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Google Android 8.1

Dolphin on Google Android 8.1

This is the design Google introduced in Android 8.0, shipped again unchanged. It was not redrawn for this release.

Previous release
Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 8.0Android 8.0
This release
Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 8.1

Android 8.1

How Google has drawn Dolphin

  1. Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 4.3
    Android 4.3

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 4.4
    Android 4.4

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  3. Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 5.0
    Android 5.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  4. Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 6.0.1
    Android 6.0.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  5. Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 7.0
    Android 7.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  6. Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 8.0
    Android 8.0

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  7. Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 11.0
    Android 11.0

    Shipped in 3 releases before it changed

  8. Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 12l
    Android 12l

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  9. Dolphin as drawn by Google in 15.0
    15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  10. Dolphin as drawn by Google in 15.1
    15.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  11. Dolphin as drawn by Google in 16.0
    16.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  12. Dolphin as drawn by Google in Android 15.0
    Android 15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  13. Dolphin as drawn by Google in 16.0 June 2025 Update
    16.0 June 2025 Update

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

Every Google release of Dolphin

  1. Android 4.3 ✳
  2. Android 4.4 ✳
  3. Android 5.0 ✳
  4. Android 6.0.1 ✳
  5. Android 7.0 ✳
  6. Android 7.1
  7. Android 8.0 ✳
  8. Android 8.1
  9. Android 9.0
  10. Android 10.0
  11. Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop
  12. Android 11.0 ✳
  13. Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
  14. Android 12.0
  15. Android 12l ✳
  16. 15.0 ✳
  17. 15.1 ✳
  18. 16.0 ✳
  19. Android 15.0 ✳
  20. 16.0 June 2025 Update ✳
  21. 17.0

✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.

Dolphin on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Dolphin look like on Google?
On Google it is the design shipped in 17.0, shown above at full size. Older revisions are listed beneath it.
When did Google add Dolphin?
Google first drew Dolphin in Android 4.3, released July 24, 2013.
How many times has Google redrawn Dolphin?
Google LLC has shipped 21 versions of Dolphin. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

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