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There are many [[https://source.android.com/source/build-numbers.html|naming]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history|schemes]] for versions in Android, and none are used everywhere. For the Android OS itself, there are three schemes: version names, like ''Gingerbread'' or ''KitKat''; version numbers, like 2.3.7 or 4.4.2; and, SDK version numbers, like `android-10` or `android-19`. None of these line up with each other. For example, the ''Jelly Bean'' name spans 4.1 through 4.3.1 and `android-16` through `android-18`. There are many [[https://source.android.com/source/build-numbers.html|naming]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history|schemes]] for versions in Android, and none are used everywhere. For the Android OS itself, there are three schemes: version names, like ''Gingerbread'' or ''Kitkat''; version numbers, like 2.3.7 or 4.4.2; and, SDK version numbers, like `android-10` or `android-19`. None of these line up with each other. For example, the ''Jelly Bean'' name spans 4.1 through 4.3.1 and `android-16` through `android-18`.  The version numbers and SDK numbers also do not line up, with `android-14` covering 4.0.1 - 4.0.2, `android-15` covering 4.0.3 - 4.0.4, but `android-16` covers all of 4.1.x.

This page is a gathering place for information about the android-tools packaging team, which is focused on packaging the Android development tools for Debian. There are also some packages which help run Debian in a chroot on Android.

Package naming scheme

The naming scheme for android-tools packages is as follows:

Android's upstream version names

There are many naming schemes for versions in Android, and none are used everywhere. For the Android OS itself, there are three schemes: version names, like Gingerbread or Kitkat; version numbers, like 2.3.7 or 4.4.2; and, SDK version numbers, like android-10 or android-19. None of these line up with each other. For example, the Jelly Bean name spans 4.1 through 4.3.1 and android-16 through android-18. The version numbers and SDK numbers also do not line up, with android-14 covering 4.0.1 - 4.0.2, android-15 covering 4.0.3 - 4.0.4, but android-16 covers all of 4.1.x.