: You can find older releases, including the version 1.0 SDK, on the Android SDK Archives.
Android 1.0 ran on the Dalvik Virtual Machine (DVM), which used JIT (Just-In-Time) compilation. The emulator had to compile bytecode to native code as the app ran . This resulted in a "waiting for debugger" lag that could last 30 seconds. android 1.0 emulator
Booting into Android 1.0 on the emulator revealed the "Base" interface. It was functional, brown (the default theme colors were earthy), and starkly minimalist. : You can find older releases, including the version 1
Includes primitive versions of Google Maps, Gmail, and the Web Browser. : You can find older releases
If you are preparing a video or article on this version, look for these specific "firsts": The Android Market