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Snake
Snake

Reputation: 14678

Android runs on what JAVA SDK version

I always get confused about this, what SDK version of Java does Android run on? For example Android 2.3 and Android 4.0. What JAVA SDK they run (1.4,1.5..etc? Please let me know unless I am missing the concept completely

Upvotes: 7

Views: 4271

Answers (2)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1007533

I always get confused about this, what SDK version of Java does Android run on?

Technically, it runs on no "SDK version of Java". Android devices have the Dalvik VM for executing Dalvik bytecode, not a Java VM for executing Java bytecode.

The Android development tools will cross-compile Java bytecode into Dalvik bytecode when you build your Android app. Those tools support Java bytecode from Java 1.5 or 1.6. It definitely does not support older than 1.5, and I am not certain what all happens if you try Java 7.

Upvotes: 10

Drake Clarris
Drake Clarris

Reputation: 1045

Currently, java 1.6 is the version used for all Android versions. Keep in mind there are some things not present, and some extras added, so really, it's more like its own branch.

Upvotes: 7

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