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I selected API minimum level 1.5 for my android app and I'm just about to integrate gestures in to it which came in 1.6. Is there a way in Eclipse to change the minimum level from 1.5 to 1.6 halfway through building an app?

Many thanks

Darius
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If you go into your Manifest file and set

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />

to

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" />

Then you will have changed your entire project from running 1.5 as a minimum to 1.6.

While you are still building your app, you can change the minimum API level at any time.

deimus
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Aurora
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  • What about for live app? its give error while install app http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1492401/parse-error-there-is-a-problem-parsing-the-package-while-installing-android – MilapTank Dec 30 '15 at 13:30
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Using Android Studio, you would find minSdkVersion in the build.gradle file under app directory.

Alexander Suraphel
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user3366032
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The answers regarding uses-sdk are no longer true in Intellij.

Now <uses-sdk> is ignored in the AndroidManifest.xml, it is automatically added to the built manifest file. To change the version, go to the 'build.gradle' file and look at the minSdkVersion.

David Ljung Madison Stellar
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Yes, go to your manifest and change <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" /> to <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" />. Then go to Project > Properties > Android and change the Project Build Target to 1.6 to recognize new API code introduced in 1.6.

Andy Zhang
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Change the following line in your AndroidManifest.xml file

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />

Just think of minSdkVersion as your targeted API number.

Keep in mind that this could cause some older devices not run your application.

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In Intellij version of Android Studio, you can just go to Gradle Scripts>build.gradle(Module:app) then changing this line

minSdkVersion 12

to the number of version you desire.

Ammar Andiko
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In Android Studio you will find the minSdkVersion/targetSdkVersion in the build.gradle (module:app)file under the Gradle Scripts Directory. Edit the build version here and then open the Manifest file to Synch the changes made.

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