Android Native Development Kit (NDK)

The latest version of this document is available at https://android.googlesource.com/platform/ndk/+/mirror-goog-main-ndk/README.md.

Note: This document is for developers of the NDK, not developers that use the NDK.

The NDK allows Android application developers to include native code in their Android application packages, compiled as JNI shared libraries.

To navigate this site, use the navigation bar at the top of the page. For additional documentation, see the listing for the docs directory. If you're not sure where to start, the Onboarding page will guide you.

Other Resources

• User documentation is available on the Android Developer website.
• Discussions related to the Android NDK happen on the android-ndk Google Group.
• Announcements such as releases are posted to the android-ndk-announce Google Group.
• File bugs against the NDK at https://github.com/android-ndk/ndk/issues.