Android API levels and version list

In short: Android 17 is API level 37, Android 16 is API 36, Android 15 is API 35, Android 14 is API 34 and Android 13 is API 33. This list gives every Android version with its API level and code name back to Android 1.0, notes the permission changes testers meet at each level, and exports as CSV, all in your browser.

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Android versions and API levels, from Android's uses-sdk guide read on 2026-11-02

API	Version	Code name	For testers
37	Android 17	CINNAMON_BUN	ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK: a runtime permission to find and connect to devices on the local network.
36	Android 16	BAKLAVA	RANGING: a runtime permission for the generic ranging module.
35	Android 15	VANILLA_ICE_CREAM
34	Android 14	UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE	READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED: people can give access to selected photos only. Foreground services need the permission for their type, such as FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA. Non-linear font scaling: large text grows less than small text at high font sizes.
33	Android 13	TIRAMISU	POST_NOTIFICATIONS: notifications need a runtime permission. READ_MEDIA_IMAGES, READ_MEDIA_VIDEO and READ_MEDIA_AUDIO replace READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE. NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES and BODY_SENSORS_BACKGROUND arrive.
32	Android 12 (12L)	S_V2
31	Android 12	S	BLUETOOTH_SCAN, BLUETOOTH_CONNECT and BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE replace the old Bluetooth permissions. SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM: exact alarms need special access.
30	Android 11	R	WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE has no effect for apps that target this level or higher; MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is All files access. QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES arrives with package visibility rules.
29	Android 10	Q	ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION: background location is asked for separately. ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION and ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION arrive.
28	Android 9	P	ACCEPT_HANDOVER arrives; FOREGROUND_SERVICE is needed for foreground services.
27	Android 8.1	O_MR1
26	Android 8.0	O	ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS and READ_PHONE_NUMBERS arrive.
25	Android 7.1, 7.1.1	N_MR1
24	Android 7.0	N
23	Android 6.0	M	Runtime permissions: apps ask for dangerous permissions while running, and people can deny them.
22	Android 5.1	LOLLIPOP_MR1
21	Android 5.0	LOLLIPOP
20	Android 4.4W	KITKAT_WATCH	KitKat for wearables only.
19	Android 4.4	KITKAT
18	Android 4.3	JELLY_BEAN_MR2
17	Android 4.2, 4.2.2	JELLY_BEAN_MR1
16	Android 4.1, 4.1.1	JELLY_BEAN
15	Android 4.0.3, 4.0.4	ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1
14	Android 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2	ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH
13	Android 3.2	HONEYCOMB_MR2
12	Android 3.1.x	HONEYCOMB_MR1
11	Android 3.0.x	HONEYCOMB
10	Android 2.3.3, 2.3.4	GINGERBREAD_MR1
9	Android 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2	GINGERBREAD
8	Android 2.2.x	FROYO
7	Android 2.1.x	ECLAIR_MR1
6	Android 2.0.1	ECLAIR_0_1
5	Android 2.0	ECLAIR
4	Android 1.6	DONUT
3	Android 1.5	CUPCAKE
2	Android 1.1	BASE_1_1
1	Android 1.0	BASE

A phone’s API level and Android version

adb shell getprop ro.build.version.sdk
adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release

From Android’s API level table, read on 2026-11-02. Nothing leaves your browser.

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How to use it

• Search by version (Android 14), API level (34), code name (UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE) or a change (notification).
• Tick Only levels with changes for testers to see the levels where permissions and storage rules changed.
• Export the list as CSV for a test plan, or print it.

minSdk, targetSdk and what to test

minSdkVersion is the oldest API level your app installs on, and targetSdkVersion the level whose behaviour it has opted into. Test at least on both ends and on the version most of your users have; the changes at each level in between tell you what else to check. The Android test matrix generator turns a range of versions and your other conditions into the rows to test, and the mobile app testing checklist lists the checks for each row.

Android's own pages explain each version's changes: the API level table links every version's highlights, and behaviour changes are listed per release.

Related free tools

• Android test matrix generatorVersions, screens, languages, themes, font sizes and networks into a pairwise matrix, with the phones it needs.
• Android permissions list and adb grant commandsEvery runtime permission and the special ones, with API levels, and the adb commands to grant, revoke or check them.
• Android dp, px and sp converterConvert between dp, px and sp for any density, find a screen’s size in dp and its window size class.

All free Android developer tools

Questions

What is an API level?

A whole number for each version of Android's framework API. Apps declare the lowest they run on (minSdkVersion) and the one they are tested against (targetSdkVersion); a phone's API level is in ro.build.version.sdk.

How do I find a phone's API level?

Run adb shell getprop ro.build.version.sdk for the API level and adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release for the Android version, or look under About phone in its settings.

Why are there two API levels for Android 12?

Android 12 is API 31, and Android 12L, a release for large screens and foldables, is API 32.

Where does the list come from?

From the API level table in Android's uses-sdk guide, read on 2 November 2026. The notes for testers name only changes we have a source for, such as the permissions each level added.

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