diff --git a/lib/systems/examples.nix b/lib/systems/examples.nix
index 6a9427b2d9de..7e5026674843 100644
--- a/lib/systems/examples.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/examples.nix
@@ -60,23 +60,23 @@ rec {
   armv7a-android-prebuilt = {
     config = "armv7a-unknown-linux-androideabi";
     rust.rustcTarget = "armv7-linux-androideabi";
-    sdkVer = "28";
-    ndkVer = "24";
+    sdkVer = "33";
+    ndkVer = "26";
     useAndroidPrebuilt = true;
   } // platforms.armv7a-android;
 
   aarch64-android-prebuilt = {
     config = "aarch64-unknown-linux-android";
     rust.rustcTarget = "aarch64-linux-android";
-    sdkVer = "28";
-    ndkVer = "24";
+    sdkVer = "33";
+    ndkVer = "26";
     useAndroidPrebuilt = true;
   };
 
   aarch64-android = {
     config = "aarch64-unknown-linux-android";
-    sdkVer = "30";
-    ndkVer = "24";
+    sdkVer = "33";
+    ndkVer = "26";
     libc = "bionic";
     useAndroidPrebuilt = false;
     useLLVM = true;
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
index 68cf867975f6..2a979a1e14e7 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
   before changing the package to `pkgs.stalwart-mail` in
   [`services.stalwart-mail.package`](#opt-services.stalwart-mail.package).
 
+- `androidndkPkgs` has been updated to `androidndkPkgs_26`.
+
+- Android NDK version 26 and SDK version 33 are now the default versions used for cross compilation to android.
+
 - `haskell.lib.compose.justStaticExecutables` now disallows references to GHC in the
   output by default, to alert users to closure size issues caused by
   [#164630](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/164630). See ["Packaging
diff --git a/pkgs/development/androidndk-pkgs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/androidndk-pkgs/default.nix
index 8aa7eefe4215..b11776acebf5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/androidndk-pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/androidndk-pkgs/default.nix
@@ -1,95 +1,41 @@
 { lib, androidenv, buildPackages, pkgs, targetPackages
 }:
 
+let
+  makeNdkPkgs = ndkVersion:
+    let
+      buildAndroidComposition = buildPackages.buildPackages.androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
+        includeNDK = true;
+        inherit ndkVersion;
+      };
+
+      androidComposition = androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
+        includeNDK = true;
+        inherit ndkVersion;
+      };
+      majorVersion = lib.versions.major ndkVersion;
+    in
+    import ./androidndk-pkgs.nix {
+      inherit lib;
+      inherit (buildPackages)
+        makeWrapper autoPatchelfHook;
+      inherit (pkgs)
+        stdenv
+        runCommand wrapBintoolsWith wrapCCWith;
+      # buildPackages.foo rather than buildPackages.buildPackages.foo would work,
+      # but for splicing messing up on infinite recursion for the variants we
+      # *dont't* use. Using this workaround, but also making a test to ensure
+      # these two really are the same.
+      buildAndroidndk = buildAndroidComposition.ndk-bundle;
+      androidndk = androidComposition.ndk-bundle;
+      targetAndroidndkPkgs = if targetPackages ? "androidndkPkgs_${majorVersion}" then targetPackages."androidndkPkgs_${majorVersion}" else throw "androidndkPkgs_${majorVersion}: no targetPackages, use `buildPackages.androidndkPkgs_${majorVersion}";
+    };
+in
+
 {
-  "21" =
-    let
-      ndkVersion = "21.0.6113669";
-
-      buildAndroidComposition = buildPackages.buildPackages.androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
-        includeNDK = true;
-        inherit ndkVersion;
-      };
-
-      androidComposition = androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
-        includeNDK = true;
-        inherit ndkVersion;
-      };
-    in
-    import ./androidndk-pkgs.nix {
-      inherit lib;
-      inherit (buildPackages)
-        makeWrapper autoPatchelfHook;
-      inherit (pkgs)
-        stdenv
-        runCommand wrapBintoolsWith wrapCCWith;
-      # buildPackages.foo rather than buildPackages.buildPackages.foo would work,
-      # but for splicing messing up on infinite recursion for the variants we
-      # *dont't* use. Using this workaround, but also making a test to ensure
-      # these two really are the same.
-      buildAndroidndk = buildAndroidComposition.ndk-bundle;
-      androidndk = androidComposition.ndk-bundle;
-      targetAndroidndkPkgs = if targetPackages ? androidndkPkgs_21 then targetPackages.androidndkPkgs_21 else throw "androidndkPkgs_21: no targetPackages, use `buildPackages.androidndkPkgs_21";
-    };
-
-  "23b" =
-    let
-      ndkVersion = "23.1.7779620";
-
-      buildAndroidComposition = buildPackages.buildPackages.androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
-        includeNDK = true;
-        inherit ndkVersion;
-      };
-
-      androidComposition = androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
-        includeNDK = true;
-        inherit ndkVersion;
-      };
-    in
-    import ./androidndk-pkgs.nix {
-      inherit lib;
-      inherit (buildPackages)
-        makeWrapper autoPatchelfHook;
-      inherit (pkgs)
-        stdenv
-        runCommand wrapBintoolsWith wrapCCWith;
-      # buildPackages.foo rather than buildPackages.buildPackages.foo would work,
-      # but for splicing messing up on infinite recursion for the variants we
-      # *dont't* use. Using this workaround, but also making a test to ensure
-      # these two really are the same.
-      buildAndroidndk = buildAndroidComposition.ndk-bundle;
-      androidndk = androidComposition.ndk-bundle;
-      targetAndroidndkPkgs = if targetPackages ? androidndkPkgs_23b then targetPackages.androidndkPkgs_23b else throw "androidndkPkgs_23b: no targetPackages, use `buildPackages.androidndkPkgs_23b";
-    };
-
-  "24" =
-    let
-      ndkVersion = "24.0.8215888";
-
-      buildAndroidComposition = buildPackages.buildPackages.androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
-        includeNDK = true;
-        inherit ndkVersion;
-      };
-
-      androidComposition = androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
-        includeNDK = true;
-        inherit ndkVersion;
-      };
-    in
-    import ./androidndk-pkgs.nix {
-      inherit lib;
-      inherit (buildPackages)
-        makeWrapper autoPatchelfHook;
-      inherit (pkgs)
-        stdenv
-        runCommand wrapBintoolsWith wrapCCWith;
-      # buildPackages.foo rather than buildPackages.buildPackages.foo would work,
-      # but for splicing messing up on infinite recursion for the variants we
-      # *dont't* use. Using this workaround, but also making a test to ensure
-      # these two really are the same.
-      buildAndroidndk = buildAndroidComposition.ndk-bundle;
-      androidndk = androidComposition.ndk-bundle;
-      targetAndroidndkPkgs = if targetPackages ? androidndkPkgs_24 then targetPackages.androidndkPkgs_24 else throw "androidndkPkgs_24: no targetPackages, use `buildPackages.androidndkPkgs_24";
-    };
-
+  "21" = makeNdkPkgs "21.0.6113669";
+  "23b" = makeNdkPkgs "23.1.7779620";
+  "24" = makeNdkPkgs "24.0.8215888";
+  "25" = makeNdkPkgs "25.2.9519653";
+  "26" = makeNdkPkgs "26.3.11579264";
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a4899646b82c..ae15165165ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4070,10 +4070,12 @@ with pkgs;
 
   androidenv = callPackage ../development/mobile/androidenv { };
 
-  androidndkPkgs = androidndkPkgs_21;
+  androidndkPkgs = androidndkPkgs_26;
   androidndkPkgs_21 = (callPackage ../development/androidndk-pkgs {})."21";
   androidndkPkgs_23b = (callPackage ../development/androidndk-pkgs {})."23b";
   androidndkPkgs_24 = (callPackage ../development/androidndk-pkgs {})."24";
+  androidndkPkgs_25 = (callPackage ../development/androidndk-pkgs {})."25";
+  androidndkPkgs_26 = (callPackage ../development/androidndk-pkgs {})."26";
 
   androidsdk = androidenv.androidPkgs.androidsdk;