Today we're on Android 6.0, which is API level 23. Targeting the latest API level is a signal by the developer that they have tried their app on the newest version of Android and confirmed that it ...

In an attempt to reduce fragmentation of its Android OS, Google is requiring developers of new and updated apps to comply with its most recent APIs. Topics Spotlight: Advancing IT Leadership ...

Android 16 includes enhanced API version checking methods to align with the new release structure. The familiar SDK_INT constant, used in conjunction with VERSION_CODES, will remain in place to ...

Initially, Android 14 devices will only block apps that target especially old Android versions. Over time though, the plan is to increase the threshold to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), with Google ...

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news ...

Often users miss out on features of the latest Android version because they are using older devices that are no longer ... Google is opening up Photo Picker API support to Android 11 and Android ...

To match that, the share of devices still on Android 10 has shrunk down to 23.9% versus its 26.5% share in November. Down the line, each older version of Android has seen a similar decrease in ...