 Apr 2025 16:18 GMT
… something delightfully weird. These Android Easter eggs aren’t announced … the OS.
13. Android Honeybee (Android 3.0 Honeycomb Easter Egg)
The … surprises by the time Android 12 rolled around. By … long.
2. Landroid (Android 14/Android 15)
C. Scott Brown …
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I’m glad Android 3-button navigation still exists (yes, I know I’m alone on this)
04 Apr 2025 01:09 GMT
… of navigational modes hit the Android platform. Capacitive and physical … First introduced in Android 3.0 Honeycomb and then popularized in … on large-screen Android devices, as well. Android tablets and … to three-button navigation: Android's gesture system …
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Samsung Tablets Are the Only Good Android Tablets
26 Jan 2025 20:36 GMT
… back in the years of Android Honeycomb, when companies were tripping over … specific desktop software, but the Android app ecosystem is mature enough … Lenovo offering more premium tablets. Android benefits from its diversity, and …
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Samsung's One UI 7 Update Is the Most Excited I've Been for an Android Update in Years
15 Dec 2024 18:18 GMT
… s default for an alternative Android launcher, virtually all of … a video quickly.
Regular Android Updates Have Gotten Rather Stale … quot;Gingerbread" (3.0 Honeycomb was a Tron-styled tablet … language. With each release, Android not only continued to have …
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Google may release Android 16 much earlier than expected
01 Oct 2024 00:28 GMT
… which usually releases major Android versions in August, September … 2011
Android 3.0
Honeycomb
February 22, 2011
Android 2. … 3
Gingerbread
December 6, 2010
Android … dates to reference Android releases. Android 14 QPR2, for …
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This is Android 16’s codename — and it’s not what you’re expecting
30 Sep 2024 18:56 GMT
… .
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority
In another code change … .
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority
During development on a … .3
Gingerbread
3.0
Honeycomb
4.0
Ice Cream … interesting facts about how Android platform development has dramatically …
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Android versions used to be named after dessert foods. They were also released...
22 Sep 2024 21:34 GMT
… all followed the alphabetical sequence. Android's very first … version. The full list of Android versions, along with their … (v2.3), December 6, 2010
Honeycomb (v3.0), February 22, 2011 … September 3, 2019
Android 11, September 8, 2020
Android 12, October 4 …