With each new version of Android, a corresponding version of Android SDK is also realised for App developers. New version of Android comes up with some new features, new hardware /software support and some new APIs are also written by Google developers. Therefore, new SDK release is named after the API level of the Android Framework it is written for. Version Code name Launch Devices 8.0 Oreo Pixel 7.1 Nougat Pixel , Pixel XL 7.0 Nexus 5X , Nexus 6P 6.0 Marshmallow 5.1 Lollipop Android One 5.0 Nexus 6 , Nexus 9 4.4 KitKat Nexus 5 4.3 Jelly Bean Nexus 7 2013 4.2 Nexus 4 , Nexus 10 4.1 Nexus 7 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Galaxy Nexus 2.3 Gingerbread Nexus S Each new version of Android SDK essentially aimed to achieve some or all of the following: ...
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