🕒 As of December 2025
💡targetSdk must be 35+ for new apps and app updates as of August 31, 2025.
What is API level? Link to heading
API level is an integer value that uniquely identifies the framework API revision offered by a version of the Android platform.
| Platform Version | API level | VERSION_CODE |
|---|---|---|
| Android 16 | 36 | BAKLAVA |
| Android 15 | 35 | VANILLA_ICE_CREAM |
| Android 14 | 34 | UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE |
| Android 13 | 33 | TIRAMISU |
| Android 12 | 31, 32 | S, S_V2 |
| Android 11 | 30 | R |
| Android 10 | 29 | Q |
| Android 9 | 28 | P |
| Android 8.1 | 27 | O_MR1 |
| Android 8.0 | 26 | O |
| Android 7.1, 7.1.1 | 25 | N_MR1 |
| Android 7.0 | 24 | N |
| Android 6.0 | 23 | M |
| Android 5.1 | 22 | LOLLIPOP_MR1 |
| Android 5.0 | 21 | LOLLIPOP |
| Android 4.4W | 20 | KITKAT_WATCH |
| Android 4.4 | 19 | KITKAT |
| Android 4.3 | 18 | JELLY_BEAN_MR2 |
| Android 4.2, 4.2.2 | 17 | JELLY_BEAN_MR1 |
| Android 4.1, 4.1.1 | 16 | JELLY_BEAN |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0.4 | 15 | ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1 |
| Android 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2 | 14 | ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH |
| Android 3.2 | 13 | HONEYCOMB_MR2 |
| Android 3.1.x | 12 | HONEYCOMB_MR1 |
| Android 3.0.x | 11 | HONEYCOMB |
| Android 2.3.4, 2.3.3 | 10 | GINGERBREAD_MR1 |
| Android 2.3.2, 2.3.1, 2.3 | 9 | GINGERBREAD |
| Android 2.2.x | 8 | FROYO |
| Android 2.2.x | 7 | ECLAIR_MR1 |
| Android 2.0.1 | 6 | ECLAIR_0_1 |
| Android 2.0 | 5 | ECLAIR |
| Android 1.6 | 4 | DONUT |
| Android 1.5 | 3 | CUPCAKE |
| Android 1.1 | 2 | BASE_1_1 |
| Android 1.0 | 1 | BASE |