I've already asked Google support about this and they were no help ...
In my manifest I have
uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="10"
which corresponds to version 2.3.3 however when I publish the app to the market it says that the minimum version required is 2.3.7 and uses that in the filter.
How do I tell the market to use 2.3.3 as the minimum version ??
Thanks.
2.3.7 is the latest revision of Gingerbread_MR1. I would recommend switching to SDK version 9 if supporting 2.3.3 is really that important.
I suspect your manifest filter entries (or) API used is compatible of 2.3.7 than 2.3.3 (I suspect you might upgraded to 2.3.7) which prevents using 2.3.3 even though you use min-sdk 10.
see this comment from documentation
o use APIs introduced in Android 2.3.3 in your application, you need compile the application against the Android library that is provided in the Android 2.3.3 SDK platform.
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if i use android 4.1.2 (API 16) Android SDK will my apps work on Android 2.3 phones. i have downloaded android 4.1.2 sdk tools and other packages.
You will need to set the minimum SDK attribute in your manifest to 2.3 to ensure you app will work on earlier versions of the OS.
Your app will work fine, assuming you are not using any API calls from a later version.
The Android Dev team suggests you always compile against the newest version you can support. So, you are on the right track.
So bottom line, you are on the right track, just make sure to test your app against a 2.3.3 version of the emulator to ensure you are not using any un-supported API calls.
No, if your minimum sdk version is 16 it wont work on that android version.
if you want it to work on that specific version then set the minimum sdk version to 9. You can change this in the apps manifest file.
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="9"
android:targetSdkVersion="21"
/>
If you are getting errors probably saying "This code uses the minimum sdk to be api 16 or higher"
find alternate ways to modify the code for older android phones. If that does not work then dont support old version of android maybe.
I'm downloading Android SDK , and want to know if Android's APIs has compatibility with its
Previous versions ? i.e. if i installed Android API 16 can I use the application on
Android 4.0 (API 14) ?
You can run older API versions on newer systems, but not vice-versa. For example Android 4.0 can run programs made for Android 2.3.3, but Android 2.3.3 can't run Android 4.0 programs.
You have to define a minimum sdk level in your android manifest. Every version from this upwards supports the app. You can only use classes and language elements that are supported by this specified version.
This is controlled by the following in your manifest file:
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="15" />
This means:
1) your app won't run on any Android whose version < 8.
Android OS whose version < 8 will not let your app be installed.
2) Your app is using Android API as of Android version 15.
In your code you can, however, check the Android version (using Build.VERSION.SDK_INT) and if it is < 15 then do not run certain code.
This is often done so the app can use newer features if run on newer Android versions yet it can run on older versions as well.
Not all components are backwards compatible, but for backwards stuff, look at the following
I found the most useful library out there for making an android app backwards compatible.
Its called Actionbarsherlock, it gives you all android 4.1+ functionality all the way back to 2.1 (what i am developing as a min version)
Its fairly simple to use, very well explained on their website:
http://actionbarsherlock.com/
Enjoy
Which SDK do I use if I'm developing for a device running on Android 3.3? The closest, version number-wise, is 3.2.
You use 3.2. The Android SDK only has a new version if it includes "new" features from the last version. Therefore, you just round down to the nearest SDK. 4.0.4 uses 4.0.3, 2.3.7 uses 2.3.3, and 3.3 would use 3.2.
Note, however, there is no publication of Android 3.3. Take a look at the API levels documentation for a list of the valid versions. (Thanks to #uDaY for the link + info.)
It doesn't exist... that is, there is no Android 3.3.
I am working on application which should go into android 2.2(Froyo) and android 2.3(GingerBread) devices.
I have built application with android 2.3 SDK , and Installed the same application in 2.2(Froyo) and 2.3 (Ginger Bread) devices.
In both the devices application installed successfully and it is working properly.
I want to know if we install the higher version build into lower version devices is there any chances to face problems.
Till now I didn't found any issue with this.
I didn't used the MIN:SDK version field in the Manifest file.
If you want only users from version 2.2 and up to download your app, just make sure your minimum SDK version is 2.2 by putting this line in your AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
If you want an upper bound limit as well, you can add:
android:maxSdkVersion="10"
So users with Android SDK version 2.2 up to 2.3.3 will be able to install your app.
Regarding problems: If you're using a specific SDK API then just make sure to add an if clause around it to make sure you're on the right version. The best thing to do is change the target to 2.2 just to see if you have any compilation errors... Then you'd know what to change.
Then just fix the problems, change back to 2.3 and build.
If you don't specify the minimum sdk attribute in the manifest file users with 2.2 won't see your application on the market. It specifies that your application supports 2.2 so that users can see the app on the market.
Make sure any functionality that you use from 2.3 has an alternative functionality so that 2.2 users have the ability to actually use your application.
yes , u can find problem ,
try to install that app on android 1.6
it's about API version , there will be some APIs in your app doesn't supported in a lower API version
I've build my app under the version 1.6, 2.1 and 2.2 of android and it works. I'd like to know when I'll publish it what is the best :
Build under 1.6 and so it will be compatible with newer version of android
or
Build under 2.2 and set "Target SDK version" to 8 and "Min SDK Version" to 4
Thanks
If you're not using anything that is specific to 2.1 or 2.2 there is no difference. If you for example use install to SD card feature of 2.2 you have to use Target SDK and min SDK option.
Build it under 2.2 and use Min SDK Version.
Target Version is described as the following:
"With this attribute set, the application says that it is able to run on older versions (down to minSdkVersion), but was explicitly tested to work with the version specified here."
Actual statistics of the "market share" are available on the developer website:
http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html
1.6 takes 20% at the moment.