Android Version 1

Android Versions

The Android mobile operating system began with the release of the Android alpha in November 2007.

The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released in September 2008.


Android 1.0

Alpha


There were at least two internal releases of the software inside Google and the OHA before the beta version was released. The code names Astro Boy and Bender were used internally for some pre-1.0 milestones.

Dan Morrill created some of the first mascot logos, but the current Android logo was designed by Irina Blok.  The project manager, Ryan Gibson, conceived the confectionery-themed naming scheme that has been used for the majority of the public releases, starting with Android 1.5 Cupcake.

This Version was released in 23rd September, 2008 on the HTC dream headset.
Android 1.0 was not released under specific code name. Android 1.0 was a simple web browser and supported for Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Wifi and Bluetooth support, Media player.


Android 1.1

Beta

The beta was released on November 5, 2007, while the software development kit (SDK) was released on November 12, 2007.The November 5 date is popularly celebrated as Android's "birthday". Public beta versions of the SDK were released in the following order:

• November 12, 2007: m3-rc20a (milestone 3, release code 20a)
• November 16, 2007: m3-rc22a (milestone 3, release code 22a) 
• December 14, 2007: m3-rc37a (milestone 3, release code 37a) 
• February 13, 2008: m5-rc14 (milestone 5, release code 14)
• March 3, 2008: m5-rc15 (milestone 5, release code 15) 
• August 18, 2008: 0.9
• September 23, 2008: 1.0-r1

This updated version and released on 9th February, 2009 for HTC Dream Headset only.  Android 1.1 Unofficial name of this version was “petit Four”. To search businesses on maps with review facility was added in this updated version. Additional changes in this update were Marquee in system layout.
To be continued..