#6 android 11 – Get a sneak into features

Android can be confusing. There are a lot of different versions, and many of them are still running on devices today. Keeping up with the latest version can be a challenge, don’t worry we have tried to covered for you everything about android 11.

Major Android versions are generally released once per year (though it wasn’t always like this), with monthly security updates released in between. Occasionally, Google also releases point updates (.1, .2, etc.), though those generally come without regularity. Oftentimes, more significant updates that aren’t quite as significant as full version releases warrant a point update—like the update from Android 8.0 to Android 8.1, for example.

Alongside every version of Android is a code name, which many people use instead of the version number. Each one is named after a dessert or some other form of confection, which is more for fun than anything else.

A Brief Android Version History

We thought it fitting to give a brief rundown of each Android version on the accompanying code name and release date. You know, for completeness.

• Android 1.5, Cupcake: April 27, 2009
• Android 1.6, Donut: September 15, 2009
• Android 2.0-2.1, Eclair: October 26, 2009 (initial release)
• Android 2.2-2.2.3, Froyo: May 20, 2010 (initial release)
• Android 2.3-2.3.7, Gingerbread: December 6, 2010 (initial release)
• Android 3.0-3.2.6, Honeycomb: February 22, 2011 (initial release)
• Android 4.0-4.0.4, Ice Cream Sandwich: October 18, 2011 (initial release)
• Android 4.1-4.3.1, Jelly Bean: July 9, 2012 (initial release)
• Android 4.4-4.4.4, KitKat: October 31, 2013 (initial release)
• Android 5.0-5.1.1, Lollipop: November 12, 2014 (initial release)
• Android 6.0-6.0.1, Marshmallow: October 5, 2015 (initial release)
• Android 7.0-7.1.2, Nougat: August 22, 2016 (initial release)
• Android 8.0-8.1, Oreo: August 21, 2017 (initial release)
• Android 9.0, Pie: August 6, 2018
• Android 10.0: September 3, 2019
• Android 11.0: September 8, 2020

As you can see, the update system was without any sort of regularity early on, but the Ice Cream Sandwich era started the yearly OS version update schedule.

A few other fun notes:

• Honeycomb was the only tablet-specific version of Android, and it ran alongside the Gingerbread build for phones. The separate phone and tablet OSes were then combined starting with Ice Cream Sandwich.
• Ice Cream Sandwich was arguably the most dramatic update to Android to date. It not only combined the tablet and phone versions of the OS, but completely overhauled the look and feel of the system.
• Google initially released developer-focused Nexus devices to highlight each Android version’s power. This eventually evolved into the consumer-focused Pixel device line we have today.
• Android KitKat marked the first time Google teamed up with a commercial manufacturer for an Android release. They did it again for Android Oreo.

The Latest Version of Android is 11.0

The initial version of Android 11.0 was released on September 8, 2020, on Google’s Pixel smartphones as well as phones from OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, and RealMe.

Unlike early versions of Android, this version doesn’t have a cute dessert name—or any other type of name beyond the version number. It’s just “Android 11.” Google still plans to use dessert names internally for development builds. For example, Android 11 was code-named “Red Velvet Cake.”

What’s in Android 11 

Android architecture 

it is a software stack of components to support mobile device needs. Android software stack contains a Linux Kernel, collection of c/c++ libraries which are exposed through an application framework services, runtime, and application.

Following are main components of android architecture those are

1. Applications
2. Android Framework
3. Android Runtime
4. Platform Libraries
5. Linux Kernel

In these components, the Linux Kernel is the main component in android to provide its operating system functions to mobile and Dalvik Virtual Machine (DVM) which is responsible for running a mobile application. Linux Kernel is a bottom layer and heart of the android architecture. It manages all the drivers such as display drivers, camera drivers, Bluetooth drivers, audio drivers, memory drivers, etc. which are mainly required for the android device during the runtime.

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Ashish Kumar Singal

Ashish is technology freak with around 11+ years of experience in IT Landscape. He started his journey as a device driver programmer in 2010. From that point he has evolved as a Mobility and IOT Architect, he completed his M.Tech from BITS Pilani as System Architect. He is working as Principal Architect at Oracle currently.