Android 13 Developer Guide
What's New for Developers
Android 13 prioritizes user privacy with new photo picker and notification permission APIs, while introducing developer productivity features like themed app icons and per-app language support. The release modernizes audio and MIDI standards, improves tablet experiences, and includes significant behavior changes that require app testing and potential updates for compatibility.
Highlights
- Photo picker API for privacy-respecting media selection without broad file access
- Runtime notification permission requirement improves user control over app notifications
- Themed app icons adapt to system color scheme for cohesive user experience
- Per-app language preferences enable localization at application level
- Clipboard preview API provides transparency for paste operations
- Bluetooth LE Audio and MIDI 2.0 over USB support modern audio standards
- Enhanced tablet and large screen optimization for better multi-device support
Breaking Changes
- System behavior changes for privacy, security, and performance may affect existing apps
- Apps must review behavior changes for all apps and Android 13 specific targeting changes
Recent Releases
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Android 17
Feb 13, 2026
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Android 16
Jun 3, 2025
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Android 15
Oct 15, 2024
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Android 14
Oct 4, 2023
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Android 13
Aug 15, 2022
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Android 12L
Mar 7, 2022
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Android 12
Oct 4, 2021
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Android 11
Sep 8, 2020
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Android 10
Sep 3, 2019
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Android 9 Pie
Aug 6, 2018
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Android 8.0 Oreo
Aug 21, 2017
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