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Android Lollipop (codenamed Android L during development) is the fifth major version of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google and the 12th version of Android, spanning versions between 5.0 and 5.1.1.
The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the public release of its first beta on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released on September 23, 2008.
Ars Technica reported in April 2018 that the Facebook Android app had been harvesting user data, including phone calls and text messages, since 2015. [261] [262] [263] In May 2018, several Android users filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook for invading their privacy.
The rumor of Google Play gift cards started circulating online in August 2012 after references to it were discovered by Android Police in the 3.8.15 version update of the Google Play Store Android app. [101] Soon after, images of the gift cards started to leak, [102] and on August 21, 2012, they were made official by Google and rolled out over ...
Android Cupcake is the third version of the Android operating system, developed by Google, being the successor to Android 1.1. It was released on April 27, 2009 and succeeded by Android Donut on September 15, 2009.
The new runtime environment was included for the first time in Android 4.4 "KitKat" as a technology preview, [4] [5] and replaced Dalvik entirely in later versions; Android 5.0 "Lollipop" is the first version in which ART is the only included runtime.
Rooting [1] is the process by which users of Android devices can attain privileged control (known as root access) over various subsystems of the device, usually smartphones and tablets. Because Android is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel , rooting an Android device gives access to administrative ( superuser ) permissions similar ...
The "download booster" feature, initially featured on the Samsung Galaxy S5, was retrofitted with the Android 4.4.2 update. TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 was released in 2013 to support the last updates to Android Jelly Bean (4.1–4.3), and was first used on the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition.