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GOOGLE PLAY · TARGET API 36

Keep your Android app on Google Play: a target API 36 update for a fixed price

If your app doesn't target API 36 yet, you can't publish updates — not even a bug fix. If it targets API 34 or lower, new users on recent phones can't install it either. I'll update it for a fixed price, usually within a week.

What changed

Since August 31, 2026, Google Play requires new apps and app updates to target Android 16 (API level 36).

Apps that target API level 34 or lower are no longer available to new users on devices running newer Android versions.

Developers who requested an extension have until November 1, 2026. After that, updates that don't target API 36 are rejected.

Google's official requirements

What's included

For native Android apps (Kotlin or Java) and Flutter apps.

  • Raise targetSdk and compileSdk to 36
  • Update the Android Gradle Plugin, Gradle, Kotlin and libraries — or Flutter plugins — where the new SDK requires it
  • Fix Android 15 and 16 behavior changes that affect your app — for example edge-to-edge layout, predictive back, permissions and background work
  • Test the main user flows on Android 16 and on your minimum supported Android version
  • A release build or a pull request, plus a short report of what changed and why
Not included: new features, redesigns and large refactors. If you need them, I'll quote them separately.

How it works

  1. 01
    Send your app link

    Send me the Google Play link. Repository access helps, but isn't required for the first quote.

  2. 02
    Get a fixed price

    Within one working day you get a fixed price and a timeline. If I haven't seen the code yet, the price is confirmed once I get repository access — before any work starts.

  3. 03
    Update

    You pay 50% upfront, then I do the update. Typical timeline: 3–7 working days.

  4. 04
    Review and publish

    You review the result and pay the rest. You publish it yourself, or give me release access and I'll upload it for you.

From €300
Fixed price · 3–7 working days · you pay the second half after you've reviewed the result

Who's doing the work

I'm an Android and Kotlin Multiplatform developer. Most recently I worked on Skill, a multi-sport tracking app for Android and iOS with 100,000+ installs on Google Play.

Case: updating a Flutter app to target API 36 See my work
FAQ
My app still works. Why bother?

It works for your current users. But you can't ship any update until it targets API 36, and if it targets API 34 or lower, new users on recent Android versions can't install it.

Do I have to give you access to Play Console?

No. I can hand you a release build or a pull request, and you publish it yourself. If you prefer, you can give me release-only access.

The app is old and uses outdated libraries. Is that a problem?

That's common. The quote tells you what needs updating and whether it changes the price — before any work starts.

What about next year?

Google raises the requirement every year. I can do the next update too, or leave notes so your team can do it.

Send your app link — get a fixed price within one working day

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