# DeepAR SDK Fails to Initialize on Android Target SDK Version 36

**URL:** <https://forum.deepar.ai/t/deepar-sdk-fails-to-initialize-on-android-target-sdk-version-36/1107>\
**Category:** Help & Questions\
**Tags:** effect-help\
**Created:** [May 15, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.deepar.ai/t/deepar-sdk-fails-to-initialize-on-android-target-sdk-version-36/1107 "2025-05-15T14:11:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dinesh\_N](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.deepar.ai/dinesh_n/32/1116_2.png) [@Dinesh\_N](https://forum.deepar.ai/u/Dinesh_N)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.deepar.ai/t/deepar-sdk-fails-to-initialize-on-android-target-sdk-version-36/1107/1 "2025-05-15T14:11:21Z")

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Hello DeepAR Team,

I’m experiencing an issue where the DeepAR SDK fails to initialize in my Android app when the `targetSdkVersion` is set to **36** (Android 14). The same code worked fine with `targetSdkVersion` 33 or below.

When calling `deepAR.initialize(...)`, the app fails to proceed, and the following issues occur:

- No error is thrown explicitly.
- `AREventListener` callbacks do not get triggered.
- Camera preview stays blank.
- SDK does not log any meaningful output.

I have verified that all the required permissions are declared in the manifest and requested at runtime.

Questions:

1. Is the current DeepAR SDK compatible with targetSdkVersion 34 and above?

2. Are there any additional setup steps or permissions needed for Android 13/14+?

3. Is there an updated version of the SDK planned to support target SDK 34-36?

Thank You:

Looking forward to your assistance.

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**Author:** ![Disho](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.deepar.ai/disho/32/97_2.png) [@Disho](https://forum.deepar.ai/u/Disho)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.deepar.ai/t/deepar-sdk-fails-to-initialize-on-android-target-sdk-version-36/1107/2 "2025-10-06T08:27:35Z")

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The 16KB page size compliance is available in DeepAR [Android SDK v5.6.20](https://docs.deepar.ai/deepar-sdk/platforms/android/changelog#v5620---20251003). We also updated this [example](https://github.com/DeepARSDK/quickstart-android-java) with the newest SDK!