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| Android Go |
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 |  Android Go 14 home screen with Pixel Launcher | | Developer | Various (mostly Google) |
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| OS family | Linux |
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| Working state | Security updates only |
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| Initial release | 8.1 (Go Edition) /
December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05) |
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| Final release | 16 (Go Edition) / October 28, 2025 (2025-10-28)[1] |
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| Marketing target | Low-end/ultra-budget smartphones (with 3 GB and 4 GB RAM) |
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| Supported platforms | arm64-v8a (64-bit)
armeabi-v7a (32-bit) |
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| Official website | www.android.com/versions/go-edition/ |
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Android Go, officially Android (Go edition),[2] is a 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 4 GB of RAM or lower[6][7] and was first made available with the release of Android Oreo.
The first phone pre-installed with Android Go is the Alcatel 1X, which was released in February 2018.[8]
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.[9] The Google Play Store will highlight lighter apps suited for these devices.[10][11]
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 uses a modified layout and is 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.[9] Some system services, such as notification access, split screen, and picture-in-picture mode, are disabled to improve performance.[12]
Most devices running Android Go use Google's "stock" Android GUI, although several manufacturers still use a customized GUI.
Versions
| Version |
Android version
numbers |
Minimum RAM
required |
Android Go
release date |
Android release
date |
Days after
release |
End of
support |
Ref. |
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| 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) |
Unsupported: 8.1 |
512 MB |
December 5, 2017 |
December 5, 2017 |
0 |
October 4, 2021 |
[13] |
| 9 Pie (Go edition) |
Unsupported: 9 |
August 15, 2018 |
August 6, 2018 |
9 |
March 7, 2022 |
[14] |
| 10 (Go edition) |
Unsupported: 10 |
September 25, 2019 |
September 3, 2019 |
22 |
March 6, 2023 |
[15] |
| 11 (Go edition) |
Unsupported: 11 |
1 GB |
September 10, 2020 |
September 8, 2020 |
2 |
March 27, 2024 |
[16] |
| 12 (Go edition) |
Unsupported: 12 |
December 14, 2021 |
October 4, 2021 |
71 |
March 31, 2025 |
[17] |
| 13 (Go edition) |
Unsupported: 13 |
2 GB |
October 19, 2022 |
August 15, 2022 |
65 |
March 2, 2026 |
[18] |
| 14 (Go edition) |
Supported: 14 |
December 15, 2023 |
October 4, 2023 |
72 |
Current |
[19] |
| 15 (Go edition) |
Supported: 15 |
March 21, 2025 |
September 3, 2024 |
199 |
[20] |
| 16 (Go edition) |
Latest version: 16 |
4 GB |
October 28, 2025 |
June 10, 2025 |
140 |
[1] |
Legend: Unsupported Supported Latest version Preview version Future version |
References
- 1 2 "UMIDIGI A75x Price/Specs/Review-UMIDIGI". www.umidigi.com. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Android (Go edition)". Android. Archived from the original on 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ "Lenovo Tab E7 | Easy-to-use entertainment tablet | Lenovo AU". www.lenovo.com.
- ↑ "Lenovo Tab E10 | 10.1" family entertainment tablet | Lenovo US". www.lenovo.com. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ↑ "Lenovo Tab M7 (3rd Gen) Specifications" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ↑ "Google won't let cheap Android phones and tablets ship with only 16GB storage anymore". Android Authority. 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ Vlad. "Here are Google's new minimum RAM and storage requirements for Android phones". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ Kastrenakes, Jacob (2018-02-24). "The first Android Go phone is here". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- 1 2 "Android 8.0 Oreo, thoroughly reviewed". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ ""Android Go" will strip Android down for ultra-low-budget phones". Ars Technica. Conde Nast. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Android Go could help make Android O a runaway success". Engadget. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Android (Go edition)". Android Developers. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Introducing Android Oreo (Go edition) with the release of Android 8.1". Blog. Google. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "Android 9 Pie (Go edition): New features and more options this fall". Blog. Google. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "More improvements for Android on entry-level phones". Blog. Google. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "Android 11 (Go edition): New features coming to more devices". Blog. Google. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ A closer look at Android 12 (Go edition) Archived 2022-04-08 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Android 13 (Go edition): Easier to update and tailored just for you". Google. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ↑ "itel Launches itel P55T Smartphone with Android 14 (Go edition) and Long-lasting Battery". December 16, 2023. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
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