Talk:Android version history

Semi-protected edit request on 1 December 2025

Add {technical} template to the top of the page.

Half of this page needs googling if you aren't a programmmer. For example why "jank", why can't it say "sluggish user interface". What is ART? Why "GC" instaled of "garbage collection"? The sentence "Extra Dim reduces brightness below minimum level" doesn't even make sense from a logical standpoint. 78.0.86.75 (talk) 18:07, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

GC has always been used with the explanation garbage collection and the one time it wasn't linked is now fixed.

ART is linked. Jank is a common word but it's also linked to explain the meaning within the developer context.

If you don't like the phrasing for "extra dim" please suggest a better phrase according to WP:ER.

The artical isn't technical in my opinion. RM12 (talk) 11:47, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

I don't need to suggest a better phrase because I'm not requesting to change that sentence, just pointing out that it is not even wrong. If the brightness is "below" some level, then that level is obviously not "minimum".

I've been playing around with computers and phones since I was 5 years old and Java was fashionable, but I didn't grow up to be a programmer, so "GC" still means GameCube to me. "Jank" is a teen slang word with a dozen meanings on UD and the link is equally vague. What does it mean here? Why do we need abbreviations when we can spell out "Android Runtime" and "garbage collection"? It's not like the table is all full of text with those screenshots.

Anyway, since you know so much about today's programming slang, have you thought that maybe you aren't a good judge of how readable is this article to a non-programmer? Please just place the banner as I requested. Thanks. 78.0.183.112 (talk) 15:30, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Looking at your history, you're definitely not here to participate. It's just wasting energy. – The Grid (talk) 21:37, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. Shadow311 (talk) 17:05, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Making an edit request on this page absolutely was wasting energy. Only one good thing came out of it: I decided to create an account. Wouldn't even bother if The Grid didn't go on to revert my edits elsewhere. IvicaInsomniac (talk) 20:10, 15 December 2023 (UTC) (I made the edit request)

Hey, I apologize for coming off the wrong foot and your edits have been appreciated on here. – The Grid (talk) 15:11, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 January 2024

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 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. PianoDan (talk) 23:18, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Missing versions

There is at least one version missing: Android 11 (Go Edition). You need to add this, and also put all the earlier Go Editions in the main table. Some of us are considering the acquisition of smartphones that claim to have "Go Edition", but do not specify which edition number. Some of us need to have certain minimum edition numbers to be able to run specific APPS. Once we could see that there were several Go numbers, then we could make more detailed inquiries for the phone(s) we were considering. agb 173.233.167.50 (talk) 17:25, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

See also

The See also needs to have Android Go

and perhaps Comparison of Android Go products

agb 173.233.167.50 (talk) 17:37, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 July 2024

157.100.56.217 (talk) 14:29, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. megamanfan3 (talk) 01:43, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Versions 1.0 and 1.1 are not "Astro Boy" and "Bender"

According to "A History of Pre-Cupcake Android Codenames", 1.0 and 1.1 are not codenamed "Astro Boy" and "Bender". The article says 1.1 was indeed codenamed "Petit Four" internally, but neither 1.0 nor 1.1 had officially established codenames, and both "Astro Boy" and "Bender" were only used for some pre-1.0 versions. 193.124.92.196 (talk) 13:57, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, it's been fixed. Android Source provides the same info for confirmation. – The Grid (talk) 14:05, 2 December 2024 (UTC)