<P> Initially developed by Android Inc. , which Google bought in 2005 , Android was unveiled in 2007 , with the first commercial Android device launched in September 2008 . The operating system has since gone through multiple major releases , with the current version being 8.1 `` Oreo '' , released in December 2017 . The core Android source code is known as Android Open Source Project ( AOSP ) , and is primarily licensed under the Apache License . </P>
<P> Initially developed by Android Inc. , which Google bought in 2005 , Android was unveiled in 2007 , with the first commercial Android device launched in September 2008 . The operating system has since gone through multiple major releases , with the current version being 8.1 `` Oreo '' , released in December 2017 . The core Android source code is known as Android Open Source Project ( AOSP ) , and is primarily licensed under the Apache License . </P>
when did the first android smartphone come out
when did the first android smartphone come out
September 2008
September 2008