SDK Monitor shows you which Android API levels your installed apps are targeting. Since 2017 Google requires apps to target recent API levels for better security and privacy, this tool helps you see how up-to-date your apps really are.
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Newer Android versions come with better security and privacy features. When apps target recent API levels, they're forced to use these improvements. But Android doesn't show you this information by default, so SDK Monitor makes it visible. It also helps you see which apps are updating because they have to, versus those that genuinely want to improve.
- SDK Analysis - See targetSDK versions for all your apps
- Visual Charts - Nice graphs showing how your apps are distributed
- Search & Filter - Find apps quickly with live search
- App Details - Full info including permissions and install dates
- Background Updates - Automatically tracks changes when you install or update apps
- Adaptive Design - Looks great on phones, tablets, and foldables
- Material You - Matches your system colors
- Fast Scrolling - Jump through long app lists easily
- Fully Offline - No internet required, everything stays on your device
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- Architecture: Clean Architecture with MVVM
- UI: Jetpack Compose with Material 3
- Database: Room for storing app data
- DI: Hilt for dependency injection
- Async: Kotlin Coroutines and Flow
- Background: WorkManager for scheduled tasks
- Navigation: Compose Navigation with type safety
Data handling
- Room database for local storage
- Repository pattern for data access
- Syncs with system when apps change
User interface
- Reactive UI with Compose and Flow
- Custom charts built with Canvas
- Responsive layouts for different screen sizes
App logic
- Business logic separated into use cases
- Integrates with Android's PackageManager
- Analyzes and categorizes SDK versions
- Android Studio Hedgehog | 2023.1.1 or newer
- JDK 17+
- Android SDK with API 34+
git clone https://github.com/bernaferrari/SDKMonitor.git
cd SDKMonitor
./gradlew assembleDebug./gradlew test
./gradlew connectedAndroidTestHere's what different API levels mean:
- API 34 (Android 14): Partial photo/video access
- API 33 (Android 13): Themed app icons, per-app language preferences, notification permission
- API 32 (Android 12L): Improved large screen support, new splash screen API
- API 31 (Android 12): Material You, approximate location permission, clipboard access notifications
- API 30 (Android 11): Scoped storage enforcement, one-time permissions, background location restrictions
- API 29 (Android 10): Scoped storage (optional), dark theme, gesture navigation
- API 28 (Android 9): Network security config required, Apache HTTP client removed
- API 26-27 (Android 8.x): Background execution limits, notification channels, adaptive icons
- API 24-25 (Android 7.x): File provider requirements, doze mode, multi-window support
- Below API 24: Missing modern security and privacy features
Higher API levels mean apps must adopt newer security and privacy protections.
Want to help? Check out our Contributing Guidelines for:
- Code style
- How to submit changes
- Reporting bugs
- Suggesting features
- Bug reports: GitHub Issues
- Questions: GitHub Discussions
- F-Droid: Package page
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