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December 12, 2024 An early look at the next version of Android for testing, development, and feedback. Try it out with your apps and let us know what you think!
Stable
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 Android 15 continues our mission of building a private and secure platform that helps improve your productivity while giving you new capabilities to produce beautiful apps, superior media and camera experiences, and an...
Preview
May 20, 2025 The latest version of Wear OS contains support for seamless authentication with Credential Manager, personal customization with Material 3 Expressive, and support for watch face marketplaces with Watch Face Push. Test your app using the official emulator in Android Studio.

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December 12, 2024 Build experiences that push boundaries and transform how people create, explore, and enjoy entertainment, powered by Android XR.
Libraries
October 1, 2024 Available in Google AI Edge SDK
Gemini Nano is Google’s most efficient AI model built for on-device tasks on Android. Try Gemini Nano today to experiment with text-to-text prompts on Pixel 9 devices...
Platform
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 Available in Android 15 QPR1
Get your apps ready for desktop windowing! With this feature, users can run multiple apps simultaneously in individually resizable windows. Now in Developer Preview to test your apps on Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2...
Android Studio
September 6, 2024 Available in Android Studio Ladybug
The Compose Preview Screenshot Testing tool lets you test your Compose UI and prevent regressions by generating HTML reports that help you visually detect app...

Compose consists of 7 Maven Group Ids within androidx. Each Group contains a targeted subset of functionality, each with its own set of release notes.

Maven Group ID Latest Update Stable Release Release Candidate Beta Release Alpha Release
compose.animation May 20, 2025 1.8.2 - - 1.9.0-alpha03
compose.compiler August 7, 2024 1.5.15 - - -
compose.foundation May 20, 2025 1.8.2 - - 1.9.0-alpha03
compose.material May 20, 2025 1.8.2 - - 1.9.0-alpha03
compose.material3 May 20, 2025 1.3.2 - - 1.4.0-alpha15
compose.runtime May 20, 2025 1.8.2 - - 1.9.0-alpha03
compose.ui May 20, 2025 1.8.2 - - 1.9.0-alpha03

This table lists all the artifacts in the androidx.camera group.

Artifact Stable Release Release Candidate Beta Release Alpha Release
camera-camera2 1.4.2 - 1.5.0-beta01 -
camera-core 1.4.2 - 1.5.0-beta01 -
camera-compose - - 1.5.0-beta01 -
camera-effects 1.4.2 - 1.5.0-beta01 -
camera-extensions 1.4.2 - 1.5.0-beta01 -
camera-feature-combination-query - - - 1.5.0-alpha06
camera-feature-combination-query-play-services - - - 1.5.0-alpha06
camera-lifecycle 1.4.2 - 1.5.0-beta01 -
camera-mlkit-vision 1.4.2 - 1.5.0-beta01 -
camera-view 1.4.2 - 1.5.0-beta01 -
camera-viewfinder - - 1.3.0-beta02 1.4.0-alpha07
camera-video 1.4.2 - 1.5.0-beta01 -
This library was last updated on: May 7, 2025

This table lists all the artifacts in the androidx.wear group.

Artifact Stable Release Release Candidate Beta Release Alpha Release
wear 1.3.0 - - 1.4.0-alpha01
wear-input 1.1.0 - - 1.2.0-alpha02
wear-input-testing 1.1.0 - - 1.2.0-alpha02
wear-ongoing 1.0.0 - - 1.1.0-alpha01
wear-phone-interactions 1.1.0 - - -
wear-remote-interactions 1.1.0 - - -
This library was last updated on: February 26, 2025