Changing compileSdkVersion in Android Studio Is Giving an Error

Question

I'm testing an app in Android Studio for which I need to use compileSdkVersion lower than 23, but the current version of compileSdkVersion in Android Studio is 23 by default. I downloaded and installed Android SDK build-tools revision 22 and changed it inbuild.gradle as follows:

android {
compileSdkVersion 22
buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"

but I'm getting this error:

cause: failed to find target with hash string 'android-22'

I've looked at a few similar questions but none helped me with this.

What should I do?

download android 5.1.1 sdk platform using sdk manager and resync your project — Mykhailo Yuzheka, Apr 20 '16 at 09:02
In what scenario do you ever need to compile with a lower SDK? You can always run code on a device within an API greater than or equal to the minimumSdk — OneCricketeer, Apr 20 '16 at 09:05
I downloaded the source code of an app which belongs to a year ago or so. there are a couple of errors in the source code which are not run with compileSdkVersion 23 — Mehran, Apr 20 '16 at 09:10
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32715418/failed-to-find-target-with-hash-string-android-22 — IntelliJ Amiya, Apr 20 '16 at 09:13
@Mehran change your buildToolsVersion to 22.0.1 and sync your gradle. — nitin tyagi, Apr 20 '16 at 09:14
@IntelliJ Amiya not yet. I've done all the suggestions, but still getting the same error. — Mehran, Apr 20 '16 at 10:03

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 16 '16 at 16:55

I found the answer to the issue... when I set the compileSdkVersion and buildToolsVersion through file => project structure => (module) app, they were set in the build.gradle accordingly as below:

compileSdkVersion 22
buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"

And I thought that the dependencies section should be like this(i.e versions being the same as that of buildToolsVersion):

dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.0.1'
compile 'com.android.support:design:22.0.1'

}

but after a lot of research I found out that there is no version as 22.0.1 for the appcompat-v7... The version which I used for appcompat-v7 and design which worked is 22.2.1. So, that was it!

IntelliJ Amiya · Answer 2 · 2016-04-20T09:23:14.867

Note:

You can set compileSdkVersion 23
call buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"

Finally

android {
compileSdkVersion 22
buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"

You should update your SDK Manager

Android SDK Tools
Android SDK Build Tools

Then Clean-Rebuild-Sync Your Project .

The Android SDK Manager separates the SDK tools, platforms, and other components into packages for easy access and management. You can also customize which sites the SDK Manager checks for new or updated SDK packages and add-on tools. For example, you can configure the SDK Manager to automatically check for updates and notify you when an installed SDK Tools package is updated. When you receive such a notification, you can then quickly decide whether to download the changes.

Please read official guide line about SDK Manager .

Hope this helps you .

Changing compileSdkVersion in Android Studio Is Giving an Error

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