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Security updates are not provided on versions older than Android 10. Newer versions receive security updates if the phone manufacturer supports them. Phones which have Android 10 and above receive security updates (like app updates) directly from Google Play.

Security updates are not provided on versions older than Android 10. Newer versions receive security updates if the phone manufacturer supports them. Phones which have Android 10 and above receive security updates (like app updates) directly from Google Play.

The current stable version is Android 13, released on August 15, 2022. {{As of|2022|10}}, [[Android Pie|Android 9]] is the most used version.

The current stable version is Android 13, released on August 15, 2022. {{As of|2022|10}}, [[Android Pi|Android 9]] is the most used version.

== Android programs ==

== Android programs ==

[[Computer program|Programs]] for Android, also called "apps" (short for [[Mobile application|applications]]), usually come from the [[Google Play]] Store. The Android programs have a [[file extension]] of [[APK (file format)|.APK]]. On May 7, 2019, [[Kotlin (programming language)|Kotlin]] replaced Java as Google’s preferred language for Android app development. Java is still supported, as is C++. Google states that<ref name="Android Dev Fundamentals">{{Cite web|url=https://developer.android.com/guide/components/fundamentals|title=Application Fundamentals|website=Android Developers}}</ref> "Android apps can be written using [[Kotlin (programming language)|Kotlin]], [[Java (programming language)|Java]], and [[C++]] languages". Other languages may also be used; such as [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and Go, and those languages and even C++ may have restrictions. <!-- but the [[User interface|UI]] is always made using [[Java]] and [[XML]]. --> Large portions of the operating system itself are also written in Java. Over 2.6 million apps are available for Android in the Google Play Store.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Number of apps on Android Devices|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/276623/number-of-apps-available-in-leading-app-stores/|access-date=November 17, 2018|website=statista}}</ref> Some apps are distributed elsewhere.

[[Computer program|Programs]] for Android, also called "apps" (short for [[Mobile application|applications]]), usually come from the [[Google Play]] Store. The Android programs have a [[file extension]] of [[APK (file format)|.APK]]. On May 7, 2019, [[Kotlin (programming language)|Kotlin]] replaced Java as Google’s preferred language for Android app development. Java is still supported, as is C++. Google states that<ref name="Android Dev Fundamentals">{{Cite web|url=https://developer.android.com/guide/components/fundamentals|title=Application Fundamentals|website=Android Developers}}</ref> "Android apps can be written using [[Kotlin (programming language)|Kotlin]], [[Java (programming language)|Java]], and [[C++]] languages". Other languages may also be used; such as [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and Go, and those languages and even C++ may have restrictions. <!-- but the [[User interface|UI]] is always made using [[Java]] and [[XML]]. --> Large portions of the operating system itself are also written in Java. Over 2.6 million apps are available for Android in the Google Play Store.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Number of apps on Android Devices|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/276623/number-of-apps-available-in-leading-app-stores/|access-date=November 17, 2018|website=statista}}</ref> Some apps are distributed elsewhere.

[[Category:Android (operating system)| ]]

[[Category:Android (operating system)| ]]