# BuildCompat.PrereleaseSdkCheck

Artifact: [androidx.core:core](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/core) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/core/os/BuildCompat.kt+class:androidx.core.os.BuildCompat.PrereleaseSdkCheck) Added in [1.6.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/core#1.6.0)

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```
@RequiresOptIn
@Retention(value = AnnotationRetention.BINARY)
public annotation BuildCompat.PrereleaseSdkCheck
```

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Experimental feature set for pre-release SDK checks.

Pre-release SDK checks **do not** guarantee correctness, as APIs may have been added or removed during the course of a pre-release SDK development cycle.

Additionally, pre-release checks **may not** return `true` when run on a finalized version of the SDK associated with the codename.