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8<h2>See Also</h2>
9<ol>
Joe Fernandez3ffaadc2013-11-20 15:53:39 -080010 <li><a href="{@docRoot}about/versions/kitkat.html">KitKat
11Highlights and APIs</a></li>
Joe Fernandez3bdf4b62012-11-13 12:31:57 -080012 <li><a href="{@docRoot}about/versions/jelly-bean.html">Jelly Bean
13Highlights and APIs</a></li>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -070014 <li><a href="{@docRoot}about/versions/android-4.0-highlights.html">Ice Cream Sandwich
15Highlights and APIs</a></li>
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Joe Fernandez312d29ed2013-08-15 14:06:19 -070023<p>This document provides information about Android platform releases. In order to compile your
24application against a particular platform release, you must download and install the SDK Platform
25for that release. If you want to test your application on an emulator, you must also download at
26least one system image for that platform release.</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -070027
Joe Fernandez312d29ed2013-08-15 14:06:19 -070028<p>Each platform release includes system images that support a specific processor architecture,
29such as ARM EABI, Intel x86 or MIPS. Platform releases also include a system image that contains
30Google APIs. The <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/sdk-manager.html">SDK Manager</a> lists available
31platform system images under each platform version header, for example:</p>
32
33<ul>
34 <li>ARM EABI v7a System Image</li>
35 <li>Intel x86 Atom System Image</li>
36 <li>MIPS System Image</li>
37 <li>Google APIs</li>
38</ul>
39
40<p>To determine what revisions of an Android platform you have installed, refer to the
41<em>Packages</em> listing in the Android
Joe Fernandezb5fff752013-06-14 11:53:33 -070042<a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/sdk-manager.html">SDK Manager</a>.</p>
43
44<p class="caution"><strong>Important:</strong> To download the most recent Android
Joe Fernandez312d29ed2013-08-15 14:06:19 -070045system components from the Android SDK Manager, you must first update the SDK Tools to the
46most recent release and restart the SDK Manager. If you do not, the latest Android system
47components will not be available for download.</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -070048
49
Rich Slogar54444f62014-10-09 15:45:25 -070050<h2 id="5.0">Android 5.0</h2>
Ricardo Cerverab05330c2014-06-25 15:14:17 -070051
52<div class="toggle-content opened">
53 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
54 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-opened.png"
Rich Slogare950ce32014-12-09 13:20:45 -080055class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 2</a> <em>(December 2014)</em>
56 </p>
57
58 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
59
60 <p>Updated layouts in the Support Library and fixed various issues.</p>
61 <p>Dependencies:</p>
62 <ul>
63 <li>Android SDK Platform-tools r21 or higher is required.</li>
64 <li>Android SDK Tools 23.0.5 or higher is required.</li>
65 </ul>
66 </div>
67
68<div class="toggle-content closed">
69 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
70 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Rich Slogar54444f62014-10-09 15:45:25 -070071class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 1</a> <em>(October 2014)</em>
72 </p>
73
74 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
75
76 <p>Initial release for Android 5.0 (API level 21).</p>
77 <p>Dependencies:</p>
78 <ul>
79 <li>Android SDK Platform-tools r21 or higher is required.</li>
80 <li>Android SDK Tools 23.0.5 or higher is required.</li>
81 </ul>
82 </div>
83
84 <h3>Device Definitions</h3>
85
86 <p>The platform includes the following new device definitions for use in creating
87 Android Virtual Devices in the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/avd-manager.html">AVD Manager</a>:</p>
88
89 <ul>
Rich Slogar8ee2b2d2014-10-16 12:07:35 -070090 <li>Nexus 6 (5.96", 1440 x 2560, Normal 560dpi screen) </li>
91 <li>Nexus 9 (8.9", 2048 x 1536, X-Large xhdpi screen) </li>
Rich Slogar54444f62014-10-09 15:45:25 -070092 </ul>
93
94</div>
95
96
97<h2 id="4.4">Android 4.4W</h2>
98
Rich Slogarcb79d082014-10-22 15:11:55 -070099<div class="toggle-content open">
100 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
101 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-open.png"
102class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 2</a> <em>(October 2014)</em>
103 </p>
104
105 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
106
Rich Slogar96b245a2014-10-29 14:54:24 -0700107 <p>Updated the rendering library. </p>
Rich Slogarcb79d082014-10-22 15:11:55 -0700108
109 <p>Dependencies:</p>
110 <ul>
111 <li>Android SDK Platform-tools r20 or higher is required.</li>
112 <li>Android SDK Tools 23.0 or higher is required.</li>
113 </ul>
114 </div>
115
Rich Slogar54444f62014-10-09 15:45:25 -0700116<div class="toggle-content closed">
117 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
118 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Ricardo Cerverab05330c2014-06-25 15:14:17 -0700119class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 1</a> <em>(June 2014)</em>
120 </p>
121
122 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
123
124 <p>Initial release for Android Wear.</p>
125 <p>Dependencies:</p>
126 <ul>
127 <li>Android SDK Platform-tools r20 or higher is required.</li>
128 <li>Android SDK Tools 23.0 or higher is required.</li>
129 </ul>
130 </div>
131
132 <h3>Device Definitions</h3>
133
134 <p>The platform includes the following device definitions for use in creating Android Virtual
135 Devices in the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/avd-manager.html">AVD Manager</a>:</p>
136
137 <ul>
138 <li>Android Wear Round (320 x 320, hdpi)</li>
139 <li>Android Wear Square (320 x 320, hdpi)</li>
140 </ul>
141</div>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700142
Joe Fernandez24a18f42013-10-23 09:47:07 -0700143<h2 id="4.4">Android 4.4</h2>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700144
Rich Slogar54444f62014-10-09 15:45:25 -0700145<div class="toggle-content closed">
Joe Fernandez3bdf4b62012-11-13 12:31:57 -0800146 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
Rich Slogar54444f62014-10-09 15:45:25 -0700147 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandez3ffaadc2013-11-20 15:53:39 -0800148class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 2</a> <em>(December 2013)</em>
149 </p>
150
151 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
152
153 <p>Maintenance release. The system version is 4.4.2.</p>
154 <dl>
155 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
156 <dd>Android SDK Platform-tools r19 or higher is required.</dd>
157 <dd>Android SDK Tools 22.3 or higher is recommended.</dd>
158 </dl>
159
160 </div>
161</div>
162
163<div class="toggle-content closed">
164 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
165 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandez24a18f42013-10-23 09:47:07 -0700166class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 1</a> <em>(October 2013)</em>
167 </p>
168
169 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
170
171 <p>Initial release. The system version is 4.4.</p>
172 <dl>
173 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
174 <dd>Android SDK Platform-tools r19 or higher is required.</dd>
175 <dd>Android SDK Tools 22.3 or higher is recommended.</dd>
176 </dl>
177
178 </div>
179</div>
180
Joe Fernandez3ffaadc2013-11-20 15:53:39 -0800181
Ricardo Cervera10227d92014-01-30 16:12:51 -0800182
Joe Fernandez24a18f42013-10-23 09:47:07 -0700183<h3 id="gsi-4.4">Google APIs System Image</h3>
184
Rich Slogar54444f62014-10-09 15:45:25 -0700185<div class="toggle-content closed">
Joe Fernandez24a18f42013-10-23 09:47:07 -0700186 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
Rich Slogar54444f62014-10-09 15:45:25 -0700187 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Ricardo Cervera399b9992014-03-24 17:01:35 -0700188class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 4</a> <em>(March 2014)</em>
189 </p>
190
191 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
192
193 <p>This release includes
194 <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/index.html">Google Play services</a> version 4.3,
195 allowing you to test your application in an emulator using the latest Google Play services.</p>
196
197 </div>
198</div>
199
200<div class="toggle-content closed">
201 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
202 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Ricardo Cervera10227d92014-01-30 16:12:51 -0800203class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 3</a> <em>(February 2014)</em>
204 </p>
205
206 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
207
208 <p>This release includes
209 <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/index.html">Google Play services</a> version 4.2.42,
210 allowing you to test your application in an emulator using the latest Google Play services.</p>
211
212 </div>
213</div>
214
215<div class="toggle-content closed">
216 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
217 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandez3ffaadc2013-11-20 15:53:39 -0800218class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 2</a> <em>(December 2013)</em>
219 </p>
220
221 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
222
Ricardo Cervera10227d92014-01-30 16:12:51 -0800223 <p>This release includes
224 <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/index.html">Google Play services</a> version 4.0.33.</p>
Joe Fernandez3ffaadc2013-11-20 15:53:39 -0800225
226 </div>
227</div>
228
229<div class="toggle-content closed">
230 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
231 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandez24a18f42013-10-23 09:47:07 -0700232class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 1</a> <em>(October 2013)</em>
233 </p>
234
235 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
236
237 <p>Initial release. This release includes
Joe Fernandez3ffaadc2013-11-20 15:53:39 -0800238 <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/index.html">Google Play services</a> version 4.0.30.
239 </p>
Joe Fernandez24a18f42013-10-23 09:47:07 -0700240
241 </div>
242</div>
243
244
245
246<h2 id="4.3">Android 4.3</h2>
247
248
249<div class="toggle-content closed">
250
251 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
252 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandez312d29ed2013-08-15 14:06:19 -0700253class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 2</a> <em>(August 2013)</em>
254 </p>
255
256 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
257
258 <p>Maintenance update. The system version is 4.3.</p>
259 <dl>
260 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
261 <dd>Android SDK Platform-tools r18 or higher is required.</dd>
262 <dd>Android SDK Tools 22.0.4 or higher is recommended.</dd>
263 </dl>
264
265 </div>
266</div>
267
268<div class="toggle-content closed">
269
270 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
271 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandezb5fff752013-06-14 11:53:33 -0700272class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 1</a> <em>(July 2013)</em>
273 </p>
274
275 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
276
277 <p>Initial release. The system version is 4.3.</p>
278 <dl>
279 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
280 <dd>Android SDK Platform-tools r18 or higher is required.</dd>
281 <dd>Android SDK Tools 22.0.4 or higher is recommended.</dd>
282 </dl>
283
284 </div>
285</div>
286
Joe Fernandez24a18f42013-10-23 09:47:07 -0700287<h3 id="gsi-4.3">Google APIs System Image</h3>
Joe Fernandez312d29ed2013-08-15 14:06:19 -0700288
Joe Fernandez24a18f42013-10-23 09:47:07 -0700289<div class="toggle-content closed">
Joe Fernandez312d29ed2013-08-15 14:06:19 -0700290 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
Joe Fernandez24a18f42013-10-23 09:47:07 -0700291 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandez1d655002013-09-19 11:09:22 -0700292class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 3</a> <em>(September 2013)</em>
293 </p>
294
295 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
296
297 <p>Maintenance update. This release includes
Joe Fernandez3ffaadc2013-11-20 15:53:39 -0800298 <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/index.html">Google Play services</a> version 3.2.65.
299 </p>
Joe Fernandez1d655002013-09-19 11:09:22 -0700300
301 </div>
302</div>
303
304<div class="toggle-content closed">
305 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
306 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandez312d29ed2013-08-15 14:06:19 -0700307class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 2</a> <em>(August 2013)</em>
308 </p>
309
310 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
311
312 <p>Maintenance update. This release includes
Joe Fernandez3ffaadc2013-11-20 15:53:39 -0800313 <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/index.html">Google Play services</a> version 3.2.25.
314 </p>
Joe Fernandez312d29ed2013-08-15 14:06:19 -0700315
316 </div>
317</div>
318
319<div class="toggle-content closed">
320 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
321 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
322class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 1</a> <em>(July 2013)</em>
323 </p>
324
325 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
326
327 <p>Initial release. This release includes
Joe Fernandez1d655002013-09-19 11:09:22 -0700328 <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/index.html">Google Play services</a> version 3.1.58.</p>
Joe Fernandez312d29ed2013-08-15 14:06:19 -0700329
330 </div>
331</div>
332
333
334
Joe Fernandezb5fff752013-06-14 11:53:33 -0700335
336<h2 id="4.2">Android 4.2</h2>
337
338
339<div class="toggle-content closed">
340
341 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
342 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandez02c78192013-02-13 14:03:27 -0800343class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 2</a> <em>(February 2013)</em>
344 </p>
345
346 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
347
348 <p>Maintenance update. The system version is 4.2.2.</p>
349 <dl>
350 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
351 <dd>SDK Tools r21 or higher is required.</dd>
352 </dl>
353
354 </div>
355</div>
356
357<div class="toggle-content closed">
358
359 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
360 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandez3bdf4b62012-11-13 12:31:57 -0800361class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 1</a> <em>(November 2012)</em>
362 </p>
363
364 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
365
366 <p>Initial release. The system version is 4.2.</p>
367 <dl>
368 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
369 <dd>SDK Tools r20 or higher is required.</dd>
370 </dl>
371
372 </div>
373</div>
374
375<h3>Device Definitions</h3>
376
377<p>The platform includes the following device definitions for use in creating Android Virtual
378Devices in the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/avd-manager.html">AVD Manager</a>:</p>
379
380<ul>
381 <li>
382 Nexus 7 (7.3", 800 x 1280, Large tvdpi screen)
383 </li>
384 <li>
385 Galaxy Nexus (4.7", 720 x 1280, Normal xhdpi screen)
386 </li>
387 <li>
388 Nexus S (4.0", 480 x 800, Normal hdpi screen)
389 </li>
390 <li>
391 Nexus One (3.7", 480 x 720, Normal hdpi screen)
392 </li>
393 <li>
394 10.1" WXGA Tablet (1280 x 800, X-Large mdpi screen)
395 </li>
396 <li>
397 7.0" WSVGA Tablet (1024 x 600, Large mdpi screen)
398 </li>
399 <li>
400 5.4" FWVGA (480 x 854, Large mdpi screen)
401 </li>
402 <li>
403 5.1" WVGA (480 x 800, Large mdpi screen)
404 </li>
405 <li>
406 4.7" WXGA (1280 x 720, Normal xhdpi screen)
407 </li>
408 <li>
409 4.65" 720p (720 x 1280, Normal xhdpi screen)
410 </li>
411 <li>
412 4.0" WVGA (480 x 800, Normal hdpi screen)
413 </li>
414 <li>
415 3.7" WVGA (480 x 800, Normal hdpi screen)
416 </li>
417 <li>
418 3.7" FWVGA slider (480 x 854, Normal hdpi screen)
419 </li>
420 <li>
421 3.4" WQVGA (240 x 432, Normal ldpi screen)
422 </li>
423 <li>
424 3.3" WQVGA (240 x 400, Normal ldpi screen)
425 </li>
426 <li>
427 3.2" QVGA ADP2 (320 x 480, Normal mdpi screen)
428 </li>
429 <li>
430 3.2" HVGA slider ADP1 (320 x 480, Normal mdpi screen)
431 </li>
432 <li>
433 2.7" QVGA slider (240 x 320, Small ldpi screen)
434 </li>
435 <li>
436 2.7" QVGA (240 x 320, Small ldpi screen)
437 </li>
438</ul>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700439
440
Joe Fernandez67e6e0e2012-07-13 17:31:31 -0700441
442<h2 id="4.1">Android 4.1</h2>
443
444
Joe Fernandez3bdf4b62012-11-13 12:31:57 -0800445<div class="toggle-content closed">
Joe Fernandez67e6e0e2012-07-13 17:31:31 -0700446
447 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
Joe Fernandez3bdf4b62012-11-13 12:31:57 -0800448 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandezf8f1f882012-10-09 12:27:47 -0700449class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 3</a> <em>(October 2012)</em>
450 </p>
451
452 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
453
454 <p>Maintenance update. The system version is 4.1.2.</p>
455 <dl>
456 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
457 <dd>SDK Tools r20 or higher is required.</dd>
458 </dl>
459
460 </div>
461</div>
462
463<div class="toggle-content closed">
464
465 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
466 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Joe Fernandez67e6e0e2012-07-13 17:31:31 -0700467class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 2</a> <em>(July 2012)</em>
468 </p>
469
470 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
471
472 <p>Maintenance update. The system version is 4.1.1.</p>
473 <dl>
474 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
475 <dd>SDK Tools r20 or higher is required.</dd>
476 </dl>
477
478 </div>
479</div>
480
481<div class="toggle-content closed" >
482
483 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
484 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
485class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 1</a> <em>(June 2012)</em>
486 </p>
487
488 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
489
490 <p>Initial release. The system version is 4.1.0.</p>
491 <dl>
492 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
493 <dd>SDK Tools r20 or higher is required.</dd>
494 </dl>
495
496 </div>
497</div>
498
499<h3>Emulator Skins</h3>
500
501<p>The downloadable platform includes the following emulator skins:</p>
502
503<ul>
504 <li>
505 QVGA (240x320, low density, small screen)
506 </li>
507 <li>
508 WQVGA400 (240x400, low density, normal screen)
509 </li>
510 <li>
511 WQVGA432 (240x432, low density, normal screen)
512 </li>
513 <li>
514 HVGA (320x480, medium density, normal screen)
515 </li>
516 <li>
517 WVGA800 (480x800, high density, normal screen)
518 </li>
519 <li>
520 WVGA854 (480x854 high density, normal screen)
521 </li>
522 <li>
523 WXGA720 (1280x720, extra-high density, normal screen)
524 </li>
525 <li>
526 WSVGA (1024x600, medium density, large screen)
527 </li>
528 <li>
529 WXGA800-7in (1280x800, high density, large screen) <span class="new">new</span>
530 </li>
531 <li>
532 WXGA800 (1280x800, medium density, xlarge screen)
533 </li>
534</ul>
535
536<p>To test your application on an emulator that represents the <a
537href="http://play.google.com/nexus7">Nexus 7</a> tablet device, you can create an AVD with
538the new WXGA800-7in skin. For best performance, make sure to enable <a
539href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/emulator.html#accel-graphics">graphics acceleration</a> in the
540emulator configuration.</p>
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Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700555<h2 id="4.0.3">Android 4.0.3</h2>
556
557
Joe Fernandez67e6e0e2012-07-13 17:31:31 -0700558<div class="toggle-content closed">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700559
560 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
Joe Fernandez67e6e0e2012-07-13 17:31:31 -0700561 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700562class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 3</a> <em>(March 2012)</em>
563 </p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700564
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700565 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700566
567 <p>Maintenance update. The system version is 4.0.4.</p>
568 <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> This system image includes support for emulator
569hardware graphics acceleration when used with SDK Tools r17 or higher.
570(<a href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/emulator.html#accel-graphics">more info</a>)</p>
571 <dl>
572 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
573 <dd>SDK Tools r17 or higher is required.</dd>
574 </dl>
575
576 </div>
577</div>
578
579<div class="toggle-content closed" >
580
581 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
582 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700583class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 2</a> <em>(January 2012)</em>
584 </p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700585
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700586 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700587
588 <p>Maintenance update. The system version is 4.0.3.</p>
589 <dl>
590 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
591 <dd>SDK Tools r14 or higher is required.</dd>
592 </dl>
593
594 </div>
595</div>
596
597<div class="toggle-content closed" >
598
599 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
600 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700601class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Revision 1</a> <em>(December 2011)</em>
602 </p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700603
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700604 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700605
606 <p>Initial release. The system version is 4.0.3.</p>
607 <dl>
608 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
609 <dd>SDK Tools r14 or higher is required.</dd>
610 </dl>
611
612 </div>
613</div>
614
615<h3>Emulator Skins</h3>
616
617<p>The downloadable platform includes the following emulator skins:</p>
618
619<ul>
620 <li>
621 QVGA (240x320, low density, small screen)
622 </li>
623 <li>
624 WQVGA400 (240x400, low density, normal screen)
625 </li>
626 <li>
627 WQVGA432 (240x432, low density, normal screen)
628 </li>
629 <li>
630 HVGA (320x480, medium density, normal screen)
631 </li>
632 <li>
633 WVGA800 (480x800, high density, normal screen)
634 </li>
635 <li>
636 WVGA854 (480x854 high density, normal screen)
637 </li>
638 <li>
Joe Fernandezf8f1f882012-10-09 12:27:47 -0700639 WXGA720 (1280x720, extra-high density, normal screen)
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700640 </li>
641 <li>
Joe Fernandezf8f1f882012-10-09 12:27:47 -0700642 WSVGA (1024x600, medium density, large screen)
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700643 </li>
644 <li>
645 WXGA (1280x800, medium density, xlarge screen)
646 </li>
647</ul>
648
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700649
650
651
652
653
654
655
656
657
658
659
660
661
662
663
664<h2 id="4.0">Android 4.0</h2>
665
666
667<div class="toggle-content closed">
668
669 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
670 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700671class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android 4.0, Revision 2</a> <em>(December 2011)</em>
672 </p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700673
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700674 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700675 <p>Maintenance update. The system version is 4.0.2.</p>
676 <dl>
677 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
678 <dd>SDK Tools r14 or higher is required.</dd>
679 </dl>
680 </div>
681</div>
682
683<div class="toggle-content closed">
684
685 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
686 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700687class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android 4.0, Revision 1</a> <em>(October 2011)</em>
688 </p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700689
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700690 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700691 <p>Initial release. The system version is 4.0.1.</p>
692 <dl>
693 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
694 <dd>SDK Tools r14 or higher is required.</dd>
695 </dl>
696 </div>
697</div>
698
699
700<h3>Emulator Skins</h3>
701
702<p>The downloadable platform includes the following emulator skins:</p>
703
704<ul>
705 <li>
706 QVGA (240x320, low density, small screen)
707 </li>
708 <li>
709 WQVGA400 (240x400, low density, normal screen)
710 </li>
711 <li>
712 WQVGA432 (240x432, low density, normal screen)
713 </li>
714 <li>
715 HVGA (320x480, medium density, normal screen)
716 </li>
717 <li>
718 WVGA800 (480x800, high density, normal screen)
719 </li>
720 <li>
721 WVGA854 (480x854 high density, normal screen)
722 </li>
723 <li>
724 WXGA720 (1280x720, extra-high density, normal screen) <span class="new">new</span>
725 </li>
726 <li>
727 WSVGA (1024x600, medium density, large screen) <span class="new">new</span>
728 </li>
729 <li>
730 WXGA (1280x800, medium density, xlarge screen)
731 </li>
732</ul>
733
734<p>To test your application on an emulator that represents the latest Android device, you can create
735an AVD with the new WXGA720 skin (it's an xhdpi, normal screen device). Note that the emulator
736currently doesn't support the new on-screen navigation bar for devices without hardware navigation
737buttons, so when using this skin, you must use keyboard keys <em>Home</em> for the Home button,
738<em>ESC</em> for the Back button, and <em>F2</em> or <em>Page-up</em> for the Menu button.</p>
739
740<p>However, due to performance issues in the emulator when running high-resolution screens such as
741the one for the WXGA720 skin, we recommend that you primarily use the traditional WVGA800 skin
742(hdpi, normal screen) to test your application.</p>
743
744
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756<h2 id="3.2">Android 3.2</h2>
757
758
759
760<div class="toggle-content closed">
761
762 <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
763 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700764class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android 3.2, Revision 1</a> <em>(July 2011)</em>
765 </p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700766
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700767 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700768
769<dl>
770<dt>Initial release. SDK Tools r12 or higher is recommended.</dt>
771</dl>
772
773 </div>
774</div>
775
776
777
778
779<h3>Emulator Skins</h3>
780
781<p>The downloadable platform includes the following emulator skin:</p>
782
783<ul>
784 <li>
785 WXGA (1280x800, medium density, xlarge screen)
786 </li>
787</ul>
788
789<p>For more information about how to develop an application that displays
790and functions properly on all Android-powered devices, see <a
791href="{@docRoot}guide/practices/screens_support.html">Supporting Multiple
792Screens</a>.</p>
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
802
803
804
805
806
807
808
809
810
811<h2 id="3.1">Android 3.1</h2>
812
813
814<div class="toggle-content closed">
815
816<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
817 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700818class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android 3.1, Revision 3</a> <em>(July 2011)</em>
819</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700820
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700821<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700822
823<dl>
824<dt>Dependencies:</dt>
825<dd>
826<p>Requires <a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/tools-notes.html">SDK Tools r12</a> or
827higher.</p>
828</dd>
829<dt>Notes:</dt>
830<dd>
831<p>Improvements to the platform's rendering library to support the visual layout editor in the ADT
832Eclipse plugin. This revision allows for more drawing features in ADT and fixes several
833bugs in the previous rendering library. It also unlocks several editor features that were added in
834ADT 12.</p>
835</dd>
836</dl>
837
838</div>
839</div>
840
841
842<div class="toggle-content closed" >
843
844<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
845 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700846class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android 3.1, Revision 2</a> <em>(May 2011)</em>
847</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700848
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700849<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700850
851<dl>
852<dt>Dependencies:</dt>
853<dd>
854<p>Requires <a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/tools-notes.html">SDK Tools r11</a> or
855higher.</p>
856</dd>
857<dt>Notes:</dt>
858<dd>
859<p>Fixes an issue with the visual layout editor rendering library that prevented Android 3.1 from
860running in ADT.</p>
861</dd>
862</dl>
863
864</div>
865</div>
866
867
868<div class="toggle-content closed">
869
870<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
871 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700872class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android 3.1, Revision 1</a> <em>(May 2011)</em>
873</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700874
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700875<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700876
877<dl>
878<dt>Dependencies:</dt>
879<dd>
880<p>Requires <a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/tools-notes.html">SDK Tools r11</a> or
881higher.</p>
882</dd>
883</dl>
884
885</div>
886</div>
887
888
889<h3>Emulator Skins</h3>
890
891<p>The downloadable platform includes the following emulator skin:</p>
892
893<ul>
894 <li>
895 WXGA (1280x800, medium density, xlarge screen)
896 </li>
897</ul>
898
899<p>For more information about how to develop an application that displays
900and functions properly on all Android-powered devices, see <a
901href="{@docRoot}guide/practices/screens_support.html">Supporting Multiple
902Screens</a>.</p>
903
904
905
906
907
908
909
910
911
912
913
914<h2 id="3.0">Android 3.0</h2>
915
916
917<div class="toggle-content closed" >
918
919<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
920 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700921class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android 3.0, Revision 2</a> <em>(July 2011)</em>
922</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700923
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700924<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700925
926<dl>
927<dt>Dependencies:</dt>
928<dd>
929<p>Requires <a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/tools-notes.html">SDK Tools r12</a> or
930higher.</p>
931</dd>
932<dt>Notes:</dt>
933<dd>
934<p>Improvements to the platform's rendering library to support the visual layout editor in the ADT
935Eclipse plugin. This revision allows for more drawing features in ADT and fixes several
936bugs in the previous rendering library. It also unlocks several editor features that were added in
937ADT 12.</p>
938</dd>
939</dl>
940
941</div>
942</div>
943
944<div class="toggle-content closed">
945
946<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
Joe Fernandezf8f1f882012-10-09 12:27:47 -0700947 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png" class="toggle-content-img"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700948 alt="" />Android 3.0, Revision 1</a> <em>(February 2011)</em>
949</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700950
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700951<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Joe Fernandezf8f1f882012-10-09 12:27:47 -0700952
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700953<dl>
954<dt>Dependencies:</dt>
955<dd>
956<p>Requires <a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/tools-notes.html">SDK Tools r10</a> or higher.</p>
957</dd>
958</dl>
959
960</div>
961</div>
962
963
964
965<h3>Emulator Skins</h3>
966
967<p>The downloadable platform includes the following emulator skin:</p>
968
969<ul>
970 <li>
971 WXGA (1280x800, medium density, xlarge screen)
972 </li>
973</ul>
974
975
976
977
978
979
980
981
982
983
984
985
986
987
988
989
990
991
992<h2 id="2.3.4">Android 2.3.4</h2>
993
994
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700995<div class="toggle-content closed" >
996
997<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
Joe Fernandezf8f1f882012-10-09 12:27:47 -0700998 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png" class="toggle-content-img"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -0700999 alt="" />Android 2.3.4, Revision 1</a> <em>(May 2011)</em>
1000</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001001
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001002 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001003 <dl>
1004 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
1005 <dd>
1006 <p>Requires SDK Tools r11 or higher.</p>
1007 </dd>
1008 </dl>
1009 </div>
1010</div>
1011
1012
1013<h3>Emulator Skins</h3>
1014
1015<p>The downloadable platform includes a set of emulator skins that you can use
1016for modeling your application in different screen sizes and resolutions. The
1017emulator skins are:</p>
1018
1019<ul>
1020 <li>
1021 QVGA (240x320, low density, small screen)
1022 </li>
1023 <li>
1024 WQVGA400 (240x400, low density, normal screen)
1025 </li>
1026 <li>
1027 WQVGA432 (240x432, low density, normal screen)
1028 </li>
1029 <li>
1030 HVGA (320x480, medium density, normal screen)
1031 </li>
1032 <li>
1033 WVGA800 (480x800, high density, normal screen)
1034 </li>
1035 <li>
1036 WVGA854 (480x854 high density, normal screen)
1037 </li>
1038</ul>
1039
1040
1041
1042
1043
1044
1045
1046
1047
1048
1049
1050
1051
1052<h2 id="2.3.3">Android 2.3.3</h2>
1053
1054
1055<div class="toggle-content closed" >
1056
1057<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
1058 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001059class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android 2.3.3, Revision 2</a> <em>(July 2011)</em>
1060</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001061
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001062<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001063
1064<dl>
1065<dt>Dependencies:</dt>
1066<dd>
1067<p>Requires <a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/tools-notes.html">SDK Tools r12</a> or
1068higher.</p>
1069</dd>
1070<dt>Notes:</dt>
1071<dd>
1072<p>Improvements to the platform's rendering library to support the visual layout editor in the ADT
1073Eclipse plugin. This revision allows for more drawing features in ADT and fixes several
1074bugs in the previous rendering library. It also unlocks several editor features that were added in
1075ADT 12.</p>
1076</dd>
1077</dl>
1078
1079</div>
1080</div>
1081
1082<div class="toggle-content closed" >
1083
1084<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
1085 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001086class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android 2.3.3, Revision 1</a> <em>(February 2011)</em>
1087</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001088
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001089<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001090<dl>
1091<dt>Dependencies:</dt>
1092<dd>
1093<p>Requires SDK Tools r9 or higher.</p>
1094</dd>
1095</dl>
1096
1097</div>
1098</div>
1099
1100
1101<h3>Emulator Skins</h3>
1102
1103<p>The downloadable platform includes a set of emulator skins that you can use
1104for modeling your application in different screen sizes and resolutions. The
1105emulator skins are:</p>
1106
1107<ul>
1108 <li>
1109 QVGA (240x320, low density, small screen)
1110 </li>
1111 <li>
1112 WQVGA400 (240x400, low density, normal screen)
1113 </li>
1114 <li>
1115 WQVGA432 (240x432, low density, normal screen)
1116 </li>
1117 <li>
1118 HVGA (320x480, medium density, normal screen)
1119 </li>
1120 <li>
1121 WVGA800 (480x800, high density, normal screen)
1122 </li>
1123 <li>
1124 WVGA854 (480x854 high density, normal screen)
1125 </li>
1126</ul>
Joe Fernandezf8f1f882012-10-09 12:27:47 -07001127
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001128
1129
1130
1131
1132
1133
1134
1135
1136
1137
1138
1139<h2 id="2.3">Android 2.3</h2>
1140
1141
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001142<div class="toggle-content closed" >
1143
1144<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
Joe Fernandezf8f1f882012-10-09 12:27:47 -07001145 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png" class="toggle-content-img"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001146 alt="" />Android 2.3, Revision 1</a> <em>(December 2010)</em>
1147</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001148
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001149 <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001150 <dl>
1151 <dt>Dependencies:</dt>
1152 <dd>
1153 <p>Requires SDK Tools r8 or higher.</p>
1154 </dd>
1155 </dl>
1156 </div>
1157</div>
1158
1159
1160<h3>Emulator Skins</h3>
1161
1162<p>The downloadable platform includes a set of emulator skins that you can use
1163for modeling your application in different screen sizes and resolutions. The
1164emulator skins are:</p>
1165
1166<ul>
1167 <li>
1168 QVGA (240x320, low density, small screen)
1169 </li>
1170 <li>
1171 WQVGA400 (240x400, low density, normal screen)
1172 </li>
1173 <li>
1174 WQVGA432 (240x432, low density, normal screen)
1175 </li>
1176 <li>
1177 HVGA (320x480, medium density, normal screen)
1178 </li>
1179 <li>
1180 WVGA800 (480x800, high density, normal screen)
1181 </li>
1182 <li>
1183 WVGA854 (480x854 high density, normal screen)
1184 </li>
1185</ul>
1186
1187
Joe Fernandezf8f1f882012-10-09 12:27:47 -07001188
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001189
1190
1191
1192
1193
1194
1195<h2 id="2.2">Android 2.2</h2>
1196
1197
1198<div class="toggle-content closed" >
1199
1200<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
1201 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001202class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android {@sdkPlatformVersion}, Revision 3</a> <em>(July 2011)</em>
1203</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001204
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001205<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001206
1207<dl>
1208<dt>Dependencies:</dt>
1209<dd>
1210<p>Requires <a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/tools-notes.html">SDK Tools r12</a> or
1211higher.</p>
1212</dd>
1213<dt>Notes:</dt>
1214<dd>
1215<p>Improvements to the platform's rendering library to support the visual layout editor in the ADT
1216Eclipse plugin. This revision allows for more drawing features in ADT and fixes several
1217bugs in the previous rendering library. It also unlocks several editor features that were added in
1218ADT 12.</p>
1219</dd>
1220</dl>
1221
1222</div>
1223</div>
1224
1225<div class="toggle-content closed" >
1226
1227<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
1228 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001229class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android {@sdkPlatformVersion}, Revision 2</a> <em>(July 2010)</em>
1230</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001231
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001232<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001233<dt>Dependencies:</dt>
1234<dd>
1235<p>Requires SDK Tools r6 or higher.</p>
1236</dd>
1237
1238<dt>System Image:</dt>
1239<dd>
1240<ul>
1241<li>Adds default Search Widget.</li>
1242<li>Includes proper provisioning for the platform's Backup Manager. For more information about how
1243to use the Backup Manager, see <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/data/backup.html">Data
1244Backup</a>.</li>
1245<li>Updates the Android 2.2 system image to FRF91.</li>
1246</ul>
1247</dd>
1248
1249</dl>
1250 </div>
1251</div>
1252
1253<div class="toggle-content closed">
1254
1255<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
1256 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png"
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001257class="toggle-content-img" alt="" />Android {@sdkPlatformVersion}, Revision 1</a> <em>(May 2010)</em></p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001258
Scott Main65363a82012-07-16 15:40:59 -07001259<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001260<dl>
1261<dt>Dependencies:</dt>
1262<dd>
1263<p>Requires SDK Tools r6 or higher.</p>
1264</dd>
1265
1266<dt>Tools:</dt>
1267<dd>
Scott Mainf284d492012-07-31 09:46:52 -07001268<p>Adds support for building with Android library projects. See <a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/tools-notes.html">SDK
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001269Tools, r6</a> for information.</p>
1270</dd>
1271
1272</dl>
1273 </div>
1274</div>
1275
1276
1277<h3>Emulator Skins</h3>
1278
1279<p>The downloadable platform includes a set of emulator skins that you can use
1280for modeling your application in different screen sizes and resolutions. The
1281emulator skins are:</p>
1282
1283<ul>
1284 <li>
1285 QVGA (240x320, low density, small screen)
1286 </li>
1287 <li>
1288 WQVGA (240x400, low density, normal screen)
1289 </li>
1290 <li>
1291 FWQVGA (240x432, low density, normal screen)
1292 </li>
1293 <li>
1294 HVGA (320x480, medium density, normal screen)
1295 </li>
1296 <li>
1297 WVGA800 (480x800, high density, normal screen)
1298 </li>
1299 <li>
1300 WVGA854 (480x854 high density, normal screen)
1301 </li>
Joe Fernandezb5fff752013-06-14 11:53:33 -07001302</ul>