### [![Android 16](https://developer.android.com/static/images/about/versions/16/android-16-wordmark.png)](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/16)

Android 16 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 intuitive user experience, particularly on tablets and foldables.  
[Home](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/16)

### [![android 15](https://developer.android.com/static/images/about/versions/15/android15-black.png)](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/15)

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 intuitive user experience, particularly on tablets and foldables.  
[Home](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/15)  

### [![android 14](https://developer.android.com/static/images/about/versions/14/android14-black.png)](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/14)

Build richer camera and media experiences with Ultra HDR, more camera extensions, and lossless USB audio. Simplify sign-in using Credential Manager, and provide health and fitness insights securely using Health Connect. Make your app more expressive and personal with predictive back, per-app languages, grammatical inflection, and more. Deliver engaging, differentiated experiences on large screens.  
[Home](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/14)

## Older releases

### [Android 13](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/13)

Build for user privacy with photo picker and notification permission. Improve productivity with themed app icons, per-app languages, and clipboard preview. Build for modern standards like Bluetooth LE Audio and MIDI 2.0 over USB. Deliver a better experience on tablets and large screens.  
[Learn more](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/13)  

### [Android 12](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/12)

A new system UI with Material You that's expressive, dynamic, and personal. Extend your apps with redesigned widgets, AppSearch, Game Mode, and new codecs. Support new protections like privacy dashboard and approximate location. Improve productivity with rich content insertion, easier blurs, improved native debugging, and much more.  
[Learn more](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/12)  

### [Android 11](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/11)

People-centric and expressive, with a new controls space and more privacy features. Extend your apps with conversation notifications and bubbles, try one-time permissions, surface devices and media in the controls. Work faster with tools like compatibility toggles, ADB incremental installs, and more.  
[Learn more](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/11)

### [Android 10](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/10)

Build app experiences with dark theme and gesture navigation. Support new protections for user privacy and security. Extend your apps with high-performance codecs, better biometrics, faster app starts, Vulkan 1.1, NNAPI 1.2, foldables, 5G, and more.  
[Learn more](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/10)  

### [Android 9 Pie](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/pie)

Android 9 harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to give you more from your phone. Now it's smarter, faster and adapts as you use it.  
[Learn more](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/pie)  

### [Android 8 Oreo](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo)

Smarter, faster, and more powerful than ever. The world's favorite cookie is your new favorite Android release.  
[Learn more](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo)

### [Android 7 Nougat](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/nougat)

Android 7.0 brings new features for performance, productivity, and security. Test your apps with new system behaviors to save power and memory. Take advantage of multi-window UI, direct reply notifications and more.  
[Learn more](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/nougat)  

### [Android 6 Marshmallow](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/marshmallow)

Get your apps ready for Android 6.0 Marshmallow! Explore what's new --- runtime permissions, Doze and App Standby power-saving features, new assist technology, and more.  
[Learn more](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/marshmallow)  

### [Android 5 Lollipop](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/lollipop)

Packed with new features for users and thousands of new APIs for developers. It extends Android even further, from phones, tablets, and wearables, to TVs and cars.  
[Learn more](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/lollipop)

### [Android 4.4 KitKat](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat)

Android KitKat brings all of Android's most innovative, most beautiful, and most useful features to more devices everywhere.  
[Learn more](http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat)