Steven Moreland on the Android Systems Team shares the latest news for Android developers. Android now supports 16 KB page sizes. Starting November 1, 2025, all new apps and updates to existing apps submitted to Google Play and targeting Android 15+ devices must support 16 KB page sizes. Learn why the Android team is doing this and how you can get on board to bring the best performative app to your user.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Memory pages
1:33 - Application size growing
2:11 - Why we’re changing page size from 4KB to 16KB
4:18 - Android 16 and more
Resources:
Prepare your Play app for devices with 16 KB page sizes → https://goo.gle/4kGG6Gs
Support 16 KB page sizes → https://goo.gle/4llvbDv
Test your app in a 16 KB environment → https://goo.gle/3IznM4L
Subscribe to Android Developers → https://goo.gle/AndroidDevs
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Products mentioned: Google Play for Android