Google Play's Target API-level Requirements for Android 13 (Android sdk 33)
Introduction
Google Play's API 33 (Android 13) brings exciting new changes to the Android app development landscape. In this guide, we'll explore these Android 13 target SDK changes and discuss how to upgrade your app to meet Google Play's target API-level requirements. Let's dive in!
Google Play's API 33 (Android 13, Android SDK 33) introduces the following new changes:
- Themed app icons
- Per-app language preferences
- Improved text and language support
- Faster hyphenation
- Text Conversion APIs
- Color vector fonts and more!
You can get the full list of changes in the Android 13 API Level's official documentation.
In this tutorial article, we will cover how you can upgrade the target API level requirement for your Android App.
Understanding the Target API Level Requirements
If you are like us, you will have received an email similar to us:

Google PLay's API lever 33 targetSdk deadline email
As you can see, we have a lot of developed Android Apps that need their target APIs changed.