> > Should i develop in Android 2,2 or 4.1? If I develop in Android 4.1 can I > make the android:minSdkVerision="8" so that Android 2.2 and up users can > download it ? >
Develop for the latest API possible... Use the minSdkVersion attribute as you mentioned and you should be fine. Just make sure that you don't use any methods that were introduced after your min supported version. I was told that if I develop in 4.1 my application will not be visible to > people running Android 2.2 and so on > That is not true as long as you do the above... Thanks, Justin Anderson MagouyaWare Developer http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Raphael P.F. <raphaelpfmontan...@gmail.com>wrote: > That's inaccurate, right now Froyo stands for > 15.5%<http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/08/01/android-platform-distribution-updated-ics-up-to-almost-16-jelly-bean-0-8/> > . > > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Justin Anderson <magouyaw...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Another thing you can do is check the API level... I do that for a few >> features in my app. Then you don't have to use reflection. >> >> Thanks, >> Justin Anderson >> MagouyaWare Developer >> http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:51 AM, G. Blake Meike <blake.me...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Many of the features in 4.1 can also be found in the Support Package >>> (formerly the ACL). Depending on the exact features you need, you may be >>> able to build your app for 4.1 and then backport it to 2.2, by adding the >>> Support Library to the project. >>> >>> G. Blake Meike >>> Marakana >>> >>> The second edition of Programming Android is now on-line: >>> http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023005.do >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, August 2, 2012 7:45:56 AM UTC-7, Jeremy Villalobos wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes >>>> >>>> Do note that some API calls will throw Exceptions on Froyo. To avoid >>>> this, use Reflections >>>> >>>> For example: my app supports from Froyo upward, but Froyo does not >>>> support icons on the Preference Activity. So I use this to set the icon >>>> for ICS, and skip the step on Froyo >>>> >>>> void workAroundSetPicture(**Preference pref, int resource){ >>>> try { >>>> Method m = pref.getClass().getMethod("**setIcon", int.class); >>>> m.invoke( pref, resource ); >>>> } catch (SecurityException e) { >>>> e.printStackTrace(); >>>> } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) { >>>> e.printStackTrace(); >>>> } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) { >>>> e.printStackTrace(); >>>> } catch (IllegalAccessException e) { >>>> e.printStackTrace(); >>>> } catch (InvocationTargetException e) { >>>> e.printStackTrace(); >>>> } >>>> } >>>> >>>> The top right corner on the Android Developer documentation mentions >>>> for which Version the methods were introduced. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 10:27:06 AM UTC-4, Eric oboite wrote: >>>>> >>>>> When creating my new app should I build against 2.2 or 4.1? I know 2.2 >>>>> has 83% of the market right now but can I build against 4.1 and make the >>>>> min sdk android 2.0? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> > > > > -- > Raphael > http://blog.rmontanaro.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
