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This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
CyanogenMod 7.1 was released on 10 October 2011, based on Android 2.3.4. [39] The latest stable version, CyanogenMod 7.2 was released on 16 June 2012, based on Android 2.3.7, [40] bringing a predictive phone dialer, lock-screen updates, ICS animation backports and many bug fixes. [41]
The first public release of Android 1.0 occurred with the release of the T-Mobile G1 (aka HTC Dream) in October 2008. [10] Android 1.0 and 1.1 were not released under specific code names . [ 11 ] 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 ...
By May 2010, Android had a 10% worldwide smartphone market share, overtaking Windows Mobile, [368] whilst in the US Android held a 28% share, overtaking iPhone OS. [369] By the fourth quarter of 2010, its worldwide share had grown to 33% of the market becoming the top-selling smartphone platform, [ 370 ] overtaking Symbian . [ 371 ]
Samsung Kies (/ ˈ k iː z /) [1] is a freeware software application used to communicate between Windows or Macintosh operating systems, and Samsung mobile phone and tablet computer devices, usually using a USB connection (though wireless LAN Kies connectivity is now possible using some devices).
Version 1.0 was based on Android 5.0.1 and was available only for the OnePlus One via a flashable ZIP provided through the OnePlus website. Notable features of version 2.0 and 2.1.1 include app permissions, Waves MaxxAudio, Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard, off-screen gestures, custom icons, dark mode, manual camera mode, and RAW support for 3rd party apps, like Camera FV-5 2.75.
Android KitKat is the codename for the eleventh Android mobile operating system, representing release version 4.4. Unveiled on September 3, 2013, KitKat focused primarily on optimizing the operating system for improved performance on entry-level devices with limited resources.
BlackBerry 10 provides the distribution platform BlackBerry World. Since version 10.2.1, Android application packages can be installed directly, whereas on previous versions Android applications could only be installed through BlackBerry World or by sideloading, which required packaging such applications into a native package format (BAR). [25]