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The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the release of the Android beta in November 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released in September 2008. Android is under ongoing development by Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and has seen a number of updates to its base operating system since its initial release.

Since April 2009, Android versions have been developed under a confectionery-themed code name and released according to alphabetical order: Cupcake (1.5), Donut (1.6), Eclair (2.0–2.1), Froyo (2.2–2.2.3), Gingerbread (2.3–2.3.7), Honeycomb (3.0–3.2.6), Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0–4.0.4), Jelly Bean (4.1–4.3), and KitKat (4.4). On 3 September 2013, Google announced that 1 billion activated devices now use the Android OS worldwide. The most recent major Android update was KitKat 4.4, which was released to commercial devices on 22 November 2013, via an OTA update.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history

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Specifying Android library version code/name

Which is the right place to specify android's library project version code/name? Whats the current state on a library's Android Manifest? When you bundle a library jar, can AndroidManifest be ignored while bundling jar and still delivering a…
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Android App doesn't launch on lower version than targetSDKVersion

I have just downloaded the latest SDK version from Android SDK Manager and set my App's Project Build Target to Google APIs level 17 as below And added in my App's AndroidManifest.xml as below
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How to determine version of Android source code?

I have a copy of the Android source code, but don't know what version of android it is (I downloaded it a while ago and can't remember if I synced to the head of the repo or not). It there a way to determine this? I've looked in the manifest for a…
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How to find ChromeOS version on which android app running?

Need to find out the ChromeOS version on which the android apps is running. Build.VERSION.RELEASE gives you the Android container version but the not the underlying ChromeOS version. Is there a way to find it out programmatically? Thanks
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If I make an app at API level 21 (5.0), will it work with newer version of android?

I just started to use android 2 weeks ago. I have successfully made my first app with API level 21 (5.1 Lollipop). My phone's android is also 5.1 Lollipop. I wonder if my app will work with all newer version of android, such as 6.0 marshmallow or…
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Can i skip asking Runtime Permissions on marshmallow?

Now this is something very interesting for me, I know mostly about Runtime Permissions and i am well aware of why Runtime Permissions proposed? and How we can use it? but in this question which is about a problem rising due to this run time…
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Paid and Free versions of android app

I am wondering what is the best way to have two different versions of an android app. I would like to have version of my app with ads and one without ads (the paid one). What is the easiest way to achieve this ? I have found something called version…
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How to get version of android (4.1.1, 4.4.2,...) in Delphi

I would like to get the version of the Android device. In Java it is android.os.Build.VERSION.RELEASE, how is it in Delphi?
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AsyncTask.doInBackground not getting called on 2.3, working on 4.0+

I have this AsyncTask: public static void login(final String email, final String password, final String token, final SocketHandler handler) { execute(new AsyncTask() { @Override …
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How to avoid a IllegalStateException: ActionBarContextView in older app

We have an app that's been working for years. So it does NOT use all the latest and greatest features. We've found that on current versions of Android, IF there is text in an EditText control AND you long-touch it - the app crashes with: 11-13…
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Compiled version vs. Minimum required version Android

In my custom view I'm using the method drawTextOnPath(...) which is not supported for hardware acceleration until 4.1. So I wanted to add an if statement which checks the current Android version on runtime and turns the hardware acceleration on if…
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java.lang.SecurityException: without permission android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD only for <=2.2

I have this very unpeculiar exception.The thing is have i have this app that has a button to start InputMethodService that starts like this public class MyGroovyIme extends InputMethodService { and this is how it looks in manifest.
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Unable to instantiate activity ComponentInfo

I am developing an application for Froyo as minimum version and Gingerbread as the target version. So, the manifest shows: I have an emulator and a Nexus One with Gingerbread, and…
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android 2.2 to 1.6?

I have been developing an android app. I had chosen 2.2 as the version. I have not used any advanced features that are specific to 2.2 or above. I want my app to work with 1.6 and above. What should I do? Thanks.
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I added it when I made the project. AndroidX Artifact has not been mqt communication since then. What is the problem?

I added it when I made the project. AndroidX Artifact(checkBox) has not been mqt communication since then. What is the problem? Androidx is used to use BiometricPrompt. Below is my mqtt code.↓ private lateinit var mqttAndroidClient:…
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