Elevated error rates for Android builds

Update timeline

1. investigating Apr 28, 2026, 01:38 PM UTC

   We are currently investigating elevated errors for Android builds. Services impacted: Android builds are failing due to MavenCentral request throttling Scope: A subset of users Severity: SEV-2 What we’re doing? Our Engineering teams are actively investigating this incident, monitoring alerts, and tracing requests to identify the root cause. We will perform validated mitigations as soon as they are determined safe. When will the next update be available? You can expect a status update approximately 1 hour from now.

2. identified Apr 28, 2026, 04:38 PM UTC

   We are working on redirections to mitigate the current issue. Services: Android Builds Scope: A subset of users Severity: SEV-2 What we’re doing? Our Engineering teams identified the root cause and are now actively working on mitigations to restore stability across all affected services. We will perform validated mitigations as soon as they are determined safe. When will the next update be available? You can expect a status update approximately 1 hour from now.

3. monitoring Apr 28, 2026, 05:25 PM UTC

   We mitigated this incident and are currently monitoring our systems to resolve Services: Android Builds Scope: A subset of users Severity: SEV-1 What we’re doing Our Engineering teams released a fix to mitigate this incident. We expect new builds to start, and we continue to monitor the situation. When will the next update be available? You can expect a status update approximately 1 hour from now.

4. monitoring Apr 28, 2026, 06:01 PM UTC

   We're seeing build failures for customers who do not have the "Install missing Android SDK components" step added. We strongly suggest adding this step for mitigation to your workflow. https://bitrise.io/integrations/steps/install-missing-android-tools Services: Builds Scope: A subset of users Severity: SEV-2 Steps to take Please add the following step to your workflows. You can reach out to the Bitrise support team if you have any questions. https://bitrise.io/integrations/steps/install-missing-android-tools When will the next update be available? You can expect a status update approximately 1 hour from now.

5. monitoring Apr 28, 2026, 06:52 PM UTC

   We have identified an issue with plugins on the Gradle plugin portal not being found in the Install missing Android SDK components step. We're releasing a fix

6. monitoring Apr 28, 2026, 07:29 PM UTC

   we have released a fix for the Gradle plugin portal not being found in the "Install missing Android SDK components" step, and will continue monitoring Services: Android builds Scope: A subset of users Severity: SEV-2 What we’re doing We are actively monitoring our systems. When will the next update be available? You can expect a status update approximately 1 hour from now.

7. resolved Apr 28, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC

   This incident is now resolved and impacted services are now operating without issues. Our teams identified the root cause, released a fix and were monitoring our systems continuously to ensure the mitigation is safe. We'll conduct an internal post-mortem to understand what happened and learn how to avoid a similar outage in the future. Thank you for your patience and understanding. If you encounter any issues, please reach out to our Support team: https://support.bitrise.io/en/