Android Oreo
| A version of the Android operating system | |
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Android Oreo home screen on the Pixel phone with some stock Google apps.
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August 21, 2017 |
| Latest release | 8.0.0 (OPR5.170623.007) / October 2, 2017 |
| Preceded by | Android 7.1.2 "Nougat" |
| Official website | www |
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| Supported | |
Android "Oreo" (codenamed Android O during development) is the eighth major version of the Android mobile operating system. It was first released as an alpha quality developer preview on March 21, 2017 and finally released to the public on August 21, 2017.
Google unveiled a statue of the dessert-themed update at 14th Street Park in Manhattan, close to the original Nabisco factory that created the first Oreo.
The Sony Xperia XZ1 is the first device available with Oreo pre-installed.
Android Oreo was internally codenamed "Oatmeal Cookie." On March 21, 2017, Google released the first developer preview of Android "O", available for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel C, and both Pixel smartphones.
The second, considered beta quality, was released May 17, 2017.
The third developer preview was released on June 8, 2017 and offered a finalized version of the API. DP3 finalized the release's API to API level 26, changed the camera UI, reverted the Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity levels in the status bar back to Wi-Fi left, added themed notifications, added a battery animation in Settings: Battery, a new icon and darker background for the Clock app, and a teardrop icon shape for apps.
On July 24, 2017, a fourth developer preview was released which included the final system behaviors and the latest bug fixes and optimizations.
On August 18, 2017, Google launched an eclipse-themed teaser website, stating the release date and name unveiling of Android O as August 21, coinciding with the solar eclipse in the US. The name ultimately turned out to be "Oreo", as a partnership between Google and Nabisco, the producers of the world-famous cookie. Factory images were made available for compatible Nexus and Pixel devices later that day.
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