ST-2026-037 · SDKs, clients & toolchains
Google IMA Android SDK 3.36 reaches its published deprecation date
Google's IMA Android deprecation schedule assigns 15 July 2026 as the deprecation date for SDK version 3.36.0.
Previous state
Applications could continue treating IMA Android 3.36.0 as a current supported release.
Current state
Version 3.36.0 is now within Google's deprecated-version schedule and should be upgraded.
Affected users
Who needs to care
Android advertising application owners and SDK dependency maintainers.
Required response
What to do
Move to a current IMA Android SDK and test ad playback, consent and measurement integrations.
Evidence boundary
What the source does not prove
The schedule does not state a hard removal, ad-serving cutoff or universal failure date for version 3.36.0.
Lifecycle history
Dated event sequence
- Change documented
Google's IMA Android deprecation schedule assigns 15 July 2026 as the deprecation date for SDK version 3.36.0.
- Effective milestone
Version 3.36.0 is now within Google's deprecated-version schedule and should be upgraded.
Evidence ledger
First-party sources
- 01Google for Developers — IMA SDK for Android deprecation schedule
Official product documentation or changelog · 2026-01-27
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