Preparing for Couchbase Lite on Android
Description — Prerequisites for the installation of Couchbase Lite
Abstract — Laying out some of the pre-requisites and preparatory steps to be considered before installing Couchbase Lite for android
Supported Versions
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The requirements listed below are for the Java/Kotlin SDK on Android (Minimum API Level 22). If you’re developing with the C/C++ SDK on Android, the minimum API Level is 24. For C/C++ SDK requirements, see Couchbase Lite for C - Android Requirements. |
The Supported OS Versions lists certified Android versions. Couchbase does not test against, nor guarantee support for, uncertified Android versions such as versions built from source.
| Platform | Runtime architectures | Minimum API Level |
|---|---|---|
Android |
armeabi-v7a |
22 |
Android |
arm64-v8a |
22 |
Android |
x86 |
22 |
Android |
x86_64 |
22 |
Supported Versions for Vector Search 4.0.0
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To use Vector Search, you must have Couchbase Lite installed and add the Vector Search extension to your Couchbase Lite application. Vector Search is available only for 64-bit architectures and Intel processors that support the Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set. To verify whether your device supports the AVX2 instructions set, follow these instructions. |
| Platform | Runtime architectures | Minimum API Level |
|---|---|---|
Android |
arm64-v8a |
23 |
Android |
x86_64 |
23 |