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Android 13: notification and media permissions

API 33, August 2022. Notifications became a runtime permission, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE split into three media permissions, and a system photo picker needs no permission at all.

Oct 202616 min read6 partsPart 15 of 19 · Android, version by version

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Android 14: typed services, selected photos

API 34, October 2023. Apps targeting below 23 stopped installing, users could share only the photos they picked, and every foreground service needed a declared type.

Oct 202618 min read7 partsPart 16 of 19 · Android, version by version

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Android 15: edge-to-edge, private space

API 35, October 2024. Apps targeting 35 draw edge-to-edge, dataSync services get six hours a day, private space hides apps behind a lock, and native code must handle 16 KB pages.

Oct 202619 min read6 partsPart 17 of 19 · Android, version by version