Along with the SDK release, Google has made available SDK Tools r21, the Android NDK, and of course some helpful API documents.

Talking of the latest update to Android (Version 5.1 of Lollipop rolls out)… Google has just officially announced the 5.1 SDK, which now represents API Level 22, to enable development and testing of ...

Google acquires cloud technology learning platform Qwiklabs and announces the upcoming end of support for Android API level 9 ...

Google has updated its API level requirements. Developers of new apps or providing updates are rqeuired to target Android 10 API or above.

The target API level doesn't have anything to do with what version of Android an app will run on. There are actually two API levels that an app has: the "targetSDKversion" and "minSDKversion." ...

As such, beginning with August 2018, Android applications will be required to target a recent API level, and in August 2019, all applications in the Play Store will have to offer 64-bit compatibility.

Google says that’s because “malware often targets older API levels to bypass security and privacy protections introduced in newer Android versions.” ...

The company notes that the feature will be enabled by default for apps targeting Android 11 (API level 30), and can be enabled manually for those targeting API levels 23 to 29.