API 18 · JELLY_BEAN_MR2

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

Bluetooth Smart (LE) support

released: 2013-07-24
runtime: Dalvik
design: Holo
status: stable

What shipped

Bluetooth Smart (LE) support
Restricted profiles for tablets
OpenGL ES 3.0
TRIM for faster storage

Platform internals

What changed underneath the APIs. These are the changes this site's architecture modules explain in depth.

SELinux enforcement rolled out more broadly
Binder changes for restricted profiles

What developers had to deal with

Bluetooth LE APIs
OpenGL ES 3.0
App Ops (hidden) introduced for permission control

Permissions introduced here

BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICEsignature
LOCATION_HARDWAREunknown
SEND_RESPOND_VIA_MESSAGEunknown

Where this sits

Release 18 of 37 API levels, by date

Headline features: 4
Architecture changes: 2
Developer changes: 3
Sources cited: 3

Kernel

This release shipped on Linux kernel versions 3.4. Kernel versions vary by device.