Android Platform Versions
| Platform | Codename | API Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android 1.5 | Cupcake | 3 | |
| Android 1.6 | Donut | 4 | |
| Android 2.1 | Eclair | 7 | |
| Android 2.2 | Froyo | 8 | |
| Android 2.3 - 2.3.2 | Gingerbread | 9 | |
| Android 2.3.3 - 2.3.4 | 10 | ||
| Android 3.0 | Honeycomb | 11 | |
| Android 3.1 | 12 | ||
| Android 3.2 | 13 |
| Android 4.0 | Icecream Sandwich | 14 |
Android Feature
As Android is open source and freely available to manufacturers for customization, there are no fixed hardware and software configurations. However, Android itself supports the following features:
Storage — Uses SQLite, a lightweight relational database, for data storage.
Connectivity — Supports GSM/EDGE, IDEN, CDMA, EV-DO, UMTS,Bluetooth (includes A2DP and AVRCP), WiFi, LTE, and WiMAX. Chapter 8 discusses networking in more detail.
Messaging — Supports both SMS and MMS.
Web browser — Based on the open-source WebKit, together with Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine
Media support — Includes support for the following media: H.263, H.264 (in 3GP or MP4 container), MPEG-4 SP, AMR, AMR-WB (in 3GP container), AAC, HE-AAC (in MP4 or 3GP container), MP3, MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP
Hardware support — Accelerometer Sensor, Camera, Digital Compass, Proximity Sensor, and GPS
Multi-touch — Supports multi-touch screens
Multi-tasking — Supports multi-tasking applications
Flash support — Android 2.3 supports Flash 10.1.
Tethering — Supports sharing of Internet connections as a wired/wireless hotspot
Beginning Android Application Development Ebook
http://androidcontrol.blogspot.com/2011/10/beginning-android-application.html
