Android Images - May Updates

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Hey Everyone!

A new GA release for the Android machine (VM) is available, as is a new GA Docker image.

jobs:
  docker-job:
    docker:
      - image: cimg/android:2023.05.1

  vm-job:
    machine:
      image: android:2023.05.1

What’s New

Just software updates this month.

Android Docker

  • gcloud: 420.0.0 → 428.0.0
  • build-tools: 34.0.0-rc2 → 34.0.0-rc3
  • gradle 8.0.1 → 8.1.1

Android VM

Includes the above changes as well as:

  • Node.js (LTS): 18.15.0 → 18.16.0
  • Node.js (current): 19.8.1 → 20.0.0
  • Python 3.11.2 → 3.11.3
  • Pyenv 2.3.16 → 2.3.17
  • Docker 5:23.0.1 → 5:20.10.23
  • Docker Containerd 1.6.19-1 → 1.6.20-1
  • Docker Compose 2.16.0-1 → 2.17.3-1

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:2023.05.1
    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:2023.05.1 android:2023.03.1
Docker 20.10.23 20.10.23
Docker Compose 2.17.3 2.17.3
Docker Compose Switch 1.0.5 1.0.5
Google Cloud SDK 428.0.0 428.0.0
Android Platform 27 → 34 27 → 34
Android Build Tools 34.0.0-rc3 34.0.0-rc3
Node.js 18.16.0 18.16.0 (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 8.1.1 8.1.1
cmake 3.22.1 3.22.1
Python 3.11.3 3.11.3
Ruby 3.2.1 3.0.2
extras android;m2, google;m2, google play services android;m2, google;m2, google play services