Talking of the latest update to Android (Version 5.1 of Lollipop rolls out)… Google has just officially announced the 5.1 SDK, which now represents API Level 22, to enable development and testing of ...

There likely will not be an Android 13L. Android 13 is API level 33 and Android 14’s API level appears to be 34. Google is likely skipping 13L because the features of 12L are already ...

An API sets the rules and protocols for third-party software, such as a mobile app, to programmatically interact with another software's data or features. APIs specify the types of requests client ...

This just applies to new apps. However, from November, existing apps on Android will also need to target an API level within two years of the latest OS release, a level of 31 or higher.

From 2019 onward, the target API level will advance along with new Android releases. Developers will always need to target OS versions at most one year old.

Today, with the official release of the Nexus 4, Nexus 10, and Nexus 7 HSPA+, Google has released the Android 4.2 SDK, "a new and improved Jelly Bean." Along with the SDK release, Google has made ...

Droid-Life points out that during Google I/O, Google and Qualcomm have announced updatable neural network API drivers, representing a new model that will roll out along with Android 12.

For all the talk of firmware fragmentation in the platform, reaching 8 out of 9 devices by focussing on code that runs on 2.3.3 or higher (which is API level 10 and upwards in Android's ...

Google Play is moving forward in its war on old, un-updated apps. The Play Store has had a rolling minimum level for Android version support for a while now; developers have to use a "target API ...

Starting next year, developers will need to support more recent Android features, and in 2019 64-bit support will be mandatory.