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Project Treble separates the vendor implementation (device-specific, lower-level software written by silicon manufacturers) from the Android OS framework via a new "vendor interface". In Android 7.0 and earlier, no formal vendor interface exists, so device makers must update large portions of the Android code to move a device to a newer version ...
In 2012, Android devices with Intel processors began to appear, including phones [323] and tablets. While gaining support for 64-bit platforms, Android was first made to run on 64-bit x86 and then on ARM64. [324] [325] Since Android 5.0 Lollipop, 64-bit variants of all platforms are supported in addition to the 32-bit variants.
The "Android Beta Program" that was introduced allowed testers to opt-in for over-the-air updates to new beta versions as they were released. [9] On April 13, 2016, Android N Beta Preview 2 was released. [10] Google further discussed Android "N" during the I/O keynote on May 18, 2016, and unveiled its new virtual reality platform, Daydream ...
The underlying architecture of Android was revised so that low-level, vendor-specific code for supporting a device's hardware can be separated from the Android OS framework using a hardware abstraction layer known as the "vendor interface". Vendor interfaces must be made forward compatible with future versions of
In December 2015, Google released Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for the Nexus 5X, among other devices. [19] On August 22, 2016, Google released Android 7.0 Nougat for the Nexus 5X, as well as several other devices. [20] Google released Android 7.1.1 Nougat for the Nexus 5X (among other devices) in December 2016.
Samsung Experience (stylized as SΛMSUNG Experience) was the name of the software overlay by Samsung for its Galaxy devices running Android 7.x “Nougat” and Android 8.x “Oreo”. It was introduced in late 2016 on a beta build based on Android 7.0 “Nougat” for the Galaxy S7 , succeeding TouchWiz . [ 1 ]
Android Studio is the official [7] integrated development environment (IDE) for Google's Android operating system, built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA software and designed specifically for Android development. [8] This is available for download on Windows, macOS and Linux based operating systems. [9]
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.