Android Pie
| Android 9 Pie | |
|---|---|
| Version of the Android operating system | |
Android Pie home screen with Pixel Launcher | |
| Developer | |
| General availability | August 6, 2018 |
| Final release | 9.0.0_r76 (PSV1.210329.021) / January 4, 2022 |
| Final preview | P Beta 4 / Developer Preview 5 (PPP5.180610.010) / July 25, 2018 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Preceded by | Android Oreo (8.x) |
| Succeeded by | Android 10 |
| Official website | www |
| Support status | |
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Android 9 Pie (codenamed Android P during development) is the ninth major release and the 16th version of the Android mobile operating system. It was first released as a developer preview on March 7, 2018, and was released publicly on August 6, 2018.
On August 6, 2018, Google officially announced the final release of Android 9 under the title "Pie", with the update initially available for current Google Pixel devices, and releases for Android One devices and others to follow "later this year". The Essential Phone was the first third-party Android device to receive an update to Pie, notably coming day-and-date with its final release. The Sony Xperia XZ3 was the first device with Android Pie pre-installed.
As of February 2026, 2.56% of all Android devices were running Android Pie, which received its final security update on January 4, 2022.