I want to know what is the "android:minSdkVersion" and the "android:targetSdkVersion=" to use my android app on mobile-phone with Android version 4.0 .
Target Should always be the latest that you have installed on your PC . ie: 22.
Minimum would be 14.
The API 14 is the one related to Android 4.0. So you could put targetSdk to 14. The minSdkVersion is the minimal android API that will be allowed to install your app so for more users, the lower the better !
Still, if you set targetSdk to higher API, like 22, your Android 4.0 device will be able to installyour app.
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I'm developing android app and our boss want to upgrade the app to work on Android 6.0. So i upgrade the Build SDK target to SDK 6.0 and then I changed my android:targetSdkVersion to 23 in Manifest file. And then the app appear only white screen and nothing happened. Why is that happening? If I re-change android:targetSdkVersion to 22 then it's working. But permission request need for Android OS 6 huh? That's why i need to change android:targetSdkVersion to 23. Please guide me. As for addition, I've to develop that app with Eclipse. The boss don't want to use Android Studio. Please guide me with Eclipse solving. Thanks you very much.
Even if use target SDK below 23 it works on 6.0.in android only if you use min SDK 19 and if you run on device below API level 19 it won't but always higher versions support lower API levels through my knowledge, and be sure with your question.
I set my android app with below SDK settings. If some using android device with high version > 17. Will my App be run without problem on that device? Thanks.
android:minSdkVersion="11"
android:targetSdkVersion="16"
Yes, it will work(on api level greater than 17) without any major issue, there may be user experience related problems on latest versions(say 5.0 or 5.1).
But it is recommended to use latest SDK level as target sdk.
I am getting into Android app development now, what build should I choose as the target SDK and will my app work on higher APIs? Also, is there no API 20 build for KitKat, I only see one for KitKat Wear.
I believe you should set the API to what users have most, based on the latest numbers https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html?utm_source=ausdroid.net I believe you should set at least API 15 or better 16.
minimum required SDK = lowest version of the android that your app will support(make 10 if you want to target most of the devices, else make 14 or above if you don't want to use support library, good for beginning)
target SDK = you should choose it as latest stable version(choose 19 if you don't want support for android wear also)
compile sdk = 19
API 20 is specifically for applications designed for android wearables.
https://developer.android.com/training/wearables/apps/creating.html#SetupDevice
Some Amazon docs hint that it is 10, but examples run with 8. So what is the correct/safe/practical answer?
It is the minimum SDK requirement for application, App Developers put this variable to not install this app earlier version of device than min SDK version, it is just a safe check, to not install the app on incompatible devices
According to wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindle_Fire the first Kindle Fire was based on Android 2.3.4 which is based on Android SDK version 10. Therefore there is no benefit to use minSdkVersion lower than 10.
If you use minSdkVersion lower than 10 your app will run on all Kindle Fires because new Android versions can run apps written for older Android versions.
However if you specify min SDK version 10 you can use all APIs that is available in the SDK version 10 but is not available in the Android SDK version 8.
While creating an android project if i say that the Build Target of my Android porject is 2.2 (API Level is picked as 8) and in the text box for Min SDK version. If i put some value apart from the API level (smaller or greater than 8) of the build target then what happens?
Does the build happen according to the build target specified, but the application developed is compatible with the smaller android versions (if i specify API level < 8 ). Or the application developed is only compatible for the higher android version (if i specify API level > 8 ).
Can anyone please explain?
There is a similiar question already posted with an excellent answer:
Read the post by Steve H.
Android Min SDK Version vs. Target SDK Version
Say you set the manifest API level to 4, then the app will work on any api 4 device provided. BUT the project will be built to API level 8 so if you have any post-level 4 api methods in your code then the app will crash.
You can only put min SDK version less than your target version,it tell that your application can support to that min SDK version,but you should confirm that your application should run under min SDK version supported devices since the Build target versions may use new APIs which are available for that specific version and those APIs may not available in min SDK versions
ok.. if you have developed an application using particular sdk for instance Android 2.2 and your minSDKversion is < 8 then application is falsely declaring to android system that It can be installed in Android device having sdk version less than Android 2.2. In that case if application happens to install on Android 2.1 and if you re using API that are exculsiviely avaialbe in Android 2.2 platform and not on Android 2.1 then your application will crash on the device. if your minsdkversion > 8 then application won't get installed on the device having Android sdk 2.2 or lower version