Clay Murphy | 6cd229b | 2013-11-27 16:42:03 -0800 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | page.title=Permitted Version Strings for Android 4.4 |
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| 4 | <p>As described in Section 3.2.2 of the <a |
| 5 | href="/compatibility/android-4.4-cdd.pdf">Android 4.4 Compatibility Definition</a>, |
| 6 | only certain strings are allowable for the system property |
| 7 | <code>android.os.Build.VERSION.RELEASE</code>. The reason for this is that |
| 8 | applications and web sites may rely on predictable values for this string, and |
| 9 | so that end users can easily and reliably identify the version of Android |
| 10 | running on their devices.</p> |
| 11 | <p>Because subsequent releases of the Android software may revise this string, |
| 12 | but not change any API behavior, such releases may not be accompanied by a new |
| 13 | Compatibility Definition Document. This page lists the versions that are |
| 14 | allowable by an Android 4.3-based system. The only permitted values for |
| 15 | <code>android.os.Build.VERSION.RELEASE</code> for Android 4.4 are:</p> |
| 16 | <ul> |
| 17 | <li>4.4</li> |
| 18 | <li>4.4.1</li> |
| 19 | </ul> |