# IVS Broadcast SDK: Android Guide \| Real-Time Streaming
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The IVS real-time streaming Android broadcast SDK enables participants to send and receive video on Android.

The `com.amazonaws.ivs.broadcast` package implements the interface described in this document. The SDK supports the following operations:
+ Join a stage 
+ Publish media to other participants in the stage
+ Subscribe to media from other participants in the stage
+ Manage and monitor video and audio published to the stage
+ Get WebRTC statistics for each peer connection
+ All operations from the IVS low-latency streaming Android broadcast SDK

**Latest version of Android broadcast SDK:** 1.42.0 ([Release Notes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ivs/latest/RealTimeUserGuide/release-notes.html#may07-26-broadcast-mobile-rt)) 

**Reference documentation:** For information on the most important methods available in the Amazon IVS Android broadcast SDK, see the reference documentation at [https://aws.github.io/amazon-ivs-broadcast-docs/1.42.0/android/](https://aws.github.io/amazon-ivs-broadcast-docs/1.42.0/android/).

**Sample code: **See the Android sample repository on GitHub: [https://github.com/aws-samples/amazon-ivs-real-time-streaming-android-samples](https://github.com/aws-samples/amazon-ivs-real-time-streaming-android-samples).

**Platform requirements:** Android 9.0\+