Android Edge Image Update Announcement

Hey Everyone!

An updated edge image is being released for Android development environments.

This release is available under the edge tag.

They are also available as a dated tag if you wish to pin

android:2025.10.1
android:edge

What’s New

Standard Update

Android edge images have been updated with the latest tool versions and Android SDK components.

Example

Here’s a quick usage example:

version: 2.1
workflows:
  main:
    jobs:
      - build
jobs:
  build:
    machine:
      image: android:edge
    steps:
      - checkout
      - run: echo "Do some things"

Software Versions

Notes:

  • Some software will have more than one version installed, in those cases the default is shown.
  • Android SDK components and build tools are included in the comparison.

Android Edge Image

Software Old version New version
Linux Kernel 6.8.0-1018-gcp 6.14.0-1016-gcp
GNU bash 5.1.16 5.2.21
containerd 1.7.22 1.7.27
Docker 27.2.1 28.4.0
Google Cloud SDK 493.0.0 541.0.0
Gradle 8.10 8.14
Ant 1.10.14 1.10.15
OpenJDK 21.0.5 21.0.8
Maven 3.9.9 3.9.11
Node.js 20.17.0 22.19.0
npm 10.8.2 10.9.3
pyenv 2.4.13 2.6.7
Python 3.12.6 3.13.7
Ruby 3.3.5 3.4.6

Additional tools updated:

  • containerd, Docker, Google Cloud SDK, Gradle, Ant, OpenJDK, Maven, Node.js, npm, pyenv, Python, Ruby

Android SDK Components

The Android SDK and related tools remain consistent between default and edge images, ensuring compatibility with existing Android development workflows.

Documentation Updates

The CircleCI VSCode extension and documentation will be updated soon to reflect these new image versions and capabilities.