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name: Android SDK
slug: launchdarkly-android-sdk
type: github
source_url: https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk
changelog_url: https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/blob/HEAD/CHANGELOG.md
organization: LaunchDarkly
organization_slug: launchdarkly
total_releases: 93
latest_version: 5.11.1
latest_date: 2026-03-23
last_updated: 2026-04-18
tracking_since: 2016-09-29
canonical: https://releases.sh/launchdarkly/launchdarkly-android-sdk
organization_url: https://releases.sh/launchdarkly
---

<Summary type="rolling" window-days="90" release-count="2">
The SDK shifted focus toward improving context handling and event reporting. It added support for per-context summary events to give finer-grained visibility into flag evaluation across different user contexts, then patched an initialization issue where identify hooks weren't firing during setup.
</Summary>

<Summary type="monthly" period="March 2026" release-count="1">
Ensured identify hooks fire during initialization, fixing a timing issue where hooks were skipped on app startup.
</Summary>

<Release version="5.11.1" date="March 23, 2026" published="2026-03-23T20:52:50.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.11.1">
## v5.11.1

## [5.11.1](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.11.0...5.11.1) (2026-03-23)


### Bug Fixes

* Call identify hooks during init. ([#331](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/331)) ([a09cb57](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/a09cb571f60a6573bbf13bb484a4ccda3feacc06))

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<Release version="5.11.0" date="February 13, 2026" published="2026-02-13T21:17:05.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.11.0">
## v5.11.0

## [5.11.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.10.0...5.11.0) (2026-02-13)


### Features

* Add support for per-context summary events. ([#320](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/320)) ([c5f078f](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/c5f078fd62df7dea367510f64c975eef4f06d208))

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<Release version="5.10.0" date="December 11, 2025" published="2025-12-11T19:59:48.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.10.0">
## v5.10.0

## [5.10.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.9.2...5.10.0) (2025-12-11)


### Features

* Add plugins registration result handling ([#318](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/318)) ([ea4a41c](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/ea4a41c63a58d5a46ed519033796e1777b61818c))

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<Release version="5.9.2" date="October 17, 2025" published="2025-10-17T20:52:34.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.9.2">
## v5.9.2

## [5.9.2](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.9.1...5.9.2) (2025-10-17)


### Bug Fixes

* bumping gson to incorporate fixes and improvements ([#312](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/312)) ([9ee3537](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/9ee3537d62d6a2a0cb1ba9feadc5bf31d73724b0))

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<Release version="5.9.1" date="July 21, 2025" published="2025-07-21T20:21:58.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.9.1">
## v5.9.1

## [5.9.1](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.9.0...5.9.1) (2025-07-21)


### Bug Fixes

* prevent flag change listener from being invoked with null flag key ([#307](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/307)) ([feada66](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/feada66ffde8834ad03d471a2d805888bed38908))
</Release>

<Release version="5.9.0" date="July 16, 2025" published="2025-07-16T13:32:37.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.9.0">
## v5.9.0

## [5.9.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.8.0...5.9.0) (2025-07-16)


### Features

* adds experimental plugin functionality ([#305](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/305)) ([2bca41b](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/2bca41b1ca93d35900b024a5083129b894d1017d))
</Release>

<Release version="5.8.0" date="May 27, 2025" published="2025-05-27T15:23:06.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.8.0">
## v5.8.0

## [5.8.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.7.0...5.8.0) (2025-05-27)


### Features

* Add hooks support ([#300](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/300)) ([f5fb5cf](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/f5fb5cf7bbb0aaf2fe28326acec91a3be916ed16))
</Release>

<Release version="5.7.0" date="May 19, 2025" published="2025-05-19T17:29:04.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.7.0">
## v5.7.0

## [5.7.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.6.1...5.7.0) (2025-05-19)


### Features

* Add support for inline contexts for custom events ([#296](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/296)) ([7ea838f](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/7ea838ff3f55c2b511c0ed5ffbbcb8112bf48fa8))
</Release>

<Release version="5.6.1" date="January 21, 2025" published="2025-01-21T17:14:47.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.6.1">
## v5.6.1

## [5.6.1](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.6.0...5.6.1) (2025-01-21)


### Bug Fixes

* correcting protocol parsing logic that may lead to incorrect sanitization of an incoming message from LD servers ([#288](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/288)) ([9969148](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/996914893f84422de55681d3a4e065c528cdaffd))
</Release>

<Release version="5.6.0" date="January 8, 2025" published="2025-01-08T18:09:43.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.6.0">
## v5.6.0

## [5.6.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.5.0...5.6.0) (2025-01-08)


### Features

* polling data source now supports one shot configuration ([a995a4e](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/a995a4e0fae91552e563e4235970f933292d7be8))


### Bug Fixes

* polling data source no longer reports initialized=true incorrectly when rate limiting delays first poll ([a995a4e](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/a995a4e0fae91552e563e4235970f933292d7be8))
</Release>

<Release version="5.5.0" date="November 22, 2024" published="2024-11-22T23:42:38.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.5.0">
## v5.5.0

## [5.5.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.4.0...5.5.0) (2024-11-22)


### Features

* honor polling interval across process restarts ([#282](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/282)) ([9b3ca70](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/9b3ca7002394a14641929974ceb7b2d2c0f34952))
</Release>

<Release version="5.4.0" date="October 18, 2024" published="2024-10-18T14:50:28.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.4.0">
## v5.4.0

## [5.4.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.3.1...5.4.0) (2024-10-18)


### Features

* Adds support for client-side prerequisite events ([#279](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/279)) ([8d59b96](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/8d59b9605560724df26598961e9b69fc1bd1820c))
</Release>

<Release version="5.3.1" date="July 10, 2024" published="2024-07-10T18:08:55.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.3.1">
## v5.3.1

## [5.3.1](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.3.0...5.3.1) (2024-07-10)


### Bug Fixes

* registered LDStatusListeners are now sent updates that result from a call to LDClient.identify(...) ([#274](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/274)) ([a648213](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/a648213dfd6b7f50a76f7a8160f07e62628aedbb))
</Release>

<Release version="5.3.0" date="May 13, 2024" published="2024-05-13T19:18:32.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.3.0">
## v5.3.0

## [5.3.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.2.0...5.3.0) (2024-05-13)


### Features

* improved streaming behavior by decreasing maximum retry interval ([#268](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/268)) ([81f1912](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/81f19124b03c1520b016526c619eb4d9287a9de9))
</Release>

<Release version="5.2.0" date="April 25, 2024" published="2024-04-25T21:45:10.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.2.0">
## v5.2.0

## [5.2.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.1.1...5.2.0) (2024-04-25)


### Features

* deprecating init without timeout ([1e46f0d](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/1e46f0de54d3595009fe6fc5c5b52d188231bcfc))
</Release>

<Release version="5.1.1" date="March 26, 2024" published="2024-03-26T20:05:50.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.1.1">
## v5.1.1

## [5.1.1](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.1.0...5.1.1) (2024-03-26)


### Bug Fixes

* improved LDClient.identify(...) behavior when offline ([#261](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/261)) ([24ce942](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/24ce9422f8c10bc61be3159680c7600c0cd27df4))
</Release>

<Release version="5.1.0" date="March 14, 2024" published="2024-03-14T20:47:22.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.1.0">
## v5.1.0

## [5.1.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.0.5...5.1.0) (2024-03-14)


### Features

* Always inline contexts for feature events ([2a88ef6](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/2a88ef66c878ef960d05ce23bb8d45a130207160))
* Redact anonymous attributes within feature events ([2a88ef6](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/2a88ef66c878ef960d05ce23bb8d45a130207160))


### Bug Fixes

* Bump launchdarklyJavaSdkInternal to 1.3.0 ([#257](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/257)) ([2a88ef6](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/2a88ef66c878ef960d05ce23bb8d45a130207160))
</Release>

<Release version="5.0.5" date="March 7, 2024" published="2024-03-07T17:51:55.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.0.5">
## v5.0.5

## [5.0.5](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.0.4...5.0.5) (2024-03-07)


### Bug Fixes

* propagating NPE fix for ContextBuilder.fromContext bug ([#246](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/246)) ([3205005](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/320500539c56bdf2e9345c29dbc34b6e68ef8616))
</Release>

<Release version="4.3.1" date="February 29, 2024" published="2024-02-29T17:47:49.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/4.3.1">
## [4.3.1] - 2024-02-29
### Fixed:
- Improved thread usage in streaming connections.
</Release>

<Release version="5.0.4" date="February 27, 2024" published="2024-02-27T20:16:15.000Z" url="https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/releases/tag/5.0.4">
## [5.0.4] - 2024-02-27
### Fixed:
- Improved thread usage in streaming connections.
</Release>

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