Android Oreo

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Android Oreo
Version of the Android operating system
Android 8.1 home screen with Pixel Launcher
DeveloperGoogle
General
availability
August 21, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-08-21)[1]
Latest release8.1.0_r90 (OSN1.210329.010)[2] / July 7, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-07-07)
Kernel typeMonolithic Kernel (Linux Kernel)
Preceded byAndroid 7.1.2 "Nougat"
Succeeded byAndroid 9.0 "Pie"
Official websitewww.android.com/versions/oreo-8-0/
Support status
Android 8.0 Unsupported / Android 8.1 Supported[3]

Android Oreo is the eighth major release of Android. It was first released as an alpha quality developer preview in March 2017 and was released to the public on August 21, 2017.

References[change | change source]

  1. Burke, Dave (August 21, 2017). "Introducing Android 8.0 Oreo". Android Developers Blog. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. "Google Git". Android Source. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. "Android Security Bulletin—March 2021". March 2, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.