Added in API level 4

VERSION_CODES

open class VERSION_CODES
kotlin.Any
   ↳ android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES

Enumeration of the currently known SDK version codes. These are the values that can be found in VERSION#SDK. Version numbers increment monotonically with each official platform release.

Summary

Constants
static Int

The original, first, version of Android.

static Int

First Android update.

static Int

C.

static Int

Magic version number for a current development build, which has not yet turned into an official release.

static Int

D.

static Int

E.

static Int

E incremental update.

static Int

E MR1.

static Int

F.

static Int

G.

static Int

G MR1.

static Int

H.

static Int

H MR1.

static Int

H MR2.

static Int

I.

static Int

I MR1.

static Int

J.

static Int

J MR1.

static Int

J MR2.

static Int

K.

static Int

K for watches.

static Int

L.

static Int

L MR1.

static Int

M.

static Int

N.

static Int

N MR1.

static Int

O.

static Int

O MR1.

static Int

P.

static Int

Q.

static Int

R.

static Int

S.

static Int

S V2.

static Int

Tiramisu.

static Int

Upside Down Cake.

Public constructors

Constants

BASE

Added in API level 4
static val BASE: Int

The original, first, version of Android. Yay!

Released publicly as Android 1.0 in September 2008.

Value: 1

BASE_1_1

Added in API level 4
static val BASE_1_1: Int

First Android update.

Released publicly as Android 1.1 in February 2009.

Value: 2

CUPCAKE

Added in API level 4
static val CUPCAKE: Int

C.

Released publicly as Android 1.5 in April 2009.

Value: 3

CUR_DEVELOPMENT

Added in API level 4
static val CUR_DEVELOPMENT: Int

Magic version number for a current development build, which has not yet turned into an official release.

Value: 10000

DONUT

Added in API level 4
static val DONUT: Int

D.

Released publicly as Android 1.6 in September 2009.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:

  • They must explicitly request the android.Manifest.permission#WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission to be able to modify the contents of the SD card. (Apps targeting earlier versions will always request the permission.)
  • They must explicitly request the android.Manifest.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.)
  • They are assumed to support different screen densities and sizes. (Apps targeting earlier versions are assumed to only support medium density normal size screens unless otherwise indicated). They can still explicitly specify screen support either way with the supports-screens manifest tag.
  • android.widget.TabHost will use the new dark tab background design.
Value: 4

ECLAIR

Added in API level 5
static val ECLAIR: Int

E.

Released publicly as Android 2.0 in October 2009.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:

Value: 5

ECLAIR_0_1

Added in API level 6
static val ECLAIR_0_1: Int

E incremental update.

Released publicly as Android 2.0.1 in December 2009.

Value: 6

ECLAIR_MR1

Added in API level 7
static val ECLAIR_MR1: Int

E MR1.

Released publicly as Android 2.1 in January 2010.

Value: 7

FROYO

Added in API level 8
static val FROYO: Int

F.

Released publicly as Android 2.2 in May 2010.

Value: 8

GINGERBREAD

Added in API level 9
static val GINGERBREAD: Int

G.

Released publicly as Android 2.3 in December 2010.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:

  • The application's notification icons will be shown on the new dark status bar background, so must be visible in this situation.
Value: 9

GINGERBREAD_MR1

Added in API level 10
static val GINGERBREAD_MR1: Int

G MR1.

Released publicly as Android 2.3.3 in February 2011.

Value: 10

HONEYCOMB

Added in API level 11
static val HONEYCOMB: Int

H.

Released publicly as Android 3.0 in February 2011.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:

Value: 11

HONEYCOMB_MR1

Added in API level 12
static val HONEYCOMB_MR1: Int

H MR1.

Released publicly as Android 3.1 in May 2011.

Value: 12

HONEYCOMB_MR2

Added in API level 13
static val HONEYCOMB_MR2: Int

H MR2.

Released publicly as Android 3.2 in July 2011.

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 android.content.res.Configuration#screenWidthDp, android.content.res.Configuration#screenHeightDp, and android.content.res.Configuration#smallestScreenWidthDp. Supplying these in <supports-screens> as per android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo#requiresSmallestWidthDp, android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo#compatibleWidthLimitDp, and android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo#largestWidthLimitDp 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:

Value: 13

ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH

Added in API level 14
static val ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH: Int

I.

Released publicly as Android 4.0 in October 2011.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:

  • For devices without a dedicated menu key, the software compatibility menu key will not be shown even on phones. By targeting Ice Cream Sandwich or later, your UI must always have its own menu UI affordance if needed, on both tablets and phones. The ActionBar will take care of this for you.
  • 2d drawing hardware acceleration is now turned on by default. You can use android:hardwareAccelerated to turn it off if needed, although this is strongly discouraged since it will result in poor performance on larger screen devices.
  • The default theme for applications is now the "device default" theme: android.R.style#Theme_DeviceDefault. This may be the holo dark theme or a different dark theme defined by the specific device. The android.R.style#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 android.R.style#Theme_DeviceDefault family.
  • Managed cursors can now throw an exception if you directly close the cursor yourself without stopping the management of it; previously failures would be silently ignored.
  • The fadingEdge attribute on views will be ignored (fading edges is no longer a standard part of the UI). A new requiresFadingEdge attribute allows applications to still force fading edges on for special cases.
  • android.content.Context#bindService will not automatically add in android.content.Context#BIND_WAIVE_PRIORITY.
  • App Widgets will have standard padding automatically added around them, rather than relying on the padding being baked into the widget itself.
  • An exception will be thrown if you try to change the type of a window after it has been added to the window manager. Previously this would result in random incorrect behavior.
  • android.view.animation.AnimationSet will parse out the duration, fillBefore, fillAfter, repeatMode, and startOffset XML attributes that are defined.
  • ActionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled() is false by default.
Value: 14

ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1

Added in API level 15
static val ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1: Int

I MR1.

Released publicly as Android 4.03 in December 2011.

Value: 15

JELLY_BEAN

Added in API level 16
static val JELLY_BEAN: Int

J.

Released publicly as Android 4.1 in July 2012.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:

Value: 16

JELLY_BEAN_MR1

Added in API level 17
static val JELLY_BEAN_MR1: Int

J MR1.

Released publicly as Android 4.2 in November 2012.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:

Value: 17

JELLY_BEAN_MR2

Added in API level 18
static val JELLY_BEAN_MR2: Int

J MR2.

Released publicly as Android 4.3 in July 2013.

Value: 18

KITKAT

Added in API level 19
static val KITKAT: Int

K.

Released publicly as Android 4.4 in October 2013.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior. For more information about this release, see the Android KitKat overview.

Value: 19

KITKAT_WATCH

Added in API level 20
static val KITKAT_WATCH: Int

K for watches.

Released publicly as Android 4.4W in June 2014.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior:

Value: 20

LOLLIPOP

Added in API level 21
static val LOLLIPOP: Int

L.

Released publicly as Android 5.0 in November 2014.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior. For more information about this release, see the Android Lollipop overview.

  • android.content.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.
  • android.os.Message will validate that a message is not currently in use when it is recycled.
  • Hardware accelerated drawing in windows will be enabled automatically in most places.
  • android.widget.Spinner throws an exception if attaching an adapter with more than one item type.
  • If the app is a launcher, the launcher will be available to the user even when they are using corporate profiles (which requires that the app use android.content.pm.LauncherApps to correctly populate its apps UI).
  • Calling android.app.Service#stopForeground with removeNotification false will modify the still posted notification so that it is no longer forced to be ongoing.
  • A android.service.dreams.DreamService must require the android.Manifest.permission#BIND_DREAM_SERVICE permission to be usable.
Value: 21

LOLLIPOP_MR1

Added in API level 22
static val LOLLIPOP_MR1: Int

L MR1.

Released publicly as Android 5.1 in March 2015.

For more information about this release, see the Android 5.1 APIs.

Value: 22

M

Added in API level 23
static val M: Int

M.

Released publicly as Android 6.0 in October 2015.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior. For more information about this release, see the Android 6.0 Marshmallow overview.

Value: 23

N

Added in API level 24
static val N: Int

N.

Released publicly as Android 7.0 in August 2016.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior. For more information about this release, see the Android Nougat overview.

Value: 24

N_MR1

Added in API level 25
static val N_MR1: Int

N MR1.

Released publicly as Android 7.1 in October 2016.

For more information about this release, see Android 7.1 for Developers.

Value: 25

O

Added in API level 26
static val O: Int

O.

Released publicly as Android 8.0 in August 2017.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior. For more information about this release, see the Android Oreo overview.

Value: 26

O_MR1

Added in API level 27
static val O_MR1: Int

O MR1.

Released publicly as Android 8.1 in December 2017.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior. For more information about this release, see Android 8.1 features and APIs.

  • Apps exporting and linking to apk shared libraries must explicitly enumerate all signing certificates in a consistent order.
  • android.R.attr#screenOrientation can not be used to request a fixed orientation if the associated activity is not fullscreen and opaque.
Value: 27

P

Added in API level 28
static val P: Int

P.

Released publicly as Android 9 in August 2018.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior. For more information about this release, see the Android 9 Pie overview.

Value: 28

Q

Added in API level 29
static val Q: Int

Q.

Released publicly as Android 10 in September 2019.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior. For more information about this release, see the Android 10 overview.

Value: 29

R

Added in API level 30
static val R: Int

R.

Released publicly as Android 11 in September 2020.

Applications targeting this or a later release will get these new changes in behavior. For more information about this release, see the Android 11 overview.

Value: 30

S

Added in API level 31
static val S: Int

S.

Value: 31

S_V2

Added in API level 32
static val S_V2: Int

S V2. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.

Value: 32

TIRAMISU

Added in API level 33
static val TIRAMISU: Int

Tiramisu.

Value: 33

UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE

Added in API level 34
static val UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE: Int

Upside Down Cake.

Value: 34

Public constructors

VERSION_CODES

VERSION_CODES()