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Is there any table with minimum *sdk requirements? (self.android_dev)

submitted 23 hours ago by 0x0 to c/android_dev

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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/22983650

I know that Android 14 requires targetSdkVersion >= 23 (or higher on the Play Store), but are there other minimums for this and minSdkVersion?

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[–] Mihies 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Like this?

[–] 0x0 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

That's for GooglePlay and the only mention of minimum requirements for targetSdk is for Android 14.

[–] Mihies 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Your app should target the latest SDK, i.e. Android 14 requires 34, not 23 (did you mean minSdkVersion perhaps)? I don't think there are restrictions on minSdkVersion. Basically, quickly after a new Android OS is released, you need to target it.

[–] 0x0 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'll make sure to tell that to my customers running Android 4.

[–] Mihies 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Now, I'm confused even more. Android 4? Did you mean 14? TargetSdk doesn't mean you support only that OS version, but that your app is built for that version. You can support whatever older versions you wish, there are no constraints.

[–] 0x0 1 points 1 hour ago

Current min is 4 current target is 5, 14 requires target 6, guess i can start there.
The question was about enforced minimums throughout versions, i guess only 14 has that requirement.