When the first prerelease versions of Android arrived on the scene in 2007, few imagined the mobile juggernaut that Google's mobile operating system would become. Six years later, Android is incredibly popular and has spawned a massive ecosystem of hardware and software.

How did we get from Android 0.5 to 4.4? Ars has an epic 40,000-word history of Android coming on Sunday night, June 15. In it, we tell the tale of Android's evolution from its prerelease form to the mobile powerhouse it is today.

Coming soon.

Tune in Sunday night!