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 | 15 (Go edition) / March 21, 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
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]
On 6 May 2022, YouTube Go will shut down in August 2022.[6]
Versions
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 | Current |
| 14 (Go edition) | 14 | December 15, 2023 | October 4, 2023 | 72 | ||
| 15 (Go edition) | 15 | 3 GB | March 21, 2025 | September 3, 2024 | 199 |
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ published, Michael Allison (2020-03-19). "Google launches Camera Go for Android Go powered phones". Android Central. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ published, Cesar Cadenas (2022-05-05). "YouTube Go is going away". TechRadar. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
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