Android SDK General Availability

Today marks a significant milestone in our commitment to providing exceptional authentication experiences across all platforms. After a successful beta, we're thrilled to announce that the Clerk Android SDK is now generally available! The Clerk Android SDK addresses the need for first-class native authentication head-on. Built from the ground up with Kotlin and following Android's latest development standards, it provides the robust, idiomatic experience that Android developers expect while maintaining the simplicity and power that define all Clerk products. Let's explore what makes this release special.

Organization support

A new feature in this release is organization support. This allows you to create and manage organizations within your Android application.

scope.launch {
  Organization.create(name = "My Organization")
        .onSuccess { organization ->
          // Organization created successfully
        }
        .onError { error ->
          // Error creating organization
        }
}

Jetpack Compose

The Clerk Android SDK was built with Jetpack Compose in mind, allowing you to harness its declarative approach to user interfaces on all Android platforms.

@Composable
fun MainActivity() {
  Column {
    if(Clerk.user != null) {
      Text("Hello, ${Clerk.user.id}")
    } else {
      Text("You are signed out")
    }
  }
}

Coroutines

The Clerk Android SDK makes use of the latest in coroutines, allowing your code to be as readable and expressive as possible.

// Create a new sign up
scope.launch {
  val signUp = SignUp.create(SignUp.CreateParams.Standard(emailAddress = "newuser@clerk.com", password = "••••••••••"))

  // Send an email with a one time code
  // to verify the user's email
  signUp.prepareVerification(SignUp.PrepareVerificationParams.EmailCode)
}

Social Connections (OAuth)

Authenticate with your favorite social providers in just a few lines of code.

scope.launch {
  SignIn.authenticateWithRedirect(SignIn.AuthenticateWithRedirectParams.OAuth(provider = OAuthProvider.GOOGLE))
}

Session Management

Let the Clerk Android SDK take care of managing your user's authentication state so you can get back to building your app.

@Composable
fun MainActivity() {
  Column {
    if(Clerk.session != null) {
      Text(Clerk.session.id)
    } else {
      Text("No session")
    }
  }

Migration from Beta

For existing beta users, simply update your SDK version to 0.1.10 to access all GA features and improvements.

Getting Started

Ready to integrate production-ready authentication into your Android app? Check out our comprehensive resources:

• Android SDK Documentation - Complete API reference and guides
• Quickstart Guide - Get up and running in minutes

Looking Forward

The general availability of our Android SDK represents more than just a product milestone - it demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing world-class authentication solutions across every platform where your users engage with your applications.

We're incredibly grateful to our beta community whose feedback was instrumental in shaping this release. As we continue expanding platform support and adding new authentication capabilities, the Android SDK will evolve alongside our broader ecosystem. Expect regular updates with new features, performance improvements, and expanded integration options.

Have questions about the GA release, or need help with migration or implementation? Our support team is ready to help, and our Discord community is more active than ever with developers sharing experiences and best practices.

The full SDK source code remains available on GitHub, where you can contribute, report issues, or simply explore how we've built this authentication solution for the Android ecosystem.