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Google Android 8.1

Shield 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
Shield as drawn by Google in Android 8.0Android 8.0
This release
Shield as drawn by Google in Android 8.1

Android 8.1

How Google has drawn Shield

  1. Shield as drawn by Google in Android 6.0.1
    Android 6.0.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Shield as drawn by Google in Android 7.0
    Android 7.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  3. Shield as drawn by Google in Android 8.0
    Android 8.0

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  4. Shield as drawn by Google in Android 11.0
    Android 11.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  5. Shield as drawn by Google in Android 12.0
    Android 12.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  6. Shield as drawn by Google in Android 12l
    Android 12l

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  7. Shield as drawn by Google in 15.0
    15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  8. Shield as drawn by Google in 15.1
    15.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  9. Shield as drawn by Google in 16.0
    16.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  10. Shield as drawn by Google in Android 15.0
    Android 15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  11. Shield 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 Shield

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

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

Shield on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Shield 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 Shield?
Google first drew Shield in Android 6.0.1, released December 6, 2015.
How many times has Google redrawn Shield?
Google LLC has shipped 18 versions of Shield. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

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