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Until version 4.1.11.1, CyanogenMod included proprietary software applications provided by Google, such as Gmail, Maps, Android Market (now known as Play Store), Talk (now Google Chat), and YouTube, as well as proprietary hardware drivers. These packages were included with the vendor distributions of Android, but not licensed for free distribution.
There were at least two internal releases of the software inside Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) before the beta version was released. [3] [4] The beta was released on November 5, 2007, [5] [6] while the software development kit (SDK) was released on November 12, 2007. [7] Several public beta versions of the SDK were released. [8]
LG Smartphones and Tablets: Succeeding Optimus UI: LeWa OS: Lewa Technology? Kernel only OS 7 beta 5.1.1 2011 PixelExperience: PixelExperience Team: 2024: Yes 14: 14: 2017 100+ [35] Discontinued in April 2024, Android 14 is a beta Resurrection Remix OS: Resurrection Remix Team: 2021: Yes: 8.7.3: 10: 2012 74 [36] Smartisan OS: Smartisan: 2020 ...
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was first unveiled at the Google I/O developer conference on June 27, 2012, with a focus on "delightful" improvements to the platform's user interface, along with improvements to Google's search experience on the platform (such as Knowledge Graph integration, and the then-new digital assistant Google Now), the unveiling of the Asus-produced Nexus 7 tablet, and the ...
AOKP, short for Android Open Kang Project, is an open-source replacement distribution for smartphones and tablet computers based on the Android mobile operating system. The name is a play on the word kang (slang for stolen code) and AOSP (Android Open Source Project).
When the Nook Color and Tablet were first offered, users could install third-party apps. [10] However, days before Christmas 2011, the forced over-the-air "firmware update from Barnes & Noble for the Nook Tablet and Nook Color – 1.4.1 – close[d] the loophole that allowed users to sideload any Android app and also [broke] root for those who'[d] gone that extra step to customize the device."
Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP), pronounced "twerp", [4] is an open-source software custom recovery image for Android-based devices. [5] [6] It provides a touchscreen-enabled interface that allows users to install third-party firmware and back up the current system, functions usually not supported by stock recovery images.
Only the base Android operating system (including some applications) is open-source software, whereas most Android devices ship with a substantial amount of proprietary software, such as Google Mobile Services, which includes applications such as Google Play Store, Google Search, and Google Play Services – a software layer that provides APIs ...