Explore Android's ongoing evolution with this visual timeline of versions, starting B.C. (Before Cupcake) and going all the way to 2025's Android 16 release. What a long, strange trip it’s been.

The latest version of the Android N Developer Preview is out, and the Developer Preview Program is really starting to wrap things up. Version 4 brings finalized APIs and the final SDK for ...

Initially, Android 14 devices will only block apps ... If the minimum installable SDK version enforcement is enabled, block the install of apps using a lower target SDK version than required.

Why it matters: This accelerated and more frequent release cycle is a significant shift in Android's development strategy. By aligning more closely with device manufacturers' schedules and ...

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit ().The news first ...

Android 13’s photo picker will be available on some devices with Android 11 and 12. Android 13’s photo picker will be available on some devices with Android 11 and 12. Google is taking another ...

To reduce the gap, Google has released the first public version of the Extension SDK, which aims to bring features of the latest Android version to older iterations. As a part of this announcement ...

That said, the data would be quite interesting to see, especially as information for Android 12 and 12L would be separated since they use different API versions.

The much-anticipated new version of Google's mobile operating ... available for the public to download from the Android developer website. The SDK makes it possible for third-party software ...

Also new in the latest Maps API are programmatic controls to Indoor ... have when they are building apps for Google Maps on Android. Version 4.1 of Google Play services was released in January ...