Why?

Cause - why, why, why this would be needed?

• Qt for Android users/customers want to their customers to be able to use latest Android OS version devices

Customer - who needs it?

• Qt for Android users/customers
• Qt Quick for Android users/customers

Cruft - why it would not be needed (counter argument)?

• Well.. you could use Android 16 as long as Google Play accepts new app and updates with SDK level 36

What?

Definition - what is this?

• This is Qt supporting Qt for Android apps to be build and run successfully on top of Android OS version 17 (aka Cinnamon Bun)
• Android 17 is expected to come in January 2026 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-3561251/ 

Demarcation - what this is not?

• This work is not full support of all new APIs and FEAtures that Android 17 brings via Qt APIs. Each API will be estimated for cross-platform suitability and implemented separately. __ 

Dependencies - what does it need? Or who needs it?

• Next NDK LTS version
• Qt 6.8 LTS would need he formal release of Android 17.
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