Android Target and Compiled SDK version for Android OREO (API26 or API27)

Question

Below is build.gradle

android {
    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion "25.0.0"

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 18
        targetSdkVersion 21
        versionName "5.3"
..

    }

But I am able to run the App on Android OREO ( API version 26 or 27 ) How this can be possible? Do I need to change the target SDK version to 26 or 27?

Read this to clear your concepts- https://medium.com/androiddevelopers/picking-your-compilesdkversion-minsdkversion-targetsdkversion-a098a0341ebd — Aishwarya Tiwari, Sep 13 '18 at 07:45
Read this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33947660/what-should-i-set-for-compilesdkversion-minsdkversion-and-targetsdkversion — AskNilesh, Sep 13 '18 at 07:46
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38817578/android-set-targetsdkversion-to-22-to-avoid-runtime-permissions-what-are-the — AskNilesh, Sep 13 '18 at 07:48
`targetSdkVersion` has nothing to do with the Android versions this app will run on. It is the version of SDK which the app will be compiled with — Vladyslav Matviienko, Sep 13 '18 at 07:48
Even u app will run on the future version of the **Android** ..But u will not get the latest functionalities of new vserion — Ravindra Kushwaha, Sep 13 '18 at 07:51

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 13 '18 at 07:47

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Obviously you will able to run your app in oreo. But as your targetSdkVersion is 21,you will be not able to use new features in Oreo or your app might crash if you use a foregroundService.

answered Sep 13 '18 at 07:47

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Well elaborate. – IntelliJ Amiya Sep 13 '18 at 08:03

Android Target and Compiled SDK version for Android OREO (API26 or API27)

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