Retrieving Android API version programmatically

Question

Is there any way to get the API version that the phone is currently running?

Answer 1

try this:

 if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD) {
     // only for gingerbread and newer versions
 }

Answer 2

android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK should give you the value of the API Level. You can easily find the mapping from api level to android version in the android documentation. I believe, 8 is for 2.2, 7 for 2.1, and so on.

Answer 3

Like this:

String versionRelease = BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME;

versionRelease :- 2.1.17

Please make sure your import package is correct ( import package your_application_package_name, otherwise it will not work properly).

Answer 4

Got it. Its using the getApplicationInfo() method of the Context class.

Answer 5

Build.VERSION.RELEASE;

That will give you the actual numbers of your version; aka 2.3.3 or 2.2. The problem with using Build.VERSION.SDK_INT is if you have a rooted phone or custom rom, you could have a non standard OS (aka my android is running 2.3.5) and that will return a null when using Build.VERSION.SDK_INT so Build.VERSION.RELEASE will work no matter using standard Android version or not !

To use it, you could just do this;

String androidOS = Build.VERSION.RELEASE;