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A device-specific Lollipop 5.0.2 (LRX22G) version was released for the first-generation Nexus 7 on December 19, 2014. [37] Android 5.1, an updated version of Lollipop, was unveiled in February 2015 as part of the Indonesian launch of Android One, and is preloaded on Android One devices sold in Indonesia and the Philippines. Google officially ...
Android phones, like this Nexus S running Replicant, allow installation of apps from the Play Store, F-Droid store or directly via APK files. This is a list of notable applications (apps) that run on the Android platform which meet guidelines for free software and open-source software.
A developer preview of the Android 5.0 "Lollipop" system image was released for the Nexus 5 after the annual Google I/O conference held on June 26, 2014. [43] The release version of Android 5.0 "Lollipop" was made available on November 12, 2014, in form of factory operating system images. [44]
The code names "Astro Boy" and "Bender" were tagged internally on some of the early pre-1.0 milestone builds and were never used as the actual code names of the 1.0 and 1.1 releases of the OS. [ 12 ] The project manager, Ryan Gibson, conceived using a confectionery -themed naming scheme for public releases, starting with Android 1.5 Cupcake.
Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation have been critical of Android and have recommended the usage of alternatives such as Replicant, because drivers and firmware vital for the proper functioning of Android devices are usually proprietary, and because the Google Play Store application can forcibly install or uninstall applications ...
Android 1.6 Donut Geeksphone Revolution: Geeksphone: 2014/01 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Blackphone: Geeksphone & Silent Circle: 2014/06 Android 4.4.2 KitKat Garmin Nüvifone A50/Garminfone Garmin: 2010/06 Android 1.6 Donut Garmin Nüvifone A10 Garmin: 2010/07 Android 1.6 Donut Goophone i5 Goophone: 2012/08 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (w/ iOS 6 ...
Java support While most Android applications are written in Java, there is a Java virtual machine in the platform and Java byte code is not executed. Java classes are compiled into Dalvik executables and run on using Android Runtime or in Dalvik in older versions, a specialized virtual machine designed specifically for Android and optimized for battery-powered mobile devices with limited ...
Android Marshmallow (codenamed Android M during development) is the sixth major version of the Android operating system developed by Google, being the successor to Android Lollipop. It was announced at Google I/O on May 28, 2015, and released the same day as a beta , before being officially released on September 29, 2015.