International Journal of Trend in Research and Development, Volume 3(1), ISSN: 2394-9333 www.ijtrd.com Versions of Android and a Short View of Marshmallow 1E.M.Sowmiya, 2A.R.Vithya, 3D.shobana, 1,2Scholar, 3Assistant Professor, 1,2,3Department of information technology, Sri Krishna arts and science college, Coimbatore, India Abstract: This paper reviews about the various versions You can download application to do all sorts of things of android operating system. And it also enlighten about like check your face book and twitter feeds, manager the features of upcoming android marshmallow. bank account order pizza and play games. Keywords: Android, Operating System, Versions, Software Development Kit (SDK), Google, Marshmallow. I. INTRODUCTION TO OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE – ANDROID Open source software is whose source code is available for modification or enhancement by anyone. “Source code” is the part of the software that most computer users don’t ever see; it’s the code computer programmers can manipulate to change how a piece of software- a “program” or “application” – works. Programmers who have access to a computer program source code can Figure 2: Versions of Android improve the program by adding feature to it.Or fixing parts to that don’t always work correctly. Development kit (SDK) was released on November 12, 2007.the November 5 date is popularly celebrated as A. Android android “birthday”. Android is the name of the mobile operating system made ANDROID 1.1 by American company; GOOGLE. It most commonly comes installed on a variety of smart phones and tablets On February 9, 2009, the android 1.1 update was from a host of manufactures offering users access to released, initially for the HTC dream only. google’s own services like search, you tube, maps and Details and reviews available when a user searches more. for businesses on Maps. Ability to save attachments in messages. ANDROID 1.5 – CUPCAKE On April 27, 2009, the android 1.5 update was the first release to officially use a codename based on a dessert item(“cupcake”). Auto rotation,ability to upload videos to you tube. User pictures shown for favourites in contacts. ANDROID 1.6 DONUT On September 15,2 009,the android 1.6 SDK-dubbed Figure 1: Android donut was released,based on linux kernel 2.6.29. history, contacts, and the web. II. VERSIONS OF ANDROID Multi-lingual speech synthesis engine to allow the android application to “speak” a string of text. Highly consumable and such can be altered to suit your Speed improvements in searching and camera taste and needs with wallpapers, themes and launchers applications. which completely change the look of your device interface. IJTRD | Jan-Feb 2016 Available [email protected] 340 International Journal of Trend in Research and Development, Volume 3(1), ISSN: 2394-9333 www.ijtrd.com ANDROID 2.0 ÉCLAIR The SDK for Android 4.0.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich), based on Linux kernel 3.0.1, was publicly released October 19, On October 26, 2009, the android 2.0 SDK was released, 2011. based on linux kernel 2.6.29 and codename Major refinements to the “Holo” interface with éclair.changes include the ones listed below. new Roboto font family. Expanded account sync,allowing users to add Easier to create folder with a drag and drop style. multiple accounts to a device for synchronization of email and contacts. ANDROID 4.0.3 -4.0.4 (ICECREAM SANDWICH) Microsoft exchange email support,with combined inbox to browse email from multiple accounts in Improvements to graphics, databases, spell one page. checking and Bluetooth functionality. Better camera performance, smoother screen ANDROID 2.0.1 ÉCLAIR rotation. This was released in December 3,2009. Minor API ANDROID 4.1- 4.1.2 JELLY BEAN changes, bugfixs and framework behavioral changes. Google announced android 4.1(jelly bean) at the google ANDROID 2.2-2.2.3 FROYO i/o conference on june 27,2012. Based on linux kernel 3.0.31 On may 20, 2010 the SDK for andoid 2.2(froyo, the short for frozen yoghurt) was released, based on linux kernel Synchronizing touch to vsync timing. 2.6.32. USB audio and auto chaining. Speed, memory and performance optimization. ANDROID 4.2 -4.2.2 JELLY BEAN Additional Application speed improvement, Group messaging and premium message implemented through JIT (just in time) confirmation. compilation. ANDROID 4.3 -4.3.1 JELLY BEAN ANDROID 2.3-2.3.2 GINGERBREAD It was released in july 24,2013. On december 6, 2010, the android 2.3(gingerbread) SDK was released, based on linux kernel 2.6.35. changes. Bluetooth low energy support and many security enhancements. Updated user interface design with increased simplicity and speed. Improvements to photo sphere. Enhanced support for native code development. ANDROID 4.4 - 4.4.4 KITKAT ANDROID 2.3.3-2.3.7 GINGERBREAD It was released in September 3,2013. Referenced interface with white elements instead Support for voice or video chat using google talk. of blue. Improved battery efficiency and gmail application, Wireless printing capability camera enhancements. ANDROID 3.0 HONEYCOMB ANDROID 4.4W – 4.4 W.2 KITKAT On February 22, 2011, the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) UI(user interface) updates for google maps. Offline music SDK – the first tablet-only Android update –was playback. released, based on Linux kernel 2.6.36. ANDROID 5.0 -5.0.2 LOLLIPOP Added System bar, featuring quick access to notifications, status, and soft navigation buttons, It was released on June 25, 2014. During Google i /o. available at the bottom of the screen. Support for 64 bits cpu’s. Project volta,for battery life. ANDROID 3.2 – 3.2.6 HONEYCOMB ANDROID 5.1-5.1.1 LOLLIPOP Increased ability of applications to access files on the SD card, e.g. for synchronization. Official support for multiple sim cards. Improved Chinese handwriting prediction. Native WiFi calling support. ANDROID 4.0-4.0.2 ICE CREAM SANDWICH IJTRD | Jan-Feb 2016 Available [email protected] 341 International Journal of Trend in Research and Development, Volume 3(1), ISSN: 2394-9333 www.ijtrd.com III. ANDROID 6.0 - 6.0.1 MARSHMALLOW Your Android phone will only show the information you FEATURES want to see. F. Custom Google Tabs Google Chrome is one of the best mobile browsers around, and Marshmallow makes it easier for developers to integrate into their own, third-party apps. That means you don’t have to switch applications when you need to browse the web, and it also means that when you are let loose on Google's browsers, all of your passwords and logins are stored and ready to go. The result? The whole browsing experience is much more seamless. G. Clear Permission System Marshmallow’s app permissions overhaul will have an Figure 3: Marshmallow immediate effect on how you use your phone. Previous versions of Android forced the user to configure app A. Animations and Easter Egg settings at the point of install, making downloading apps an overly complex, drawn-out process. Animations and transitions make up an even larger part of Marshmallow than they did in Lollipop. Transitions If you want to go back on your original decisions, between apps, pages and settings are quite often Marshmallow has you covered. The new OS presents accompanied by animations, as is toggling features on things by permissions rather than apps, so you can and off within the various settings and menus. It’s quickly see what apps are using your camera, accessing relatively minor stuff but it all adds to the polished your photos, location data and much more. feeling of Marshmallow. H. Now On Tap B. Android Pay Google Now is now pre-baked into every area of the OS, and it’s cleverer than ever. Google Now’s focus is now Much like Apple Pay, Android Pay allows users to store on “context”, and that means the digital assistant will be credit and debit card information on their smart phones, better at understanding where you are, and what you’ll and then wirelessly pay for goods and services quickly need to know as a result. and securely. To make it more secure, Android Pay uses a I. Lock Screen virtual account number instead of your own, and also keeps a detailed history of purchases made using the app. The Marshmallow lock screen is almost identical to Lollipop's, complete with expandable notifications and app shortcuts. But where Lollipop had shortcuts in the C. Usb – Type C bottom corners that took you to the camera and dialer, Marshmallow replaces the dialer shortcut with one to USB(universal serial bus) Type-C represents the holy Google’s voice search. grail of connections. It’s silly-fast, can be used any way up – and it’s going to be the most commonly used J. App Drawer connection in the next few years. What’s more, it also The app drawer in Marshmallow went through a couple allow for much faster charging than conventional cables: of changes during the developer preview process and it can fully charge a Nexus 6P in around two hours. appears in the final version as a vertical scrolling list as opposed to the paginated horizontal list that Lollipop had. D. Adaptive Storage You can scroll through the list or use a new scrubber bar Rather than treating the memory card as a separate on the right to jump to a particular letter of the alphabet. storage space, Marshmallow can treat it like the rest of K. Notifications and Quick Settings the memory on your phone. The result? You can use your memory card space without any fuss.