When Google released the first stable version of the Android Software Development Kit (SDK), the emulator was the star of the show. Most developers didn't have physical hardware yet. The emulator allowed them to test the "cupcake-less" version of Android—before the dessert-themed naming convention had even fully taken hold.
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