Android platform
            Explore the Android development landscape. Learn about the latest release and review details of earlier releases. Discover the device ecosystem, modern Android development, and training courses.
          
        
        
        
      
  
  
  Latest version
        
        
    Android 16
Android 16 continues our mission of building a private and secure platform that helps improve your productivity while giving you new capabilities to produce beautiful apps, superior media and camera experiences, and an intuitive user experience, particularly on tablets and foldables.
  
  
  Training
        
        
    Learn to develop Android apps
            Get set up, code Hello World, and go deeper with training courses that take you from beginner to advanced topics.
          
        
        
        
          
        
      
  
  
  Extend
        
        
    Multiple form factors
            Create adaptive apps optimized for phones, tablets, foldables, ChromeOS devices, parked car apps, and XR 2D.
          
        
        
        
          
        
      
  
  
  Enhance
        
        
    Machine learning
            Add on-device machine learning features to your app to enable the latest processing capabilities for images, audio, and text.
          
        
        
        
          
        
      
  
  
  Featured
        
        
    Multidevice
            Build multidevice experiences that delight your users with personal and communal experiences on all kinds of devices.
          
        
        
        
          
        
      
  
  
  Modern Android
        
        
    Jetpack Compose
            Simplify and accelerate UI development with the modern toolkit for building native UI. Develop your app using less code, more-powerful tools, and intuitive Kotlin APIs.
          
        
        
        
          
        
      
  
  
  Modern Android
        
        
    Kotlin
            Kotlin is beloved by many Android developers for its combination of simplicity and power. Now Kotlin development on Android is a first-class experience.
          
        
        
        
          
        
      Developer stories
              How developers are finding success with Android.
            
          
        Marvel Strike Force improves their install rate
            Due to a large file size, the number of organic installs was lower than the team had hoped for such a popular franchise. Google Play Instant to the rescue!
          
        
        
        
      Cuvva adopts Jetpack Compose
            Learn how the Android engineers at Cuvva re-architected their app to use a unidirectional data flow and Jetpack Compose.
          
        
        
        
      Duolingo reduces its line count by an average of 30%
            After seeing that their codebase's line count was growing 46% every year, Duolingo's Android developers found success in migrating from Java to Kotlin.
          
        
        
        
       
   
    