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Android Studio / Eclipse import error

I am here with a simple problem. I have created a game project in one of the game builders (BuildBox) and now, when I try to import and convert it into an .apk, I get this error:
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.
Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 11 cannot be smaller than version 14 declared in library [com.google.android.gms:play-services:10.2.1] C:\Users\Rob.android\build-cache\8f9b56554d0082e5d885287503f760ae18c8f99a\output\AndroidManifest.xml
Suggestion: use tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.android.gms.play_services" to force usage
The problem is that I am an absolute newbie with Android Studio and I have no idea how could I update the "minSdkVersion" from 11 to 14.
I will appreciate any help!
Thanks a lot!

Edit your build.gradle file of app module in your application, and look for "minSdkVersion" parameter in defaultConfig block.
Just change it to your suitable version.

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"/>

Android Studio: Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 8

I recently trying to move the project to Android Studio. I exporting the APK due to this error
Execution failed for task ':app:processReleaseManifest'.
Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 8 cannot be smaller than version 9 declared in library com.google.android.gms:play-services:6.1.71
I have checked my manifest file but it was 9 instead of 8... What does that refering to... do I need to update anything... Note: I initially use eclipse and moving toward Android Studio.

This may help.
modify your minSdkVersion to 9 in your build.gradle
or you can use tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.android.gms" in uses-sdk tag of your menifest.