Android Oreo

Android Oreo
Version of the Android operating system
Android 8.1 home screen with Pixel Launcher
DeveloperGoogle
General
availability
August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21)[1]
Latest release8.1.0_r93 (OSN1.210329.015)[2] / October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)
Kernel typeMonolithic Kernel (Linux Kernel)
Preceded byAndroid 7.1.2 "Nougat"
Succeeded byAndroid 9.0 "Pie"
Support status
Android 8.0: Unsupported as of January 5, 2021 Android 8.1: Unsupported as of October 4, 2021[3]

Android 8.0/8.1 (Oreo) is the eighth major release of Android.[4] It was first released as an alpha quality developer preview in March 2017, and was released to the public on August 21, 2017.[5]

References

  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— October 2021". October 4, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ John McCann (2017-08-21). "Android Oreo: 10 things you need to know". TechRadar. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  5. ↑ Burgess, Matt. "Google reveals Android Oreo, its next operating system for mobile". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-07-12.