Explore Android's ongoing evolution with this visual timeline of versions, starting B.C. (Before Cupcake) and going all the ...

If you're a longtime Android user or just a very well-informed iOS user, you probably remember how Android versions used to be named after desserts. Android 1.5 Cupcake, released in April 2009, was ...

If you were around for the earlier Android software releases, then you remember how much sweeter they once were. After alpha and beta prerelease versions, each major Android release was named after a ...

Android 17 has useful changes, but when the best everyday update is a Quick Settings button that finally makes sense again, ...

Android has been around for over 15 years at this point, so we’ve seen loads of versions over the years. From the early days of Cupcake and Donut to the latest Android 13 and Android 14, each version ...

Android — the software that powers many of today’s best smartphones — has been around since 2008. During that time, it has been used on a massive array of smartphones, tablets, wearables, and other ...

We’re still waiting for Android 15 to fully release, but we’ve already found a potential code name for Android 16. Almost every Android version has had a delicious-sounding internal code name (for ...

Android bot mascot with open pies out front of headquarters. - Sundry Photography/Shutterstock If you were around for the earlier Android software releases, then you ...