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To develop with Android 13 APIs and test your app with the Android 13 behavior
changes, you need to set up the Android 13 SDK. Follow the instructions on this
page to set up the Android 13 SDK in Android Studio and build and run your app
on Android 13.
Get Android Studio
The Android 13 SDK includes changes that are not compatible with some lower
versions of Android Studio. For the best development experience with the Android
13 SDK, use Android Studio Chipmunk | 2021.2.1 or higher.
Within Android Studio, you can install the Android 13 SDK as follows:
Click Tools > SDK Manager, then click Show Package Details.
In the SDK Platforms tab, expand the Android 13.0 ("Tiramisu")
section and select the Android SDK Platform 33 package.
In the SDK Tools tab, expand the Android SDK Build-Tools 34 section
and select the latest 33.x.x version.
Click Apply > OK to download and install the selected packages.
Update your app's build configuration
To access Android 13 APIs and test your app's compatibility with Android 13,
open your module-level build.gradle or build.gradle.kts file, and update
them with values for Android 13. How you format the values depends on the
version of the Android Gradle plugin (AGP) that you are using.
AGP 7.0.0 or higher
If you are using AGP 7.0.0 or higher, update your app's build.gradle or
build.gradle.kts file with the following values for Android 13:
Groovy
android{compileSdk33defaultConfig{targetSdk33}}
Kotlin
android{compileSdk=33defaultConfig{targetSdk=33}}
AGP 4.2.0 or lower
If you are using AGP 4.2.0 or lower, update your app's build.gradle or
build.gradle.kts file with the following values for Android 13:
To learn more about new APIs and features available in Android 13, read Android
13 features.
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Last updated 2024-09-03 UTC.
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