My target SDK version is 25 but Google Play says app only supports 4.1-4.4 devices?

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android {
compileSdkVersion 25
buildToolsVersion "25.0.0"

defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.abc.ege"
    minSdkVersion 16
    targetSdkVersion 25
    versionCode 3
    versionName "1.1.3"
    vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
}
}

Although my target sdk version is 25, when I upload the apk to play store, it says "not compatible with devices with android version 4.4 and over, where is the problem?

edit: app works fine on emulators and there is no hardware access in manifest file

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 02 '16 at 22:17

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I think you should lowerize targetSdkVersion to 24, as 25 (7.1) is not released yet.

answered Dec 02 '16 at 22:17

Andrey Kopeyko

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My bad, can you explain the difference between compileSdkVersion and targetSdkVersion please? – Ege Kuzubasioglu Dec 03 '16 at 06:33
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"compileSdkVersion specifies the Android API level Gradle should use to compile your app. This means your app can use the API features included in this API level and lower." https://developer.android.com/studio/build/index.html – Andrey Kopeyko Dec 03 '16 at 12:02

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 03 '16 at 08:09

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Solved the issue. Looks like an external library's android manifest file maxSDK is set to 19.

answered Dec 03 '16 at 08:09

Ege Kuzubasioglu

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Then what's the solution to resolve this issue? Thanks @Egek92. – RUTURAJ Raval Jun 28 '17 at 16:32
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@RUTURAJRaval not using an old, unreliable 3rd party library is the solution. I deleted that library from my project. – Ege Kuzubasioglu Jun 28 '17 at 18:14
Great let me try this solution too. – RUTURAJ Raval Jun 29 '17 at 10:41

My target SDK version is 25 but Google Play says app only supports 4.1-4.4 devices?

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