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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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How to find official Android Studio older versions?

I have some issues on Android Studio latest versions (3.5). I think it is not stable. How do I download older versions which stable?
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What should I set for compileSdkVersion, minSdkVersion, and targetSdkVersion to support from Marshmallow to Pie?

My android application is able to install in Oreo & Pie without any problem. If I tried to install the release build in Marshmallow & Nougat version of phone it is throwing an error "There is error while parsing the package" Please find my sdk…
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Can't create a version specific values folder

This is what I see when I right click res>New Resource Directory. I've looked this up, and it's supposed to give me and option for a version. But I don't see it. I want to create a Values v-21 directory. Help will be great.
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Ionic 2: Why does alert box look like old Android?

Why does the alert in my Ionic 2 app look like an old Android version and how can I change this? Note: this is just calling JavaScript alert() function, NOT the Alert component! I am doing this on purpose. For comparison, this is an alert from a…
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Android: able to install app for unsupported Android version

We're dropping support for Android 2.3 (API level 9) devices because most of our users have a newer Android version on their phones. I've updated the minimum SDK version to api level 14. android { compileSdkVersion 23 buildToolsVersion…
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Error: cannot find symbol variable LOLLIPOP

I have seen many examples in different android libraries about detecting if device is LOLLIPOP supported or not. But when I use it in my app, it is throwing the following error: Error:(20, 60) error: cannot find symbol variable LOLLIPOP For…
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Android - Can an app developed in Android 1.6 run in Android 2.0?

Is Android backwards compatible, in other words can an application developed in Android 1.6 run in Android 2.0? I just published a 2.0 application and discovered that I can't find it in the market using my G1 (Android 1.6) phone. But apparently…
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Google Play is showing wrong API level

After uploading my APK in Google Play it shows in APK details : API levels : 14-17 and publicly showing "4.0 and up" in play store. Although my previous version has API levels 14+ but i changed my app and set following minSDK and…
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Finding out Android's version in AOSP on native code compile time?

I am building AOSP for a device. Is there a way to get the current AOSP version at native code compile time? I am looking for something similar to the LINUX_VERSION_CODE and KERNEL_VERSION(X,Y,Z) directives in Linux. More specifically, I would like…
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Android - How to use different code lines depending of Android version

I have a project which is compatible with Android versions from 10(GINGERBREAD_MR1) to 17(JELLY_BEAN_MR1). So, I would like to use setBackgroundDrawable for versions lower to 16 and setBackground from version 16 or upper. I've tried this: if…
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Why does the Android version code and version name keep going back to 1 and 1.0?

I'm trying to publish my app to the Play Store but whenever I export the app as an Android application, my version code and version names get reverted to "1" and "1.0" respectively. I am simply following the instructions here: How Do I Create A…
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which android tablet i should buy for my development

which android tablet i should buy for my development? Do the android OS version matter when doing development for android tablet. I want that my app covers most used android versions. I took a look at Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, it has android 3.1…
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How to get version of my android app from Google Market?

I want to get version of my app that is currently on Google Market. Is there any way to get it except for parsing it from the webpage?
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Android App versions (Free and Paid) - tell Library Project classes if app is Free or Paid

I have an Android app project that contains all of my code. I've made this "app" a Library project as defined here at android.developer.com.. Consequently, I have made two new Android projects which utilize this library project. The new package…
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Changes on Android 9 Pie creating SQLite database files on phone (?)

Im creating an app but when i start to create the database clases (sqlite) and it works , now the sqlite files are different in android 9, in anothers versions you go to /data/data/packageapp/databases and you found database.sqlite and…
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