diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/android.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/android.section.md
index 63d940279662..316264ba0c1f 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/android.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/android.section.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Alternatively, you can pass composeAndroidPackages to the `withSdk` passthrough:
 }
 ```
 
-These will export `ANDROID_SDK_ROOT` and `ANDROID_NDK_ROOT` to the SDK and NDK directories
+These will export `ANDROID_HOME` and `ANDROID_NDK_ROOT` to the SDK and NDK directories
 in the specified Android build environment.
 
 ## Deploying an Android SDK installation with plugins {#deploying-an-android-sdk-installation-with-plugins}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/cmdline-tools.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/cmdline-tools.nix
index 3b561c64452b..77c064ac4f59 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/cmdline-tools.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/cmdline-tools.nix
@@ -27,25 +27,27 @@ deployAndroidPackage {
     ''}
 
     # Strip double dots from the root path
-    export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT="$out/libexec/android-sdk"
+    export ANDROID_HOME="$out/libexec/android-sdk"
 
-    # Wrap all scripts that require JAVA_HOME
-    find $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/${package.path}/bin -maxdepth 1 -type f -executable | while read program; do
-      if grep -q "JAVA_HOME" $program; then
-        wrapProgram $program  --prefix PATH : ${pkgs.jdk17}/bin \
-          --prefix ANDROID_SDK_ROOT : $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
+    # Wrap all scripts that require JAVA_HOME.
+    # Use ANDROID_SDK_ROOT as legacy compatibility but the "correct" way is ANDROID_HOME nowadays (2026+).
+    find "$ANDROID_HOME/${package.path}/bin" -maxdepth 1 -type f -executable | while read program; do
+      if grep -q "JAVA_HOME" "$program"; then
+        wrapProgram "$program"  --prefix PATH : ${pkgs.jdk17}/bin \
+          --prefix ANDROID_HOME : "$ANDROID_HOME" \
+          --prefix ANDROID_SDK_ROOT : "$ANDROID_HOME"
       fi
     done
 
     # Wrap sdkmanager script
-    wrapProgram $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/${package.path}/bin/sdkmanager \
+    wrapProgram "$ANDROID_HOME/${package.path}/bin/sdkmanager" \
       --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ pkgs.jdk17 ]} \
-      --add-flags "--sdk_root=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT"
+      --add-flags "--sdk_root=$ANDROID_HOME"
 
     # Patch all script shebangs
-    patchShebangs $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/${package.path}/bin
+    patchShebangs "$ANDROID_HOME/${package.path}/bin"
 
-    cd $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
+    cd "$ANDROID_HOME"
     ${postInstall}
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/compose-android-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/compose-android-packages.nix
index 1b735da0b2b6..7a92939e33fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/compose-android-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/compose-android-packages.nix
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ lib.recurseIntoAttrs rec {
             done
           ''}
 
-          find $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/${cmdline-tools-package.path}/bin -type f -executable | while read i; do
+          find "$ANDROID_HOME/${cmdline-tools-package.path}/bin" -type f -executable | while read i; do
               ln -s $i $out/bin
           done
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/emulate-app.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/emulate-app.nix
index 9b52a3ff0940..53eb5d04691b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/emulate-app.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/emulate-app.nix
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
         ''
     }
 
-    # We need to specify the location of the Android SDK root folder
-    export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=${sdk}/libexec/android-sdk
+    # We need to specify the location of the Android SDK root folder.
+    # Still export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT for legacy compatibility.
+    export ANDROID_HOME=${sdk}/libexec/android-sdk
+    export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT="$ANDROID_HOME"
 
     ${lib.optionalString (androidAvdFlags != null) ''
       # If NIX_ANDROID_AVD_FLAGS is empty
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
     # Launch the emulator
     echo "\nLaunch the emulator"
-    $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator/emulator -avd ${deviceName} -no-boot-anim -port $port $NIX_ANDROID_EMULATOR_FLAGS &
+    "$ANDROID_HOME/emulator/emulator" -avd ${deviceName} -no-boot-anim -port $port $NIX_ANDROID_EMULATOR_FLAGS &
 
     # Wait until the device has completely booted
     echo "Waiting until the emulator has booted the ${deviceName} and the package manager is ready..." >&2
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-ifd.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-ifd.nix
index 254bc6112311..3024fa43f7ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-ifd.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-ifd.nix
@@ -47,14 +47,13 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
   LC_ALL = "C.UTF-8";
   JAVA_HOME = jdk.home;
 
-  # Note: ANDROID_HOME is deprecated. Use ANDROID_SDK_ROOT.
-  ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = "${androidSdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
+  ANDROID_HOME = "${androidSdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
 
   shellHook = ''
     # Write out local.properties for Android Studio.
     cat <<EOF > local.properties
     # This file was automatically generated by nix-shell.
-    sdk.dir=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
+    sdk.dir=$ANDROID_HOME
     EOF
   '';
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-with-emulator.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-with-emulator.nix
index 43d815004c50..2cf08f55027f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-with-emulator.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-with-emulator.nix
@@ -97,15 +97,14 @@ pkgs.mkShell rec {
   LC_ALL = "C.UTF-8";
   JAVA_HOME = jdk.home;
 
-  # Note: ANDROID_HOME is deprecated. Use ANDROID_SDK_ROOT.
-  ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = "${androidSdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
-  ANDROID_NDK_ROOT = "${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/ndk-bundle";
+  ANDROID_HOME = "${androidSdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
+  ANDROID_NDK_ROOT = "${ANDROID_HOME}/ndk-bundle";
 
   shellHook = ''
     # Write out local.properties for Android Studio.
     cat <<EOF > local.properties
     # This file was automatically generated by nix-shell.
-    sdk.dir=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
+    sdk.dir=$ANDROID_HOME
     ndk.dir=$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT
     EOF
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-without-emulator.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-without-emulator.nix
index 353379aca50f..61a2ab103fa2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-without-emulator.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell-without-emulator.nix
@@ -95,14 +95,13 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
   LC_ALL = "C.UTF-8";
   JAVA_HOME = jdk.home;
 
-  # Note: ANDROID_HOME is deprecated. Use ANDROID_SDK_ROOT.
-  ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = "${androidSdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
+  ANDROID_HOME = "${androidSdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
 
   shellHook = ''
     # Write out local.properties for Android Studio.
     cat <<EOF > local.properties
     # This file was automatically generated by nix-shell.
-    sdk.dir=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
+    sdk.dir=$ANDROID_HOME
     EOF
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell.nix
index 276867ae2bcd..036a7df3655e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/examples/shell.nix
@@ -131,22 +131,21 @@ pkgs.mkShell rec {
   LC_ALL = "C.UTF-8";
   JAVA_HOME = jdk.home;
 
-  # Note: ANDROID_HOME is deprecated. Use ANDROID_SDK_ROOT.
-  ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = "${androidSdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
-  ANDROID_NDK_ROOT = "${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/ndk-bundle";
+  ANDROID_HOME = "${androidSdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
+  ANDROID_NDK_ROOT = "${ANDROID_HOME}/ndk-bundle";
 
   shellHook = ''
     # Ensures that we don't have to use a FHS env by using the nix store's aapt2.
-    export GRADLE_OPTS="-Dorg.gradle.project.android.aapt2FromMavenOverride=$(echo "$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/build-tools/"*"/aapt2")"
+    export GRADLE_OPTS="-Dorg.gradle.project.android.aapt2FromMavenOverride=$(echo "$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/"*"/aapt2")"
 
     # Add cmake to the path.
-    cmake_root="$(echo "$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmake/"*/)"
+    cmake_root="$(echo "$ANDROID_HOME/cmake/"*/)"
     export PATH="$cmake_root/bin:$PATH"
 
     # Write out local.properties for Android Studio.
     cat <<EOF > local.properties
     # This file was automatically generated by nix-shell.
-    sdk.dir=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
+    sdk.dir=$ANDROID_HOME
     ndk.dir=$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT
     cmake.dir=$cmake_root
     EOF