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Google Android 8.0

Shark on Google Android 8.0

Google shipped a new design for Shark in Android 8.0, released August 21, 2017. The previous design is shown beside it.

Previous release
Shark as drawn by Google in Android 7.1Android 7.1
This release
Shark as drawn by Google in Android 8.0

Android 8.0

How Google has drawn Shark

  1. Shark as drawn by Google in Android 7.0
    Android 7.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  2. Shark as drawn by Google in Android 8.0
    Android 8.0

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  3. Shark as drawn by Google in Android 11.0
    Android 11.0

    Shipped in 3 releases before it changed

  4. Shark as drawn by Google in Android 12l
    Android 12l

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  5. Shark as drawn by Google in 15.0
    15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  6. Shark as drawn by Google in 15.1
    15.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  7. Shark as drawn by Google in 16.0
    16.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  8. Shark as drawn by Google in Android 15.0
    Android 15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  9. Shark 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 Shark

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

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

Shark on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Shark 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 Shark?
Google first drew Shark in Android 7.0, released August 22, 2016.
How many times has Google redrawn Shark?
Google LLC has shipped 17 versions of Shark. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

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