Qt for Android

Qt for Android™ enables you to develop Qt applications for Android devices, and supports a wide range of features and use-cases.

To start your Qt for Android application, download and install Qt for Android and use the Qt Creator IDE, follow the instructions on the Getting Started with Qt for Android page.

If you have an existing Android application, try Qt Quick for Android. It includes plugin for Google's Android Studio. Find it on the IntelliJ marketplace. This enables you to add Qt Quick content to your Android app as a View.

To build Qt from source, see Building from Source.

Supported Configurations

The following configurations are supported in this Qt release:

SectionDescription
DistributionAndroid 9 (API 28) to 14 (API 34)
Architecturearm64-v8a, x86_64, x86, and armeabi-v7a
CompilerClang 17.0.2 (NDK r26b or 26.1.10909125)

Note: It's recommended that Qt apps use the same NDK r26b version used for building the official Qt for Android libraries to avoid missing symbol errors.

JDKJDK 17
GradleGradle 8.10 and AGP 8.6.0
PackageMulti-ABI APKs, AABs and AARs

Note: Multi-ABI builds are available only when using CMake. For more information, see CMake Android Multi-ABIs.

For more information on the supported Android versions, see Qt for Android Supported Versions Selection Guidelines.

Explore Qt for Android

To learn about developing with Qt for Android, here are the main topics to check:

The following topics also provide more details about Qt for Android:

Adding OpenSSL Support for Android

How to package OpenSSL libraries with a Qt for Android application.

Android Platform Notes

Information particular to building and running Qt applications on Android.

Android Services

Provides information about Android Services support in Qt.

Porting to Android

Provides instructions to port your existing Qt application to Android.

Publishing to Google Play

Provides instructions to prepare your application for publishing.

Qt Quick for Android

An overview on using QML in native Android projects.

Qt for Android CMake Configuration

Information regarding CMake and Android platform APIs.

Qt for Android Environment Variables

Lists some useful environment variables used by the Qt For Android toolchain.

Supporting Google Emoji Font Policy

Guide for Supporting Google Emoji Font Policy using QML or C++.

Third-party Android Libraries

Instructions on including third-party Android libraries in an application.

Qt's vibrant and active community site houses a wiki, a forum, and additional learning guides and presentations.

For information about licensing, check Android GNU C++ Run-time Licensing.

Where to Go from Here

We invite you to explore the rest of Qt. We prepared overviews which help you decide which APIs to use and our examples demonstrate how to use our APIs.

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