Suggestion: use tools:overrideLibrary="android.support.v7.appcompat" to force usage

Question

am purchased app(beetle game) from internet to edit on it .. but when i run app this msg appears to me

    Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.
> Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 1 cannot be smaller than version 9 declared in library /Users/omar/Downloads/BeetleGame1/app/build/intermediates/exploded-aar/com.google.android.gms/play-services/7.5.0/AndroidManifest.xml
    Suggestion: use tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.android.gms.all" to force usage

build.grade(project:beetlegame1)

    // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.3'
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
}

build.grade(module:app)

    apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 19
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.0 rc2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.game"
        compileOptions {
            sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_5
            targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_5
        }
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:+'
}

build.grade(module:google-play-services-lib)

    configurations.create("default")
artifacts.add("default", file('google-play-services_lib.jar'))

i can attach the link to download app game which i have .. to see it :)

You need to add version number at the end in com.google.android.gms:play-services:X.X+ — Ajeet, Jul 05 '15 at 03:13

Psypher · Answer 1 · 2015-07-05T11:53:43.107

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The imported library google play services has a minsdk specified as 9 whereas you seem to be targeting much lower versions. To override it you need to add tools:overrideLibrary with the package name in AndroidManifest.xml file which will ignore the library specified minSDK version.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    package="your package name">

       <uses-sdk tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.android.gms.all"/>
       --------------------------------
       --------------------------------
 </manifest>

tools:overrideLibrary marker

A special marker that can only be used with uses-sdk declaration to override importing a library which minimum SDK version is more recent than that application's minimum SDK version. Without such a marker, the manifest merger will fail. The marker will allow users to select which libraries can be imported ignoring the minimum SDK version.

edited Jul 05 '15 at 11:53

answered Jul 05 '15 at 03:13

Psypher

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same error,, but when i use this code he told me to merge it in one element ,, when i made it ... (Error:(6, 5) uses-sdk element cannot have a "tools:node" attribute) (Error:(6, 5) Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'. > Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk element cannot have a "tools:node" attribute) – omar hassan Jul 05 '15 at 11:33
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but the old error disappeared ,, and this new one :D – omar hassan Jul 05 '15 at 11:35
Just remove the tools:node="replace" line..I have corrected in my answer too – Psypher Jul 05 '15 at 11:53
I have add the line and still having problem – Vincent Paing Oct 02 '15 at 11:07
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@Renges Also often inserting one library is not enough, you should specify a set of such libraries like – Beloo Oct 06 '15 at 15:27

Ahamadullah Saikat · Answer 2 · 2016-05-02T04:54:01.843

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="8"
    android:targetSdkVersion="22"
    tools:overrideLibrary="
    com.google.android.gms.all,
    com.google.android.gms.ads,
    com.google.android.gms.auth,
    com.google.android.gms.base,
    com.google.android.gms.measurement,
    com.google.android.gms,
    com.google.android.gms.analytics,
    com.google.android.gms.appindexing,
    com.google.android.gms.appinvite,
    com.google.android.gms.appstate,
    com.google.android.gms.cast,
    com.google.android.gms.drive,
    com.google.android.gms.fitness,
    com.google.android.gms.location,
    com.google.android.gms.maps,
    com.google.android.gms.games,
    com.google.android.gms.gcm,
    com.google.android.gms.identity,
    com.google.android.gms.nearby,
    com.google.android.gms.panorama,
    com.google.android.gms.plus,
    com.google.android.gms.safetynet,
    com.google.android.gms.wallet,
    com.google.android.gms.wearable" />

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 05 '15 at 04:02

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You are getting this error because you do not declare a minSdkVersion in your app's build.gradle file:

 defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.game"
    minSdkVersion 9
    targetSdkVersion 22
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_5
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_5
    }
}

answered Jul 05 '15 at 04:02

ianhanniballake

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'A big error' is not descriptive enough to help you fix any remaining issues. I assume that this fix *did* remove the error this question was asking and instead started on whole new errors? If so, it would seem those would be appropriate for more questions. – ianhanniballake Jul 05 '15 at 11:30

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 25 '17 at 18:46

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make minSdkVersion=9 like in the picture. Worked for me.

answered Mar 25 '17 at 18:46

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Open Android Studio -> Open Manifest File

add don't forget to include xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" too, before the tag

<uses-sdk tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.android.gms.all"/>

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Jun 20 '17 at 07:34

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 30 '18 at 07:49

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use this code in manifest.xml

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="10"
    android:maxSdkVersion="14"
    tools:overrideLibrary="x"/>

answered Jun 30 '18 at 07:49

ali bagheri

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 05 '23 at 09:35

My code to override libraries and avoid the "suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 21, or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 23":

<manifest
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    package="com.facephi.sdk.demo">

    <uses-sdk tools:overrideLibrary="
      com.company.licensing.lite;
      com.company.license_checker_component;
      com.company.some_component;" />

Very important to add: xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" in the AndroidManifest.

Suggestion: use tools:overrideLibrary="android.support.v7.appcompat" to force usage

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