Android 17 marks the start of our transition to an intelligence system, putting your apps at the center. It brings your app experiences to more form factors than ever with an adaptive-first development standard while delivering next-generation privacy, security, media, camera, and performance.

The Android 17 platform includes changes that may affect your app. Test and modify your app as needed.
Android 17 introduces great new features and APIs for developers.

Get started with Android 17

  1. Set up a runtime environment — see Get Android 17 to flash a Google Pixel device or set up an emulator.
  2. Set up Android Studio — try the Android 17 SDK and tools. See the SDK setup page for steps.
  3. Learn about what's new — review the behavior changes for all apps and the behavior changes for apps targeting Android 17 that might've affected your app.
  4. Test your app — run through all flows to look for issues.
  5. Update your app — target Android 17 if possible, and test with users using beta channels or other groups.

Tools and resources

Follow this checklist of steps to get your apps ready for Android 17.
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