> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.box.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Android SDK Installation

<Warning>
  As of May 31, 2023 Android SDK is
  no longer supported. You can still
  use your existing Android SDK applications
  with no impact, but you won't receive new features,
  updates, or bug fixes.

  If you would like to continue
  getting the latest and greatest Android
  features, we recommend using Java SDK to build apps
  on Android. Refer to [this][android-docs] documentation for more details.
</Warning>

The Android SDK may be obtained through several methods:

* Adding as a Maven or Gradle dependency
* Cloning the source into your project
* Downloading one of the precompiled JARs

## Add as a Maven dependency

Add the following to your Maven dependencies.

```xml theme={null}
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.box</groupId>
    <artifactId>box-android-sdk</artifactId>
</dependency>
```

## Add as a Gradle dependency

Add the following to your `build.gradle` file.

```js theme={null}
dependencies {
    implementation 'com.box:box-android-sdk:4.2.3'
}
```

## Clone the source

The Box Android SDK source code may be obtained by cloning or downloading the
[project from Github][android-sdk-github].

## Download precompiled JARs

Precompiled JARs for the Android SDK may be obtained from the Github project
[releases page][android-sdk-github-releases]

<Warning>
  If one of the precompiled JARs is being used, the Android SDK will also
  require the following dependency: `minimal-json v0.9.1` (for Maven:
  `com.eclipsesource.minimal-json:minimal-json:0.9.1`)
</Warning>

[android-sdk-github]: https://github.com/box/box-android-sdk/tree/master/box-content-sdk

[android-sdk-github-releases]: https://github.com/box/box-android-sdk/releases

[android-docs]: https://github.com/box/box-java-sdk/blob/legacy/doc/android.md