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android/ndk

The Android Native Development Kit observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/android/ndk observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

78/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 39
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 76.0
  • age_days: 3913
  • days_rel: 331
  • days_push: 9
  • n_releases_24m: 7

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2307 stars · 309 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

The Android Native Development Kit (NDK) lets Android developers embed native C/C++ code in their apps as JNI shared libraries. This repository hosts the NDK's issue tracking, roadmap, and build-system documentation, with source maintained in AOSP.

Use cases

  • compile C++ code for Android apps
  • build JNI shared libraries
  • use Vulkan or high-performance audio APIs natively on Android
  • debug native crashes and tombstones on Android
  • build Android apps with CMake or ndk-build

When to choose

  • you need native C/C++ performance in an Android app
  • you're porting an existing C/C++ library to Android
  • you need access to low-level Android APIs like Vulkan or Neural Networks from native code

When to avoid

  • you're building a pure Java/Kotlin Android app with no native code
  • you want cross-platform desktop development rather than Android

Facets

library · maturity active

compiler build-tool sdk developer-tools mobile-development developer-tools cross-platform cpp c cli jni native-code ndk bionic cmake android-development android

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
android/ndkmain78

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