compileSdk and targetSdk Version Mappings

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Android API Levels

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Version	SDK / API level	Version code	Codename	Cumulative usage 1	Year
Android 14 DEV	Level 34	UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE	Upside Down Cake	—	TBD
Android 13	Level 33	TIRAMISU	Tiramisu 2	20.0%	2022
targetSdk will need to be 33+ for new apps and app updates by August 2023.
Android 12	Level 32 Android 12L	S_V2	Snow Cone 2	40.8%
Level 31 Android 12	S	2021
targetSdk must be 31+ for new apps and app updates.
Android 11	Level 30	R	Red Velvet Cake 2	61.9%	2020
Android 10	Level 29	Q	Quince Tart 2	78.5%	2019
Android 9	Level 28	P	Pie	86.6%	2018
Android 8	Level 27 Android 8.1	O_MR1	Oreo	91.3%	2017
Level 26 Android 8.0	O	92.9%
Android 7	Level 25 Android 7.1	N_MR1	Nougat	94.0%	2016
Level 24 Android 7.0	N	96.2%
Android 6	Level 23	M	Marshmallow	97.9%	2015
Android 5	Level 22 Android 5.1	LOLLIPOP_MR1	Lollipop	99.1%	2015
Level 21 Android 5.0	LOLLIPOP, L	99.3%	2014
Jetpack Compose requires a minSdk of 21 or higher.
Android 4	Level 20 Android 4.4W 3	KITKAT_WATCH	KitKat	No data
Level 19 Android 4.4	KITKAT	2013
Google Play services do not support Android versions below API level 19.
Level 18 Android 4.3	JELLY_BEAN_MR2	Jelly Bean
Level 17 Android 4.2	JELLY_BEAN_MR1	2012
Level 16 Android 4.1	JELLY_BEAN
Level 15 Android 4.0.3 – 4.0.4	ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1	Ice Cream Sandwich	2011
Level 14 Android 4.0.1 – 4.0.2	ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH
Jetpack/AndroidX libraries require a minSdk of 14 or higher.
Android 3	Level 13 Android 3.2	HONEYCOMB_MR2	Honeycomb
Level 12 Android 3.1	HONEYCOMB_MR1
Level 11 Android 3.0	HONEYCOMB
Android 2	Level 10 Android 2.3.3 – 2.3.7	GINGERBREAD_MR1	Gingerbread
Level 9 Android 2.3.0 – 2.3.2	GINGERBREAD	2010
Level 8 Android 2.2	FROYO	Froyo
Level 7 Android 2.1	ECLAIR_MR1	Eclair
Level 6 Android 2.0.1	ECLAIR_0_1	2009
Level 5 Android 2.0	ECLAIR
Android 1	Level 4 Android 1.6	DONUT	Donut
Level 3 Android 1.5	CUPCAKE	Cupcake
Level 2 Android 1.1	BASE_1_1	Petit Four
Level 1 Android 1.0	BASE	None	2008

Definitions

Gradle files

Kotlin variable	Groovy variable	Definition
minSdk	minSdkVersion	The minimum SDK version your app will support, defined in build.gradle. For example, if your minSdk is 26, this SDK version corresponse to API Level 26 and Android 8, so your app will only run on devices with Android 8 or higher.
targetSdk	targetSdkVersion	The SDK version that your app targets, defined in build.gradle. This should always be the same as compileSdk.
compileSdk	compileSdkVersion	The SDK version that your app compiles against, defined in build.gradle. Android Studio uses this SDK version to build your AABs and APKs. This should always be the same as targetSdk.

Code files

Variable	Definition
Build.VERSION.SDK_INT	The SDK version of the Android OS currently running on the user's device. For example, on a device running Android 11, this value will be 30 (aka Build.VERSION_CODES.R), even if the target and compile SDK of the app is different.

Footnotes

1. Cumulative usage distribution figures were last updated on May 6, 2023 using data from Statcounter GlobalStats and this script. These figures may have changed significantly since the last update. You may update the figures yourself with a pull request. ↩
2. The codenames for Android 10 and above in the table are the internal codenames. Beginning with Android 10, Google dropped the usage of codenames publicly. ↩
3. Android 4.4W is the first Android release for Android Wear. ↩

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