Android Development Requirements

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In this page you'll find hardware and software development kit (SDK) requirements needed to start developing for the Android platform.

The currently supported SDK version(s) can be found in UEBuildAndroid.cs . You can find it in your
[UE4 Root Directory]/Engine/Source/Programs/UnrealBuildTool/Platform/Android folder.

Unreal Engine 4.27


Hardware Requirements
Recommended Desktop Hardware	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
Supported Device Hardware	See Android Device Compatibility .
Software Requirements
Desktop Operating System	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
NDK Version	NDK r21d
Android Studio Version	Android Studio version 4.0
Supported IDE Versions	Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 or later. Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Visual Studio 2013

Unreal Engine 4.26.2


Hardware Requirements
Recommended Desktop Hardware	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
Supported Device Hardware	See Android Device Compatibility .
Software Requirements
Desktop Operating System	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
NDK Version	NDK r21b
Android Studio Version	Android Studio version 4.0
Supported IDE Versions	Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 or later. Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Visual Studio 2013

Unreal Engine 4.26.0


Hardware Requirements
Recommended Desktop Hardware	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
Supported Device Hardware	See Android Device Compatibility .
Software Requirements
Desktop Operating System	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
NDK Version	NDK r21b
Supported IDE Versions	Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 or later. Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Visual Studio 2013

Unreal Engine 4.25


Hardware Requirements
Recommended Desktop Hardware	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
Supported Device Hardware	See Android Device Compatibility .
Software Requirements
Desktop Operating System	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
NDK Version	NDK r21b
Android Studio Version	Android Studio version 3.5.3
Supported IDE Versions	Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 or later. Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Visual Studio 2013

Unreal Engine 4.24


Hardware Requirements
Recommended Desktop Hardware	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
Supported Device Hardware	See Android Device Compatibility .
Software Requirements
Desktop Operating System	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
NDK Version	Android NDK R14b Codeworks for Android 1R7u1 installer replaces the previous Codeworks on Windows and Mac. Linux uses 1R6u1 plus modifications.
Codeworks SDK Version	Windows and Mac: 1R7u1 Linux: 1R6u1
Supported IDE Versions	Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 or later. Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Visual Studio 2013

Unreal Engine 4.23


Hardware Requirements
Recommended Desktop Hardware	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
Supported Device Hardware	See Android Device Compatibility .
Software Requirements
Desktop Operating System	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
NDK Version	Android NDK R14b Codeworks for Android 1R7u1 installer replaces the previous Codeworks on Windows and Mac. Linux uses 1R6u1 plus modifications.
Codeworks SDK Version	Windows and Mac: 1R7u1 Linux: 1R6u1
Supported IDE Versions	Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 or later. Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Visual Studio 2013

Unreal Engine 4.22


Hardware Requirements
Recommended Desktop Hardware	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
Supported Device Hardware	See Android Device Compatibility .
Software Requirements
Desktop Operating System	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
NDK Version	Android NDK R14b Codeworks for Android 1R7u1 installer replaces the previous Codeworks on Windows and Mac. Linux uses 1R6u1 plus modifications.
Codeworks SDK Version	Windows and Mac: 1R7u1 Linux: 1R6u1
Supported IDE Versions	Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 or later. Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Visual Studio 2013

Unreal Engine 4.21


Hardware Requirements
Recommended Desktop Hardware	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
Supported Device Hardware	See Android Device Compatibility .
Software Requirements
Desktop Operating System	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
NDK Version	Android NDK R14b Codeworks for Android 1R7u1 installer replaces the previous Codeworks on Windows and Mac. Linux uses 1R6u1.
Codeworks SDK Version	Windows and Mac: 1R7u1 Linux: 1R6u1
Supported IDE Versions	Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 or later. Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Visual Studio 2013

Unreal Engine 4.20


Hardware Requirements
Recommended Desktop Hardware	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
Supported Device Hardware	See Android Device Compatibility .
Software Requirements
Desktop Operating System	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
NDK Version	Android NDK R12b Note: Codeworks for Android 1R6u1 installer replaces the previous Codeworks on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Codeworks SDK Version	1R6u1
Supported IDE Versions	Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 or later. Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Visual Studio 2013

Unreal Engine 4.19


Hardware Requirements
Recommended Desktop Hardware	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
Supported Device Hardware	See Android Device Compatibility .
Software Requirements
Desktop Operating System	See Hardware and Software Specifications .
NDK Version	Android NDK R12b Codeworks for Android 1R6u1 installer replaces the previous Codeworks on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Codeworks SDK Version	1R6u1
Supported IDE Versions	Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Visual Studio 2013