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LineageOS is an Android-based operating system for smartphones, tablet computers, and set-top boxes, with mostly free and open-source software. It is the successor to CyanogenMod, from which it was forked in December 2016, when Cyanogen Inc. announced it was discontinuing development and shut down the infrastructure behind the project.
The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the public release of its first beta on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released on September 23, 2008. The operating system is developed by Google on a yearly cadence since at least 2011. [1] New major releases are announced at Google I/O in ...
Android version at release Ref. Amazon Fire Phone: Amazon: 2014/07 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Arirang (original) Arirang (smartphone) 2013/08 Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich Arirang 171: Arirang (smartphone) 2018/04 Android 7.1.1 Nougat Asus PadFone: Asus: 2012/06 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: Asus PadFone 2 Asus 2012/10
Distributions for existing phones[edit] KDE Plasma Mobile running on postmarketOS on the Nexus 5. postmarketOS, Ubports, and KDE Neon are open-source distributions running on existing smartphones originally running Android. Maemo Leste is available for Nokia N900 and Motorola Droid 4.
Messenger, also known as Facebook Messenger, is an American proprietary instant messaging app and platform developed by Meta Platforms.Originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008, the company revamped its messaging service in 2010, released standalone iOS and Android apps in 2011, and released standalone Facebook Portal hardware for Messenger calling in 2018.
According to StatCounter, which tracks only the use for browsing the web, Android is the most popular mobile operating system since August 2013.[378] Android is the most popular operating system for web browsing in India and several other countries (e.g. virtually all of Asia, with Japan and North Korea exceptions).
This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
Android 10 ( codenamed Android Q during development) is the tenth major release and the 17th version of the Android mobile operating system. It was first released as a developer preview on March 13, 2019, and was released publicly on September 3, 2019. Android 10 was officially released on September 3, 2019, for supported Google Pixel devices ...