Android OS: Difference between revisions

On February 9, 2009, the Android 1.1 update was released, initially for the HTC Dream only. Android 1.1 was known as "[[Petit four|Petit Four]]" internally, though this name was not used officially.<ref name="unofficial_and_official_codenames"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Android Platform Overview |url=http://source.android.com/source/overview.html |publisher=Android Source |access-date=September 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922202532/https://source.android.com/source/overview.html|archive-date=September 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The update resolved bugs, changed the Android [[Application programming interface|API]] and added a number of features:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-1.1.html |title=Android 1.1 Version Notes |date=February 2009 |publisher=Android Developers |access-date=April 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221194031/https://developer.android.com/sdk/android-1.1.html |archive-date=February 21, 2011}}</ref>

Google announced Android 4.4 [[Kit Kat|KitKat]] on September 3, 2013. Although initially under the "Key Lime Pie" ("KLP") codename, the name was changed because "very few people actually know the taste of a [[key lime pie]]."<ref name=KitkatBBC>{{cite news |last=Kelion |first=Leo |title=Android KitKat announced |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23926938 |access-date=September 3, 2013 |work=BBC News |date=September 3, 2013 |archive-date=September 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904070600/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23926938 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some technology bloggers also expected the "Key Lime Pie" release to be Android 5.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=TechRadar |url=https://www.techradar.com/us/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/android-5-0-key-lime-pie-release-date-news-and-rumours-1091500 |title=Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie release date, news and rumors |date=July 2, 2013 |access-date=July 22, 2013 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114142313/https://www.techradar.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> KitKat debuted on Google's [[Nexus 5]] on October 31, 2013, and was optimized to run on a greater range of devices than earlier Android versions, having 512&nbsp;MB of RAM as a recommended minimum; those improvements were known as "Project Svelte" internally at Google.<ref name="Nexus 5 review">{{cite news |last=Molen |first=Brad |title=Engadget review the Nexus 5 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/11/05/nexus-5-review/ |publisher=Engadget |date=November 5, 2013 |access-date=November 11, 2013 |archive-date=November 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109020218/http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/05/nexus-5-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The required minimum amount of RAM available to Android is 340&nbsp;MB, and all devices with less than 512&nbsp;MB of RAM must report themselves as "low RAM" devices.<ref name="cdd-4.4"/>