diff -r d0ed9643cd57 Lib/test/support/__init__.py
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py	Thu Nov 17 23:31:29 2016 -0600
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py	Fri Nov 18 16:35:07 2016 +0100
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@
     "anticipate_failure", "load_package_tests", "detect_api_mismatch",
     "check__all__", "requires_android_level", "requires_multiprocessing_queue",
     # sys
-    "is_jython", "is_android", "check_impl_detail", "unix_shell",
+    "is_jython", "is_android", "less_than_android_api", "check_impl_detail",
+    "unix_shell",
     # network
     "HOST", "IPV6_ENABLED", "find_unused_port", "bind_port", "open_urlresource",
     # processes
@@ -738,6 +739,9 @@
 _ANDROID_API_LEVEL = sysconfig.get_config_var('ANDROID_API_LEVEL')
 is_android = (_ANDROID_API_LEVEL is not None and _ANDROID_API_LEVEL > 0)
 
+def less_than_android_api(level):
+    return is_android and _ANDROID_API_LEVEL < level
+
 if sys.platform != 'win32':
     unix_shell = '/system/bin/sh' if is_android else '/bin/sh'
 else:
@@ -1727,7 +1731,7 @@
         return unittest.skip("resource {0!r} is not enabled".format(resource))
 
 def requires_android_level(level, reason):
-    if is_android and _ANDROID_API_LEVEL < level:
+    if less_than_android_api(level):
         return unittest.skip('%s at Android API level %d' %
                              (reason, _ANDROID_API_LEVEL))
     else:
diff -r d0ed9643cd57 Lib/test/test_socket.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py	Thu Nov 17 23:31:29 2016 -0600
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py	Fri Nov 18 16:35:07 2016 +0100
@@ -932,8 +932,10 @@
         else:
             raise OSError
         # Try same call with optional protocol omitted
-        port2 = socket.getservbyname(service)
-        eq(port, port2)
+        # Issue #26936: Android getservbyname is buggy.
+        if not support.less_than_android_api(23):
+            port2 = socket.getservbyname(service)
+            eq(port, port2)
         # Try udp, but don't barf if it doesn't exist
         try:
             udpport = socket.getservbyname(service, 'udp')
@@ -942,7 +944,9 @@
         else:
             eq(udpport, port)
         # Now make sure the lookup by port returns the same service name
-        eq(socket.getservbyport(port2), service)
+        # Issue #26936: Android getservbyport is buggy.
+        if not support.is_android:
+            eq(socket.getservbyport(port2), service)
         eq(socket.getservbyport(port, 'tcp'), service)
         if udpport is not None:
             eq(socket.getservbyport(udpport, 'udp'), service)
@@ -1275,7 +1279,9 @@
             socket.getaddrinfo('::1', 80)
         # port can be a string service name such as "http", a numeric
         # port number or None
-        socket.getaddrinfo(HOST, "http")
+        # Issue #26936: Android getaddrinfo is buggy.
+        if not support.less_than_android_api(23):
+            socket.getaddrinfo(HOST, "http")
         socket.getaddrinfo(HOST, 80)
         socket.getaddrinfo(HOST, None)
         # test family and socktype filters