# aws-amplify/aws-sdk-android

AWS SDK for Android. For more information, see our web site:

Repository: https://github.com/aws-amplify/aws-sdk-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aws-sdk-android
Homepage: https://docs.amplify.aws
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: aws-sdk, android, aws-sdk-android, amazon-web-services, java, aws-mobile
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-08-03T16:00:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 39, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4439, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 327, "gap_med": 53, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1076, forks 545 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.366719+00:00)

## What it is
The AWS SDK for Android is a collection of low-level Java libraries for directly interacting with AWS services (S3, DynamoDB, Cognito, Lambda, Pinpoint, and more) from Android apps. It is deprecated in favor of AWS Amplify for Android, with end of support scheduled for August 1, 2026.

## Use cases
- call AWS services like S3 or DynamoDB from an Android app
- add Cognito-based authentication to an Android application
- upload files to S3 from mobile
- integrate AWS Lambda, SNS, or SQS into an Android client
- maintain a legacy Android app that already uses the AWS mobile SDK
- migrate an Android app from aws-sdk-android to Amplify Android

## When to choose
- you are maintaining an existing Android app already built on this SDK
- you need low-level, fine-grained control over AWS service APIs on Android and accept the deprecation timeline

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new Android project - use AWS Amplify for Android instead
- you need long-term support beyond August 2026
- you want a modern, higher-level cloud-connected app framework

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: sdk, auth, database-driver, http-client, cryptography
- domain: mobile-development, cloud-computing, developer-tools, apis
- platform: jvm
- tags: aws, android-sdk, deprecated, cloud-services, s3, dynamodb, cognito, mobile-backend, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- aws-amplify/aws-sdk-android (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.366719+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:21.053064+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aws-amplify/aws-sdk-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.366719+00:00, sha f63b4ff74f10)
  - homepage: https://docs.amplify.aws (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:47.651128+00:00, sha e29312b2fcb7)
  - site_page: https://docs.amplify.aws/react/how-amplify-works/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:47.660579+00:00, sha 514d64eb2ea0)
  - site_page: https://docs.amplify.aws/react/start/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:47.662594+00:00, sha c72af7b4fe4c)
  - site_page: https://docs.amplify.aws/react/start/manual-installation (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:47.664602+00:00, sha 1c3586cce5d9)
  - site_page: https://docs.amplify.aws/gen1/react (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:47.666483+00:00, sha 2b4d725d0479)
  - site_page: https://docs.amplify.aws/nextjs/start/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:47.668380+00:00, sha 2e163db38c3e)
  - site_page: https://docs.amplify.aws/angular/start/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:47.670081+00:00, sha df14a3d32210)
  - site_page: https://docs.amplify.aws/vue/start/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:47.672526+00:00, sha 3ccbbbb9a85c)
  - site_page: https://docs.amplify.aws/javascript/start/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:47.674489+00:00, sha 8ed79c1b81df)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.