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title: "What language is used to write the Android operating system?"  
description: "What language is used to write the Android operating system?"  
author: "Kalin"  
published: 2022-04-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96804/what-language-is-used-to-write-the-android-operating-system  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "android os", "android"]  
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# What language is used to write the Android operating system?

What [language](https://www.mindstick.com/startup/28/preply-the-fast-growing-platform-transforming-language-learning) is used to write the Android [operating system](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/229069/operating-system-development)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

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- **Java is the official programming language for [Android](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96782/what-is-service-in-android).** Android is mostly developed in Java, and its APIs are meant to be called from Java. The Android Native Development Kit (NDK) can be used to create C and C++ apps, but this is not something Google encourages.
- Java is a computer language that was initially released in 1995 by Sun Microsystems. It can be found on a wide range of devices, including smartphones and mainframe computers. It works on both your desktop PC and the Raspberry Pi. Java does not compile to native processor code; instead, it uses a 'virtual machine' that understands the Java bytecode intermediate format.

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