Platform Version | API Level | VERSION_CODE | Notes |
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Android 6.0 | 23 | M |
Platform Highlights |
Android 5.1 | 22 | LOLLIPOP_MR1 |
Platform Highlights |
Android 5.0 | 21 | LOLLIPOP |
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Android 4.4W | 20 | KITKAT_WATCH |
KitKat for Wearables Only |
Android 4.4 | 19 | KITKAT |
Platform Highlights |
Android 4.3 | 18 | JELLY_BEAN_MR2 |
Platform Highlights |
Android 4.2, 4.2.2 | 17 | JELLY_BEAN_MR1 |
Platform Highlights |
Android 4.1, 4.1.1 | 16 | JELLY_BEAN |
Platform Highlights |
Android 4.0.3, 4.0.4 | 15 | ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1 |
Platform Highlights |
Android 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2 | 14 | ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH |
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Android 3.2 | 13 | HONEYCOMB_MR2 |
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Android 3.1.x | 12 | HONEYCOMB_MR1 |
Platform Highlights |
Android 3.0.x | 11 | HONEYCOMB |
Platform Highlights |
Android 2.3.4 Android 2.3.3 |
10 | GINGERBREAD_MR1 |
Platform Highlights |
Android 2.3.2 Android 2.3.1 Android 2.3 |
9 | GINGERBREAD |
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Android 2.2.x | 8 | FROYO |
Platform Highlights |
Android 2.1.x | 7 | ECLAIR_MR1 |
Platform Highlights |
Android 2.0.1 | 6 | ECLAIR_0_1 |
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Android 2.0 | 5 | ECLAIR |
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Android 1.6 | 4 | DONUT |
Platform Highlights |
Android 1.5 | 3 | CUPCAKE |
Platform Highlights |
Android 1.1 | 2 | BASE_1_1 |
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Android 1.0 | 1 | BASE |
Constants |
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int |
BASE October 2008: The original, first, version of Android. |
int |
BASE_1_1 February 2009: First Android update, officially called 1.1. |
int |
CUPCAKE May 2009: Android 1.5. |
int |
CUR_DEVELOPMENT Magic version number for a current development build, which has not yet turned into an official release. |
int |
DONUT September 2009: Android 1.6. |
int |
ECLAIR November 2009: Android 2.0 Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
|
int |
ECLAIR_0_1 December 2009: Android 2.0.1 |
int |
ECLAIR_MR1 January 2010: Android 2.1 |
int |
FROYO June 2010: Android 2.2 |
int |
GINGERBREAD November 2010: Android 2.3 Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
|
int |
GINGERBREAD_MR1 February 2011: Android 2.3.3. |
int |
HONEYCOMB February 2011: Android 3.0. |
int |
HONEYCOMB_MR1 May 2011: Android 3.1. |
int |
HONEYCOMB_MR2 June 2011: Android 3.2. |
int |
ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH October 2011: Android 4.0. |
int |
ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1 December 2011: Android 4.0.3. |
int |
JELLY_BEAN June 2012: Android 4.1. |
int |
JELLY_BEAN_MR1 November 2012: Android 4.2, Moar jelly beans! Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
|
int |
JELLY_BEAN_MR2 July 2013: Android 4.3, the revenge of the beans. |
int |
KITKAT October 2013: Android 4.4, KitKat, another tasty treat. |
int |
KITKAT_WATCH June 2014: Android 4.4W. |
int |
LOLLIPOP November 2014: Lollipop. |
int |
LOLLIPOP_MR1 March 2015: Lollipop with an extra sugar coating on the outside! |
int |
M M is for Marshmallow! Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
|
int |
N N is for ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. |
Public constructors |
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Build.VERSION_CODES() |
Inherited methods |
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From class java.lang.Object
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int BASE
October 2008: The original, first, version of Android. Yay!
Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)
int BASE_1_1
February 2009: First Android update, officially called 1.1.
Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)
int CUPCAKE
May 2009: Android 1.5.
Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)
int CUR_DEVELOPMENT
Magic version number for a current development build, which has not yet turned into an official release.
Constant Value: 10000 (0x00002710)
int DONUT
September 2009: Android 1.6.
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
permission to be able to modify the contents of the SD card. (Apps targeting earlier versions will always request the permission.)READ_PHONE_STATE
permission to be able to be able to retrieve phone state info. (Apps targeting earlier versions will always request the permission.)TabHost
will use the new dark tab background design.Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)
int ECLAIR
November 2009: Android 2.0
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
Service.onStartCommand
function will return the new START_STICKY
behavior instead of the old compatibility START_STICKY_COMPATIBILITY
.Activity
class will now execute back key presses on the key up instead of key down, to be able to detect canceled presses from virtual keys.TabWidget
class will use a new color scheme for tabs. In the new scheme, the foreground tab has a medium gray background the background tabs have a dark gray background.Constant Value: 5 (0x00000005)
int ECLAIR_0_1
December 2009: Android 2.0.1
Constant Value: 6 (0x00000006)
int ECLAIR_MR1
January 2010: Android 2.1
Constant Value: 7 (0x00000007)
int FROYO
June 2010: Android 2.2
Constant Value: 8 (0x00000008)
int GINGERBREAD
November 2010: Android 2.3
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
Constant Value: 9 (0x00000009)
int GINGERBREAD_MR1
February 2011: Android 2.3.3.
Constant Value: 10 (0x0000000a)
int HONEYCOMB
February 2011: Android 3.0.
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
Theme_Holo
.Activity
.Activity.onPause()
method.Context.getSharedPreferences()
will not automatically reload the preferences if they have changed on storage, unless MODE_MULTI_PROCESS
is used.setMotionEventSplittingEnabled(boolean)
will default to true.FLAG_SPLIT_TOUCH
is enabled by default on windows.PopupWindow.isSplitTouchEnabled()
will return true by default.GridView
and ListView
will use View.setActivated
for selected items if they do not implement Checkable
.Scroller
will be constructed with "flywheel" behavior enabled by default.Constant Value: 11 (0x0000000b)
int HONEYCOMB_MR1
May 2011: Android 3.1.
Constant Value: 12 (0x0000000c)
int HONEYCOMB_MR2
June 2011: Android 3.2.
Update to Honeycomb MR1 to support 7 inch tablets, improve screen compatibility mode, etc.
As of this version, applications that don't say whether they support XLARGE screens will be assumed to do so only if they target HONEYCOMB
or later; it had been GINGERBREAD
or later. Applications that don't support a screen size at least as large as the current screen will provide the user with a UI to switch them in to screen size compatibility mode.
This version introduces new screen size resource qualifiers based on the screen size in dp: see screenWidthDp
, screenHeightDp
, andsmallestScreenWidthDp
. Supplying these in requiresSmallestWidthDp
, compatibleWidthLimitDp
, andlargestWidthLimitDp
is preferred over the older screen size buckets and for older devices the appropriate buckets will be inferred from them.
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
New FEATURE_SCREEN_PORTRAIT
and FEATURE_SCREEN_LANDSCAPE
features were introduced in this release. Applications that target previous platform versions are assumed to require both portrait and landscape support in the device; when targeting Honeycomb MR1 or greater the application is responsible for specifying any specific orientation it requires.
AsyncTask
will use the serial executor by default when calling execute(Params...)
.
ActivityInfo.configChanges
will have the CONFIG_SCREEN_SIZE
and CONFIG_SMALLEST_SCREEN_SIZE
bits set; these need to be cleared for older applications because some developers have done absolute comparisons against this value instead of correctly masking the bits they are interested in.
Constant Value: 13 (0x0000000d)
int ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH
October 2011: Android 4.0.
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
android:hardwareAccelerated
to turn it off if needed, although this is strongly discouraged since it will result in poor performance on larger screen devices.Theme_DeviceDefault
. This may be the holo dark theme or a different dark theme defined by the specific device. The Theme_Holo
family must not be modified for a device to be considered compatible. Applications that explicitly request a theme from the Holo family will be guaranteed that these themes will not change character within the same platform version. Applications that wish to blend in with the device should use a theme from the Theme_DeviceDefault
family.Context.bindService()
will not automatically add in BIND_WAIVE_PRIORITY
.AnimationSet
will parse out the duration, fillBefore, fillAfter, repeatMode, and startOffset XML attributes that are defined.ActionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled()
is false by default.Constant Value: 14 (0x0000000e)
int ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1
December 2011: Android 4.0.3.
Constant Value: 15 (0x0000000f)
int JELLY_BEAN
June 2012: Android 4.1.
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
READ_CALL_LOG
and/or WRITE_CALL_LOG
permissions; access to the call log is no longer implicitly provided throughREAD_CONTACTS
and WRITE_CONTACTS
.RemoteViews
will throw an exception if setting an onClick handler for views being generated by a RemoteViewsService
for a collection container; previously this just resulted in a warning log message.ActionBar
policy for embedded tabs: embedded tabs are now always stacked in the action bar when in portrait mode, regardless of the size of the screen.WebSettings.setAllowFileAccessFromFileURLs
and WebSettings.setAllowUniversalAccessFromFileURLs
default to false.PackageManager.setComponentEnabledSetting
will now throw an IllegalArgumentException if the given component class name does not exist in the application's manifest.NfcAdapter.setNdefPushMessage
, NfcAdapter.setNdefPushMessageCallback
and NfcAdapter.setOnNdefPushCompleteCallback
will throw IllegalStateException if called after the Activity has been destroyed.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE
permission or they will not be available for use.AccessibilityServiceInfo.FLAG_INCLUDE_NOT_IMPORTANT_VIEWS
must be set for unimportant views to be included in queries.Constant Value: 16 (0x00000010)
int JELLY_BEAN_MR1
November 2012: Android 4.2, Moar jelly beans!
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
android:exported
is now false
. See the android:exported section in the provider documentation for more details.View.getLayoutDirection()
can return different values than LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR
based on the locale etc.WebView.addJavascriptInterface
requires explicit annotations on methods for them to be accessible from Javascript.Constant Value: 17 (0x00000011)
int JELLY_BEAN_MR2
July 2013: Android 4.3, the revenge of the beans.
Constant Value: 18 (0x00000012)
int KITKAT
October 2013: Android 4.4, KitKat, another tasty treat.
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
PreferenceActivity.isValueFragment
becomes false instead of true.WebView
, apps targeting earlier versions will have JS URLs evaluated directly and any result of the evaluation will not replace the current page content. Apps targetting KITKAT or later that load a JS URL will have the result of that URL replace the content of the current pageAlarmManager.set
becomes interpreted as an inexact value, to give the system more flexibility in scheduling alarms.Context.getSharedPreferences
no longer allows a null name.RelativeLayout
changes to compute wrapped content margins correctly.ActionBar
's window content overlay is allowed to be drawn.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
permission is now always enforced.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
orWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
permissions.Constant Value: 19 (0x00000013)
int KITKAT_WATCH
June 2014: Android 4.4W. KitKat for watches, snacks on the run.
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
AlertDialog
might not have a default background if the theme does not specify one.Constant Value: 20 (0x00000014)
int LOLLIPOP
November 2014: Lollipop. A flat one with beautiful shadows. But still tasty.
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
Context.bindService
now requires an explicit Intent, and will throw an exception if given an implicit Intent.Notification.Builder
will not have the colors of their various notification elements adjusted to better match the new material design look.Message
will validate that a message is not currently in use when it is recycled.Spinner
throws an exception if attaching an adapter with more than one item type.LauncherApps
to correctly populate its apps UI).Service.stopForeground
with removeNotification false will modify the still posted notification so that it is no longer forced to be ongoing.DreamService
must require the BIND_DREAM_SERVICE
permission to be usable.Constant Value: 21 (0x00000015)
int LOLLIPOP_MR1
March 2015: Lollipop with an extra sugar coating on the outside!
Constant Value: 22 (0x00000016)
int M
M is for Marshmallow!
Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:
requestPermissions(String[], int)
.AlarmManager.setTimeZone
will fail if the given timezone is non-Olson.View
allows a number of behaviors that may break existing apps: Canvas throws an exception if restore() is called too many times, widgets may return a hint size when returning UNSPECIFIED measure specs, and it will respect the attributes foreground
, foregroundGravity
, foregroundTint
, and foregroundTintMode
.MotionEvent.getButtonState
will no longer report BUTTON_PRIMARY
and BUTTON_SECONDARY
as synonyms for BUTTON_STYLUS_PRIMARY
andBUTTON_STYLUS_SECONDARY
.ScrollView
now respects the layout param margins when measuring.Constant Value: 23 (0x00000017)
int N
N is for ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Constant Value: 24 (0x00000018)
Build.VERSION_CODES ()