Android Go

Android Go
Android Go 14 home screen with Pixel Launcher
DeveloperMany (mostly Google)
OS familyUnix-like (modified Linux kernel)
Working stateSecurity updates only
Initial release8.1 (Go Edition) / December 5, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-12-05)
Latest release16 (Go edition) / October 28, 2025; 12 months ago (2025-10-28)
Marketing targetLow-end and very cheap smartphones (with 2 GB RAM or less)
Platformsarm64-v8a (64-bit)
armeabi-v7a (32-bit)
Official websitewww.android.com/versions/go-edition/

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. It works for smartphones with 2GB or less, for smartphones runs Android 15 Go, it works for only 3GB or more.

Alcatel 1X became the first smartphone to run Android Go, which is released on February 2018. Nokia 1 also became the first Nokia smartphone to run Android Go, which is released on April 2018.

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.

On 6 May 2022, YouTube Go will shut down in August 2022.

Versions

Android 8.1 Go was released for the first time, it currently available on Android 16.

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 March 2, 2026
14 (Go edition) 14 December 15, 2023 October 4, 2023 72 Current
15 (Go edition) 15 March 21, 2025 September 3, 2024 199
16 (Go edition) 16 October 28, 2025 June 10, 2025 140

References

  1. ↑ "UMIDIGI A75x Becomes the First Entry-Level Smartphone with Android 16". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ Bohn, Dieter (2017-12-05). "Google launches Android Oreo Go edition for low-end phones". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  3. ↑ Vlad. "Here are Google's new minimum RAM and storage requirements for Android phones". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  4. ↑ Kastrenakes, Jacob (2018-02-24). "The first Android Go phone is here". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  5. ↑ Yordan. "Nokia 1 is the first Android Go smartphone by HMD Global". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  6. ↑ Michael Allison (2020-03-19). "Google launches Camera Go for Android Go powered phones". Android Central. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  7. ↑ Cesar Cadenas (2022-05-05). "YouTube Go is going away". TechRadar. Retrieved 2025-05-10.

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