# Canonical recap data for Android OS Released (2008)
# Source: https://recap.at/2008/android-release
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slug: android-release
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/2008/android-release"
title: Android OS Released
subtitle: Google's open-source Android platform democratized smartphone access and became the world's dominant mobile operating system.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 2008-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 2008
decade: 2000
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the public release of its first beta on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released on September 23, 2008. The operating system has been developed by Google on a yearly schedule since at least 2011. New major releases ar
summaryLong: The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the public release of its first beta on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released on September 23, 2008. The operating system has been developed by Google on a yearly schedule since at least 2011. New major releases are usually announced at Google I/O in May, along with beta testing, with the stable version released to the public between August and October. From 2025, new versions were announced in the first quarter and shipped in the second quarter.
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heroImageCredit: "\"Android - Dash.net\" by Todd Barnard is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/."
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history"
  title: Android release history
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the public release of its first beta on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, An
wikidataQid: Q79611
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20110209055840/http://en.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/Android_version_history"
  capturedAt: 2011-02-09
  label: Android release history
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history"
