Android Images - November 2023 Update

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Hey Everyone!

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

jobs:
  docker-job:
    docker:
      - image: cimg/android:2023.11.1

  vm-job:
    machine:
      image: android:edge

What’s New

Just software updates this month

Android Docker

  • NDK 26.0.10792818 → 26.1.10909125
  • Gcloud: 448.0.0 → 453.0.0
  • Maven 3.9.4 → 3.9.5
  • Gradle 8.3 → 8.4
  • Build Tools 33.0.1 → 33.0.2

Android VM

Includes the above changes as well as:

  • Node (LTS) 18.18.1 → 20.9.0
  • Node (Latest) 2.0.8 → 21.1.0
  • Docker 24.0.6→ 24.0.7
  • Python 3.11.5 → 3.12.0
  • Pyenv 2.3.27 → 2.3.31

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:2023.11.1
Docker 24.0.7 20.10.23
Docker Compose 2.21.0 2.20.2
Docker Compose Switch 1.0.5 1.0.5
Google Cloud SDK 453.0.0 453.0.0
Android Platform 27 → 34 27 → 34
Android Build Tools 34.0.0-rc3 34.0.0-rc3
Node.js 20.9.0 20.9.0 (node variant)
npm 9.4.2 9.4.2
yarn 1.22.19 1.22.19
Android NDK 26.1.10909125 26.1.10909125
OpenJDK 17.0.6 17.0.6
Maven 3.9.5 3.9.5
Gradle 8.4 8.4
cmake 3.22.1 3.22.1
Python 3.12.0 3.12.0
Ruby 3.2.2 3.2.2
extras android;m2, google;m2, google play services android;m2, google;m2, google play services