This page lists monthly site changes and documentation updates.
Changes to AOSP
Starting March 27, 2025, the latest release branch will always be referenced by
the new android-latest-release manifest, which can be used directly with
Repo. We recommend platform developers use android-latest-release
instead of aosp-main to build and contribute to AOSP. The
android-latest-release manifest is set to the latest AOSP release branch,
android16-qpr2-release. See About android-latest-release
for more information.
Request Android source
To get the source code for third-party components distributed by Google in binary form within an Android product, see Get Android source.
March 2026
These are the March site changes. Find regularly scheduled bulletins such as the Android Security Bulletins on their respective pages.
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| Architecture | Updated guidance for Generic Bootloader (GBL) to clarify that any FAT partition type can be used (not just FAT32), and updated the android_esp partition size requirement to 8 MB on Deploy GBL.
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| Updated Generic Kernel Image (GKI) release process to remove information on weekly releases, as they no longer occur, and to reformat tables. | |
On Android common kernels, added the android17-6.18 kernel to tables, removed 5.4 kernels as they reached end of life, and removed Linux Kernel Functional Testing (LKFT) information as it has been shut down.
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| Updated the definition of protected VM to reflect that it's a universal construct within AVF on Android Virtualization Framework (AVF) overview. | |
| Automotive | Added the App Lock integration guide for the Sensitive App Lock unbundled app and updated Integrate unbundled apps. |
| Compatibility | Updated Buy and set up a Gen2 box with a revised chart and an updated manufacturing vendor contact number. Added Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE to the allowlist of supported tablets on Test camera images using automation. |
| Added documentation for the Flexi-Tele extension rig, which allows ITS testing with various chart distances for telephoto lenses, to Buy and set up a modular rig system. | |
| Reverted updates to CTS Verifier Pro Audio test and USB audio CTS Verifier tests, pending upcoming releases. | |
| Connectivity | Updated Wi-Fi network selection with details on connected network evaluation parameters and added information about the carrier mobility filter feature. |
| Updated Bluetooth HCI requirements to include Opus as a supported codec, adding it to codec bitmasks and lists and defining its vendor-specific capabilities. | |
| Interaction | On Implement piecewise linear envelope effects, updated requirements for Piecewise Linear Envelope (PWLE) haptic effects, including a new formula for sharpness frequency range calculation. |
| Security | Published the Android Security Bulletin—March 2026, Android Automotive OS Update Bulletin—March 2026, Pixel Update Bulletin—March 2026, Pixel Watch Security Bulletin—March 2026, Wear OS Security Bulletin—March 2026, and Android XR Bulletin—March 2026. |
| On Key and ID attestation, clarified which fields are included in the attestation extension under various conditions. | |
| Updated Android security acknowledgements to recognize researchers who contributed to identifying security vulnerabilities in Android. | |
| Setup | On Codenames, tags, and build numbers, added new columns for CTS version and Quarterly release name, and added build numbers for the March 2026 security backport releases. |
| Tests | On Pass options and filters to suite and modules, added examples for passing options to modules, including using set-option for Java test classes in java_test_host.
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On Rescue Party, updated the ADB command to trigger a low-level system_server crash loop based on user feedback, and converted the page from HTML to Markdown.
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| Updated OmniLab Android Test Station to indicate that the installer program now supports Ubuntu 22.04. |
February 2026
These are the February site changes. Find regularly scheduled bulletins such as the Android Security Bulletins on their respective pages.
| Location | Change |
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| Architecture | Updated guidance for the Generic Bootloader (GBL) EFI System Partition (ESP) to refer to FAT filesystems and clarified that the GUID must match the value for an ESP on Deploy GBL. |
| Added new builds to android16-6.12 release builds, android15-6.6 release builds, android14-6.1 release builds, android14-5.15 release builds, android13-5.15 release builds, and android12-5.10 release builds. | |
| Updated 16KB developer option docs for OEM unlock on Enable 16 KB toggle. | |
Added AIDL NDK backend updates for linkToDeath on Link to death.
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Updated missing cpp backend support for FMQ on Fast Message Queue with AIDL.
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| Updated information on FCM lifecycle. | |
| Automotive | Clarified that Image Test Suite (ITS) compliance isn't required for Automotive Camera Service (ACS) implementations in Overview, as standardizing camera development on Android Automotive OS using the Camera2 framework doesn't require ITS testing for ACS. |
| Compatibility | Updated the CTS and CTS-Verifier download links for the February 2026 release versions, including versions 16.1_R2, 16_R4, 15_R7, 14_R11, and 13_R15 on Compatibility Test Suite downloads. |
| Relocated purchase and setup instructions for multidevice Bluetooth testing from the main CTS setup page to Set up the BananaPi-R3 access point, a dedicated guide. | |
| Updated camera orientation requirements on Android 16 Compatibility Definition, Android 15 Compatibility Definition, and Android 14 Compatibility Definition. | |
| Added Test runs when the feature flags are disabled in the device. | |
| Connectivity | Added Implement Android Custom Tabs for Captive Portal Login for information on Android Custom Tabs in captive portals. |
| Updated Prepare the UICC for Android CTS profile specification to specify a fixed ADM1 key and not a randomized ADM1, preventing CTS test failures. | |
| Graphics | Added Productionized DPU readback. |
| Interaction | Fixed the minimum duration required between Piecewise Linear Envelope (PWLE) points to 20 ms on Implement piecewise linear envelope effects, resulting in consistent rendering of haptic effects across devices supporting this feature. |
| Power | Expanded Wattson documentation to include GPU support and added the Pixel 10 family of devices to the list of supported hardware for power analysis on Power analysis overview and Collect and view traces. |
| Security | Published the Android Security Bulletin—February 2026, Android Automotive OS Update Bulletin—February 2026, Pixel Update Bulletin—February 2026, Wear OS Security Bulletin—February 2026, and Android XR Bulletin—February 2026. |
| Updated key attestation documentation to provide clearer guidance on the representation of boot and vendor patch levels in attestation certificates on Key and ID attestation. | |
| Restored Material Design color formatting for HWASan report sections on Understand HWASan reports, improving the clarity of memory safety diagnostics and error analysis. | |
| Updated Android security acknowledgements to recognize researchers who contributed to identifying security vulnerabilities in the February 2026 release. | |
| Removed CVE-2025-48612 on Android Security Bulletin—December 2025 and CVE-2025-22442 on Android Security Bulletin—April 2025 from the list of addressed vulnerabilities. | |
Updated MTE developer option name and clarified that default_memtag is a property of the bootloader
on MTE bootloader support.
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Clarified validated_attested_entity on
on Schema.
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| Tests | Updated ATS release notes for R52 on OmniLab Android Test Station release notes. |
| Added OmniLab Android Test Station 2.0 upgrade guide, and updated OmniLab Android Test Station and ATS frequently asked questions. | |
| Virtualization | Clarified the definition of a protected virtual machine (pVM) to reflect that it is a universal construct within the Android Virtualization Framework in Android Virtualization Framework (AVF) overview. |
January 2026
These are the January site changes. Find regularly scheduled bulletins such as the Android Security Bulletins on their respective pages.
| Location | Change |
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| Architecture | Added implementation guide for Generic Bootloader (GBL) to Generic Bootloader (GBL) overview and Deploy GBL. |
| Deprecated Transition from ION to DMA-BUF heaps (5.4 kernel only) as ION is no longer supported with Linux kernel 5.4 reaching its end of life. | |
Updated lock name from mmap_sem to mmap_lock in
Kernel release notes.
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| Updated link to LTS kernel information on Kernel overview. | |
| Updated GKI release table with release dates into 2026 and notation for 16K-capable kernels on Generic Kernel Image (GKI) release process. | |
| Moved GKI respin guidelines to Request a respin, a dedicated page, and updated Generic Kernel Image (GKI) release process. | |
| Added an NDK example for Binder to Handle cached and frozen apps. | |
| Deprecated the android14-6.1-2024-12 and android15-6.6-2024-12 branches for 2026-01-01. | |
| Added new builds to android16-6.12 release builds, android15-6.6 release builds, android14-6.1 release builds, android14-5.15 release builds, android13-5.15 release builds, android13-5.10 release builds, and android12-5.10 release builds. | |
| Automotive | Added more apps to the list of unbundled apps in Integrate unbundled apps. |
| Published release notes for Android Automotive 25Q4. | |
| Updated Unbundled apps release notes with information about CAL media. | |
| Build | Updated guidance on setting feature flag values on Set feature launch flag values. |
| Compatibility | Updated documentation for Perceptual-Contrast-based Video Encoding Quality (PC-VEQ) to mention using Media3 Transformer in Run Media Performance Class Tests. |
| Added information about the number of modules added and removed in CTS 16.1 Release Notes. | |
| Clarified setup steps that are conditional on device hardware in Set up CTS automated testing. | |
| Connectivity | Fixed image path in Ranging: out-of-band message sequence and payload specification. |
| Corrected NFC standards referenced in Android proprietary NCI commands. | |
| Updated Bluetooth HCI requirements with features for Sniff Offload and Bluetooth Quality Report (BQR) events for energy monitoring, Advanced RF Stats, and controller health monitoring. | |
| Security | Updated Android 14 Security Release Notes with new vulnerabilities CVE-2023-45784 and CVE-2023-45782. |
| Added CVE-2025-36911 to Pixel Update Bulletin—January 2026 and updated Android security acknowledgements. | |
| Updated Android Security AutoRepro with structuring style and notes on coding agent integration in templates and examples. | |
| Updated Android Security Bulletin—December 2025 to remove CVE-2025-48631. | |
| Updated Android security acknowledgements for CVE-2025-48581 in November 2025 list. | |
| Added Android XR Security Bulletins section and published the Android XR Bulletin—January 2026. | |
| Published the Android Security Bulletin—January 2026, Android Automotive OS Update Bulletin—January 2026, Pixel Update Bulletin—January 2026, and Wear OS Security Bulletin—January 2026. | |
| Tests | Added command examples for collect-tests-only dry runs for Tradefed in
Test a Trade Federation (TF) configuration.
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| Updates | Corrected variable name from FinalDessertSize to FactorySize in
Size the super partition.
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| Fixed image link in NFC Services. |