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ERROR: Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 1 cannot be smaller than version 19 declared in library [__tested_artifact__::CordovaLib]

I'm creating a cordova android project first time.upto build project everythings goes okey.after building the project, when I try to open in the Android IDE, Android Studio,
I'm getting this error.
ERROR: Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 1 cannot be
smaller than version 19 declared in library
[tested_artifact::CordovaLib]
E:\projects\cordova\hello1\platforms\android\CordovaLib\build\intermediates\library_manifest\debug\AndroidManifest.xml
as the library might be using APIs not available in 1 Suggestion: use
a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 1, or increase this
project's minSdk version to at least 19, or use
tools:overrideLibrary="org.apache.cordova" to force usage (may lead to
runtime failures)
here is setup information
I tried adding
preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="19"
In Config.xml (Project directory).
It didn't work.
Please help me fixing this.
Thanks,

Deleting
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="19" />
inside android/CordovaLib/AndroidManifest.xml helped to resolve the issue

I had same issue when building my app with Ionic. I solved it by making changes to gradle.properties(Project Properties) file. Change the cdvMinSdkVersion to the min targeted version which in my case was 22 then click on sync project. After build or run the project.
cdvMinSdkVersion=22

I had same issue when building my app with Ionic. I solved it by making changes to gradle.properties(Project Properties) file. Change the cdvMinSdkVersion to the min targeted version which in my case was 22 then click on sync project. After build or run the project.
cdvMinSdkVersion=22
This worked for me too.

I have not worked on Cordova, But works on Android apps development. The issue you described is because you are using library that has minSdkVersion 19. And you cannot use lower then that in your project. Change minSdkVersion in /platforms/android/app/build.gradle file.
As you need to change apps minSdkVersion.

Change the cdvMinSdkVersion in gradle.properties

Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 11

I really don't know what's the problem, I always get this error when I try to build my project
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processReleaseManifest'.
Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 11 cannot be smaller than version 14 declared in library [com.google.android.gms:play-services:10.2.0] C:\Users\AYOUB\Desktop\Boiling ball studio\app\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.google.android.gms\play-services\10.2.0\AndroidManifest.xml
Suggestion: use tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.android.gms.play_services" to force usage

As stated in the error; you should update your minimum version from 11 to 14.
Google Play services need at least Android version 14 (4.0) to work.
Check this link from Google

Manifest Merger occurs when there is a mismatch in a version of your dependencies. So be careful to mention the version of your dependencies to be same.
And also make sure that the version is same in all the external libraries or a module, you are using.

Wikitude: uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 14 cannot be smaller than version 15 declared in library [:wikitudesdk:]

I'm trying to build a cordova android app with wikitude plugin. When I build the project using cordova build, I got an error:
Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 14 cannot be smaller than version 15 declared in library [:wikitudesdk:]. I tried several answers here: Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 14, but they didn't solve my problem.
Currently, my portion of build.gradle looks like:
dependencies {
// do not use dynamic updating.
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:20.+'
}
and I changed my AndroidManifest.xml to force the minsdkversion set to be 15:
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="15"
android:targetSdkVersion="23" />
anybody has ideas to solve this?

Sorry, my bad, I shouldn't change the:
~\<Project>\platforms\android\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\wikitudesdk\AndroidManifest.xml.
Instead, I just changed the version in ~\<Project>\platforms\android\AndroidManifest.xml and it works. Also, there's no need to change the dependencies in build.gradle if you are using the latest version. It should be a quick and easy fix.

error import android eclipse project in Android Studio

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.
Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 8 cannot be smaller than version 9 declared in library [com.google.android.gms:play-services:8.4.0] C:\Users\admin\Desktop\RingtoneApp2\app\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.google.android.gms\play-services\8.4.0\AndroidManifest.xml
Suggestion: use tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.android.gms.all" to force usage
I used the site
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/migrate.html

You have a library (Play Services) that declares its minSdkVersion to be 9 but your application declares it to be 8. Since the library won't work on API 8, this combination is invalid. Eclipse didn't check for this but Android Studio does.

First Remove the google play library(in this case com.google.android.gms.play_services), then open manifests --> AndroidManifest.xml and change min sdk version to 9
This Line: android:minSdkVersion="9"
Also Change it in your build.gradle of app.. under the defaultConfig

Minimum sdk for Facebook sdk

I had the common errors like when trying to setup the fb sdk such as ANDROID_BUILD_SDK_TOOLS ERROR and getbootclasspath() method error
but some of the solutions that people posted on SO has the minimum sdk as 14, instead of 9 (which is shown on the fb's guide). Now in my app's build.gradle file, if I use minSdkVersion 9 instead of 14, it wont work and it will say:
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.
Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 9 cannot be smaller than version 14 declared in library
I have researched, but couldn't find the solution for using 9 because I want to support the app on Gingerbread.

If anyone has this kind of error
"uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 14 cannot be smaller than version 15"
Just downgrade FacebookSDK to 4.5.0
compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.5.0'

nvm I solved it. All I had to do was put this in the app's manifest file:
> <uses-sdk android:targetSdkVersion="22" android:minSdkVersion="9"
> tools:overrideLibrary="com.facebook"/>