Android, operating system yang dikembangkan oleh Google telah bertumbuh dan menguasai pasar ponsel smartphone dan tablet dalam beberapa tahun terakhir. Begitu cepatnya bahkan dalam 3 tahun terakhir, telah ada 10 rilis update utama untuk versi Android dari tim pengembang Google. Kali ini, saya akan membagikan info mengenai versi android. Semoga informasi ini dapat membantu Anda untuk mengupgrade OS maupun kemampuan ponsel dan tablet Anda.
| Versi Android | Kode Nama | Fitur Tambahan Utama | Market | Ukuran Layar | Dukungan Flash | Tanggal Rilis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android 1.0 | Apple pie | 320×480 HVGA | No | 2008 Sep 23 | ||
| Android 1.1 | Banana bread | 320×480 HVGA | No | 2009 Feb 9 | ||
| Android 1.5 | Cupcake | Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP support | 0.90% | 320×480 HVGA | No Flash Lite 4 on some device | 2009 Apr 30 |
| Soft-keyboard with text-prediction | ||||||
| Record/watch videos | ||||||
| Android 1.6 | Donut | Gesture framework | 1.40% | 800û480 WVGA | No Flash Lite 4 on some device | 2009 Sep 15 |
| Turn-by-turn navigation | ||||||
| Android 2.0 | Eclair | HTML | 800û480 WVGA | No Flash Lite 4 on some device | 2009 Oct 26 | |
| Digital zoom | ||||||
| Microsoft Exchange support | ||||||
| Bluetooth 2.1 | ||||||
| Live Wallpapers | ||||||
| Updated UI | ||||||
| Android 2.0.1 | Eclair | 800û480 WVGA | No Flash Lite 4 on some device | 2009 Dec 3 | ||
| Android 2.1 | Eclair | 10.7 % (2.0 – 2.1) | 800û480 WVGA | No Flash Lite 4 on some device | 2010 Jan 12 | |
| Android 2.2 | Froyo | Speed improvements | 40.70% | 800û480 WVGA | Yes 10.1 | 2010 May 20 |
| JIT implementation | ||||||
| USB Tethering | ||||||
| Applications installation to the expandable memory | ||||||
| Upload file support in the browser | ||||||
| Animated GIFs | ||||||
| Android 2.3 | Gingerbread | Updated UI | 0.5 % (2.3 – 2.3.2) | 1366û768 WXGA | Yes | 2010 Dec 6 |
| WebM video playback capability | ||||||
| Improved copy/paste | ||||||
| Social networking features | ||||||
| Near Field Communication support | ||||||
| Native VoIP/SIP support | ||||||
| Video call support | ||||||
| Android 2.3.3 | Gingerbread | NFC API improvements (peer to peer communication…) | Yes | 2011 Feb 9 | ||
| Android 2.3.4 | Gingerbread | Open Accessory API | Yes | 2011 May 10 | ||
| Voice or video chat using Google Talk | ||||||
| Android 2.3.5 | Gingerbread | Improved network performance for the Nexus S 4G | Yes | 2011 Jul 25 | ||
| Fixed Bluetooth issues on the Samsung Galaxy S | ||||||
| Gmail app. improvements | ||||||
| Android 2.3.6 | Gingerbread | Voice search issue fixed | Yes | |||
| Android 2.3.7 | Gingerbread | Google Wallet support for the Nexus S 4G | 43.9 % (2.3.3 – 2.3.7) | Yes | ||
| Android 3.0 | Honeycomb | Multi core support | 0.10% | Yes | 2011 Feb 22 | |
| Better tablet support | ||||||
| Updated 3D UI | ||||||
| Google Talk video chat | ||||||
| Google eBooks | ||||||
| Private browsing | ||||||
| Android 3.1 | Honeycomb | UI improvements | 0.90% | Yes | 2011 May 10 | |
| Open Accessory API | ||||||
| USB host API | ||||||
| Mice, joysticks, gamepads… support | ||||||
| Resizable Home screen widgets | ||||||
| MTP notifications | ||||||
| RTP API for audio | ||||||
| Android 3.2 | Honeycomb | Optimizations for a wider range of tablets | 0.90% | Yes | 2011 Jul 15 | |
| Compatibility display mode (zoom for fixed-sized apps) | ||||||
| Media sync from SD card | ||||||
| Android 4 | Ice Cream Sandwich | Facial recognition (Face Unlock) | Yes | 2011 Oct 19 | ||
| UI use Hardware acceleration | ||||||
| Better voice recognition (dictating/Voice typing) | ||||||
| Web browser, allows up to 16 tabs | ||||||
| Updated launcher (customizable) | ||||||
| Android Beam app to exchange data through NFC | ||||||
| Resizeable widgets |
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