Android (operating system) (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Android (operating system)" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 17:42:25, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

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87web.archive.org

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33googleblog.com

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22developers.google.com

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22android.com

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21theverge.com

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11uptodown.com

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11androidauthority.com

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11techcrunch.com

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11statista.com

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11neowin.net

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11arstechnica.com

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119to5google.com

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11xda-developers.com

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11gsmarena.com

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9to5google.com (Global: 5,648^th place; Simple English: 3,382^nd place)

Bradshaw, Kyle (April 22, 2022). "Android 14 gets official internal codename… Upside Down Cake". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

android.com (Global: 4,524^th place; Simple English: 3,391^st place)

developer.android.com

"Application Fundamentals". Android Developers.

source.android.com

"Codenames, Tags, and Build Numbers". Android Open Source Project. Google. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2022.

androidauthority.com (Global: 4,947^th place; Simple English: 1,200^th place)

"32-bits is dead: Here's what it means for Android, Apple, and more". Android Authority. June 12, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; Simple English: 426^th place)

Amadeo, Ron (March 7, 2022). "Android 12L is official as "Android 12.1," rolling out now to Pixel phones". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

developers.google.com (Global: 3,679^th place; Simple English: 6,863^rd place)

"Google Play services". Google Developers.
"Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices". Google Developers. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

googleblog.com (Global: 3,285^th place; Simple English: 2,178^th place)

android-developers.googleblog.com

"Android 2.1 SDK". Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
McCullough, Matthew (June 16, 2026). "Android 17 is here". Android Developers Blog. Retrieved August 15, 2026.

security.googleblog.com

"Memory Safe Languages in Android 13".

gsmarena.com (Global: 1,186^th place; Simple English: 300^th place)

"We now know the dessert codename for Android 17". GSMArena. August 9, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2026.

neowin.net (Global: low place; Simple English: 5,638^th place)

Parker, Steven. "Android P being referred to as 'Pistachio Ice Cream' internally at Google". Neowin. Neowin LLC. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

statista.com (Global: 1,214^th place; Simple English: 646^th place)

"Number of apps on Android Devices". statista. Retrieved November 17, 2018.

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; Simple English: 254^th place)

"There Are Now 1.3 Million Android Device Activations Per Day". TechCrunch. September 5, 2012.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; Simple English: 193^rd place)

Gartenberg, Chaim (July 23, 2020). "Even Android 11 is cake". The Verge. Vox Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2021. Burke revealed last year that Android Q had been internally known as "Quince Tart"

uptodown.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

blog.en.uptodown.com

García, Érika (September 2021). "Google bans 32-bit apps from Android for good". Blog Uptodown International. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

"Codenames, Tags, and Build Numbers". Android Open Source Project. Google. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
"Android 2.1 SDK". Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
Parker, Steven. "Android P being referred to as 'Pistachio Ice Cream' internally at Google". Neowin. Neowin LLC. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
Gartenberg, Chaim (July 23, 2020). "Even Android 11 is cake". The Verge. Vox Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2021. Burke revealed last year that Android Q had been internally known as "Quince Tart"
"Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices". Google Developers. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
Amadeo, Ron (March 7, 2022). "Android 12L is official as "Android 12.1," rolling out now to Pixel phones". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
Bradshaw, Kyle (April 22, 2022). "Android 14 gets official internal codename… Upside Down Cake". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

xda-developers.com (Global: 6,116^th place; Simple English: 6,129^th place)

Cantisano, Timi (March 3, 2023). "Android 15 dessert-themed codename revealed as 'Vanilla Ice Cream'". XDA Developers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

Android (operating system) (Simple English Wikipedia)

9to5google.com (Global: 5,648th place; Simple English: 3,382nd place)

android.com (Global: 4,524th place; Simple English: 3,391st place)

developer.android.com

source.android.com

androidauthority.com (Global: 4,947th place; Simple English: 1,200th place)

arstechnica.com (Global: 473rd place; Simple English: 426th place)

developers.google.com (Global: 3,679th place; Simple English: 6,863rd place)

googleblog.com (Global: 3,285th place; Simple English: 2,178th place)