Android Go

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Android Go

Android Go, officially Android (Go edition),[2] is a discontinued stripped-down version of the Android operating system, designed for low-end and ultra-budget smartphones (but also used by some tablets[3][4][5]). It is intended for smartphones with 2 GB of RAM[6] or less and was first made available with the release of Android Oreo.

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Android Go
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DeveloperVarious (mostly Google)
OS familyUnix-like (modified Linux kernel)
Working stateSecurity updates only
Initial release8.1 (Go Edition) / December 5, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-12-05)
Latest release15 (Go edition) / March 21, 2025; 39 days ago (2025-03-21)[1]
Marketing targetLow-end/ultra-budget smartphones (with 2 GB RAM or less)
Platformsarm64-v8a (64-bit)
armeabi-v7a (32-bit)
Official websitewww.android.com/versions/go-edition/
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The first phone pre-installed with Android Go is the Alcatel 1X, which was released in February 2018.

Features

Android Go has platform optimizations designed to reduce mobile data usage (including enabling Data Saver mode in Google Chrome by default), and a special suite of Google Mobile Services designed to be less resource and bandwidth-intensive. The Google Play Services package was also modularized to reduce its memory footprint.[7] The Google Play Store will highlight lighter apps suited for these devices.[8][9]

The operating system's interface differs from that of stock Android, with the quick-settings panel giving greater prominence to information regarding the battery, mobile-data limit, and available storage; the recent apps menu using a modified layout and being limited to four apps (in order to reduce RAM consumption), and an API for allowing mobile carriers to implement data-tracking and top-ups within the Android settings menu.[7] Some system services, such as notification access, split screen and picture-in-picture mode, are disabled to improve performance.[10]

Most devices running Android Go use Google's "stock" Android GUI, although there are several manufacturers that still use customized GUI.

Versions

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Android Go was made available to OEMs for Android 8.1 until Android 15.

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8.1 Oreo (Go edition) Old version, not maintained: 8.1 512 MB December 5, 2017 December 5, 2017 0 October 4, 2021 [11]
9 Pie (Go edition) Old version, not maintained: 9 August 15, 2018 August 6, 2018 9 March 7, 2022 [12]
10 (Go edition) Old version, not maintained: 10 September 25, 2019 September 3, 2019 22 March 6, 2023 [13]
11 (Go edition) Old version, not maintained: 11 1 GB September 10, 2020 September 8, 2020 2 March 27, 2024 [14]
12 (Go edition) Old version, not maintained: 12 December 14, 2021 October 4, 2021 71 March 31, 2025 [15]
13 (Go edition) Old version, still maintained: 13 2 GB October 19, 2022 August 15, 2022 65 Current [16]
14 (Go edition) Old version, still maintained: 14 December 15, 2023 October 4, 2023 72 [17]
15 (Go edition) Latest version: 15 3 GB March 21, 2025 September 3, 2024 199 [1]
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