Android Phone - How to Connect Pen Drive, Mouse, KB etc.
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Parts
Tools
These are some common tools used to work on this device. You might not need every tool for every procedure.
Background & Identification
Android is an operating system for mobile devices first launched in 2008 with the release of the HTC Dream. The system was originally developed by Android Inc. but was purchased by Google in 2005. Since then, the software has gone through several iterations to get to the current version, Android 11, which was released in 2020.
Android has become the best selling OS for mobile devices, and is nearly ubiquitous among devices that aren’t made by Apple or Windows. Many of the big phone manufacturers like Samsung, LG, Google, Sony, Motorola, HTC, etc. all use some version of Android as an OS. However, to ensure that your phone is running Android, you can go to your system settings and find “About Phone,” likely located near the bottom of the menu. The OS should be listed in the “Software Information” section of the About Phone menu, as is the version of Android your phone is currently running.
While it was originally developed for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, Android has also been modified as an operating system for other electronics like digital cameras, smartwatches, game consoles and PCs.
The most often replaced Android Phone parts include the battery, screen, and motherboard.
Versions
Android versions are most well-known for their use of confectionary treats as codenames with the introduction of v1.5 “Cupcake” until the release of Android 10.
| Name | Internal codename | Version Number(s) | API level | Initial stable release date | Last security patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | September 23, 2008 | ||
| Android 1.1 | Petit Four | 1.1 | 2 | February 9, 2009 | |
| Android Cupcake | Cupcake | 1.5 | 3 | April 27, 2009 | |
| Android Donut | Donut | 1.6 | 4 | September 15, 2009 | |
| Android Éclair | Éclair | 2.0 | 5 | October 27, 2009 | |
| 2.0.1 | 6 | December 3, 2009 | |||
| 2.1 | 7 | January 11, 2010 | |||
| Android Froyo | Froyo | 2.2 – 2.2.3 | 8 | May 20, 2010 | |
| Android Gingerbread | Gingerbread | 2.3 – 2.3.2 | 9 | December 6, 2010 | |
| 2.3.3 – 2.3.7 | 10 | February 9, 2011 | |||
| Android Honeycomb | Honeycomb | 3.0 | 11 | February 22, 2011 | |
| 3.1 | 12 | May 10, 2011 | |||
| 3.2 – 3.2.6 | 13 | July 15, 2011 | |||
| Android Ice Cream Sandwich | Ice Cream Sandwich | 4.0 – 4.0.2 | 14 | October 18, 2011 | |
| 4.0.3 – 4.0.4 | 15 | December 16, 2011 | |||
| Android Jelly Bean | Jelly Bean | 4.1 – 4.1.2 | 16 | July 9, 2012 | |
| 4.2 – 4.2.2 | 17 | November 13, 2012 | |||
| 4.3 – 4.3.1 | 18 | July 24, 2013 | |||
| Android KitKat | Key Lime Pie | 4.4 – 4.4.4 | 19 | October 31, 2013 | October 2017 |
| 4.4W – 4.4W.2 | 20 | June 25, 2014 | ? | ||
| Android Lollipop | Lemon Meringue Pie | 5.0 – 5.0.2 | 21 | November 4, 2014 | November 2017 |
| 5.1 – 5.1.1 | 22 | March 2, 2015 | March 2018 | ||
| Android Marshmallow | Macadamia Nut Cookie | 6.0 – 6.0.1 | 23 | October 2, 2015 | August 2018 |
| Android Nougat | New York Cheesecake | 7.0 | 24 | August 22, 2016 | August 2019 |
| 7.1 – 7.1.2 | 25 | October 4, 2016 | October 2019 | ||
| Android Oreo | Oatmeal Cookie | 8.0 | 26 | August 21, 2017 | January 2021 |
| 8.1 | 27 | December 5, 2017 | October 2021 | ||
| Android Pie | Pistachio Ice Cream | 9 | 28 | August 6, 2018 | January 2022 |
| Android 10 | Quince Tart | 10 | 29 | September 3, 2019 | current |
| Android 11 | Red Velvet Cake | 11 | 30 | September 8, 2020 | current |
| Android 12 | Snow Cone | 12 | 31 | October 4, 2021 | current |
| Android 12L | Snow Cone v2 | 12.1 | 32 | March 7, 2022 | current |
| Android 13 | Tiramisu | 13 | 33 | August 15, 2022 | current |
| Android 14 | Upside Down Cake | 14 | 34 | Q3 2023 |
