Hey Everyone!
A new edge release for the Android machine (VM) is available, as is a new GA Docker image.
jobs:
docker-job:
docker:
- image: cimg/android:2023.03.1
vm-job:
machine:
image: android:edge
What’s New
Mostly software updates, but this release marks the changeover from openjdk 11 to openjdk 17.
This edge release moves the VM image to ubuntu 22.04 to keep parity with the docker image and the GA release will follow suit.
Android Docker
- gcloud: 417.0.1 → 420.0.0
- build-tools: 33.0.2 → 34.0.0-rc2
- openjdk-11 → openjdk-17
- gradle 7.6 → 8.0.1
- added android-UpsideDownCake (android-34 preview)
Android VM
Includes the above changes as well as:
- Node.js (LTS): 18.14.0 → 18.15.0
- Node.js (current): 19.6.0 → 19.8.1
- Python 3.11.1 → 3.11.2
- Removed Ruby 2.7.7
Release Cadence
Expect an update every 1-2 months for these images, excluding security updates
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
Here is a list of the major software installed on each image. If multiple versions are present, the default is shown here:
| Android Machine Image | Android Docker Image | |
|---|---|---|
| Tag | android:edge | android:2023.03.1 |
| Docker | 20.10.23 | 20.10.23 |
| Docker Compose | 2.16.0 | 2.16.0 |
| Docker Compose Switch | 1.0.5 | 1.0.5 |
| Google Cloud SDK | 420.0.0 | 420.0.0 |
| Android Platform | 27 → 34 | 27 → 34 |
| Android Build Tools | 34.0.0-rc2 | 34.0.0-rc2 |
| Node.js | 18.15.0 | 18.15.0 (node variant) |
| npm | 9.4.2 | 9.4.2 |
| yarn | 1.22.19 | 1.22.19 |
| Android NDK | 25.2.9519653 | 25.2.9519653 |
| OpenJDK | 17.0.6 | 17.0.6 |
| Maven | 3.9.0 | 3.9.0 |
| Gradle | 8.0.1 | 8.0.1 |
| cmake | 3.22.1 | 3.22.1 |
| Python | 3.11.2 | 3.11.2 |
| Ruby | 3.2.1 | 3.0.2 |
| extras | android;m2, google;m2, google play services | android;m2, google;m2, google play services |