Android Go
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 Android Go 14 home screen with Pixel Launcher | |
| Developer | Many (mostly Google) |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix-like (modified Linux kernel) |
| Working state | Security updates only |
| Initial release | 8.1 (Go Edition) / December 5, 2017 |
| Latest release | 16 (Go edition) / November 7, 2025 |
| Marketing target | Low-end and very cheap smartphones (with 2 GB RAM or less) |
| Platforms | arm64-v8a (64-bit) armeabi-v7a (32-bit) |
| Official website | www |
Android Go is a lighter version of the Android, it runs very fast for lower-end and very cheap smartphones. It was released on 5 December 2017.[1] It works for smartphones with 2GB or less, for smartphones runs Android 15 Go, it works for only 3GB or more.[2]
Alcatel 1X became the first smartphone to run Android Go, which is released on February 2018.[3] Nokia 1 also became the first Nokia smartphone to run Android Go, which is released on April 2018.[4]
Apps
[change | change source]Android Go comes with these apps such as Google Go, Gallery Go, Google Assistant Go, Gmail Go and many others. It also launched Google Camera Go for Android Go smartphones.[5]
Versions
[change | change source]Android 8.1 Go was released for the first time, it currently available on Android 15.
| Version | Android version numbers | Minimum RAM required |
Android Go release date |
Android release date |
Days after release |
End of support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) | 8.1 | 512 MB | December 5, 2017 | December 5, 2017 | 0 | October 4, 2021 |
| 9 Pie (Go edition) | 9 | August 15, 2018 | August 6, 2018 | 9 | March 7, 2022 | |
| 10 (Go edition) | 10 | September 25, 2019 | September 3, 2019 | 22 | March 6, 2023 | |
| 11 (Go edition) | 11 | 1 GB | September 10, 2020 | September 8, 2020 | 2 | March 27, 2024 |
| 12 (Go edition) | 12 | December 14, 2021 | October 4, 2021 | 71 | March 31, 2025 | |
| 13 (Go edition) | 13 | 2 GB | October 19, 2022 | August 15, 2022 | 65 | 2026 |
| 14 (Go edition) | 14 | December 15, 2023 | October 4, 2023 | 72 | Current | |
| 15 (Go edition) | 15 | 3 GB | March 21, 2025 | September 3, 2024 | 199 | |
| 16 (Go edition) | 16 | November 7, 2025 | June 10, 2025 | 150 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Bohn, Dieter (2017-12-05). "Google launches Android Oreo Go edition for low-end phones". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Vlad. "Here are Google's new minimum RAM and storage requirements for Android phones". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ↑ Kastrenakes, Jacob (2018-02-24). "The first Android Go phone is here". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Yordan. "Nokia 1 is the first Android Go smartphone by HMD Global". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Michael Allison (2020-03-19). "Google launches Camera Go for Android Go powered phones". Android Central. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Cesar Cadenas (2022-05-05). "YouTube Go is going away". TechRadar. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
Other websites
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