Android Machine and Docker Image August 2022 Update

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Hey Everyone!

August updates for Android are available with the following image tags:

  • android:2022.08.1

This refresh updates software included in the image, which can be found below. See the
android docs for more information about how to use the machine executor and these images

What’s New

Standard updates will be listed below, but the major update here is the removal of Android API Levels 23-26, meaning these images only include API Levels 27->33.

The reason for the removal includes 1) age 2) reducing bloat 3) unsupported by Android; in addition, API Level 28 is the minimum requirement for things like Google Play

While 27 and 28 are also unsupported, we believe that the usage numbers justify including them. If there is a need for previous versions, please make a discuss post or submit an issue at the android repo

Android Docker

  • Gradle: 7.5-> 7.5.1
  • Android: 23->33 → 27->33
  • Docker: 20.10.16 → 20.10.17

Android VM

Includes the above changes as well as:

  • gcloud: 393 → 397
  • Node.js (current) 18.6.0 → 18.7.0
  • python3 3.10.5 → 3.10.6
  • Android NDK: +25.0.8775105

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:2022.08.1
    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:2022.08.1 android:2022.08.1
Docker 20.10.17 20.10.17
Docker Compose 2.6.0 2.6.0
Docker Compose Switch 1.0.5 1.0.4
Google Cloud SDK 397.0.0 397.0.0
Android Platform 27 → 33 27 → 33
Android Build Tools 33 33
Node.js 16.16.0 16.16.0 (node variant)
npm 8.15.0 8.15.0
yarn 1.22.19 1.22.18
Android NDK 25.0.8775105 N/A
OpenJDK 11.0.15 11.0.15
Maven 3.8.6 3.8.6
Gradle 7.5.1 7.5.1
cmake 3.18.1 3.16.3
Python 3.10.6 3.8.10
Ruby 3.1.2 2.7.0
extras android;m2, google;m2, google play services android;m2, google;m2, google play services