Android 1.6, Donut, rolled into the world in the fall of 2009. Donut filled in some important holes in Android’s center, including the ability for the OS to operate on a variety of different ...

Android 1.6 Donut (2009) Image used with permission by copyright holder. Android Donut gave users a pretty big update — a much more significant update than the 0.1 version number increase suggests.

Android 1.5 Cupcake was the first time a version of the OS would be named after a sweet treat, releasing in early 2009 and giving Android a playful identity that resonated with people.

Of all Android's major updates, Éclair wasn't the splashiest, but given the pace of updates Google was shipping, that was to be expected. The 2.0 update shipped in October 2009, less than two ...