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February 1, 2027, Google Play
Updates that do not support 16 KB memory pages can no longer be released. The rule applies to apps targeting Android 15 (API 35) or higher, on 64-bit devices. If the app and every library and SDK it uses are Java or Kotlin only, it already complies. If there is native code (C or C++), in the app or in any SDK, the app must be rebuilt.
Source: Android Developers.
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February 2027, Google Play: memory
Apps and games must stay under new memory-use limits, measured on users' phones and tablets using the last 28 days of data. Google has not yet published the exact day in that month.
Source: Play Console Help.
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February 2027, Google Play: code optimization
Every upload to Play Console needs at least 25% optimization, 25% obfuscation and 25% shrinking. It is enforced where the compiled code (DEX) is not small: per Google's table, apps with more than 10 MB and games with more than 50 MB of DEX code. R8 or another shrinker can do it. Google has not yet published the exact day in that month.
Source: Play Console Help.
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April 2027, Apple
iPhone and iPad apps uploaded to App Store Connect must be built with the iOS and iPadOS 27 SDK or later and target iOS 15 or later. tvOS, visionOS and watchOS apps need their own platform's 27 SDK or later. Apple has not yet published the exact day in that month.
Source: Apple Developer and the September 9, 2026 announcement.
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April 2027, Google Play
Apps with optional or mandatory sign-in must restore the user's sign-in with zero taps when they move to a new Android device and choose to restore their data (a transfer between devices or a cloud backup). It applies to phones and tablets. Games are out of scope for now. Google has not yet published the exact day in that month.
Source: Play Console Help.
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August 2027, Google Play
On the official Android blog, Google announced that on Google Play, new apps and updates will need to target Android 17 (API 37) in August 2027. Google Play's official target API page does not list this rule yet: for new apps and updates, it currently requires API 36 (since August 31, 2026). It also lists different levels for existing apps and for some platforms.
Source: Android Developers Blog and the official target API requirements page.
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Since September 30, 2026, Android in Brazil
Since September 30, 2026, in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, apps installed from participating stores on certified Android devices (Android 7 or later) must come from a verified developer, with the app registered. Other stores and direct installs are not covered yet. In 2027, according to Google, verification expands worldwide to all apps on certified Android devices.
Source: Android Developers.
2027 store check
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