A brief history of LGâs weird and wonderful Android phones Story by Shares Yesterday, South Korean tech company LG announced that itâs stepping away from smartphone manufacturing. The firm was one of the first adopters of Android, and came out with a device running the Cupcake version in 2009. While LG made some solid phones over the years, its mounting losses forced the company to throw in the towel. We might not see any LG-branded phone in the future, so letâs take a trip down memory lane and take a look at the companyâs wacky and wonderful phones.