Google Android 10.0
Exploding Head on Google Android 10.0
This is the design Google introduced in Android 8.0, shipped again unchanged. It was not redrawn for this release.
Android 9.0
Android 10.0
How Google has drawn Exploding Head
Android 8.0Shipped in 5 releases before it changed
Android 11.0Shipped in 3 releases before it changed
Android 12lShipped in 1 release before it changed
15.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
15.1Shipped in 1 release before it changed
16.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Android 15.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
16.0 June 2025 UpdateShipped in 2 releases before it changed
Every Google release of Exploding Head
- Android 8.0 ✳
- Android 8.1
- Android 9.0
- Android 10.0
- Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop
- Android 11.0 ✳
- Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
- Android 12.0
- Android 12l ✳
- 15.0 ✳
- 15.1 ✳
- 16.0 ✳
- Android 15.0 ✳
- 16.0 June 2025 Update ✳
- 17.0
✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.
Exploding Head on other platforms
Frequently asked questions
- What does Exploding Head 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 Exploding Head?
- Google first drew Exploding Head in Android 8.0, released August 21, 2017.
- How many times has Google redrawn Exploding Head?
- Google LLC has shipped 15 versions of Exploding Head. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.