Adding to Joe's remarks. Don't let minSDK and targetSDK confuse you. More info here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html
Your app running on a device using API 17 should be OK if you use the Cordova defaults (i.e. target 19, min 10) because 17 is between 10 and 19 ;p On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've said this 1000 times, and I'll say it again. > > Cordova is compiled to the latest API level, and works on Android 2.3 to > 4.4.3. It even works on L, but we recommend building with the latest > stable API level, which API 19. When we say it's backwards compatible, we > mean that you can run this on Gingerbread to KitKat. You should have > absolutely no reason to change that setting. The only reason that setting > is configurable is because Android will increment versions, and people will > use old versions of Cordova that may or may not be future-proof. > > > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Mark E. Scott Jr. <msc...@scott-usa.com> > wrote: > > > I can't find any way to get it to work without having API level 19 or > > greater installed. It doesn't appear to be backwards compatible to 10 > like > > the platform guide for android indicates. > > > > I simplified things such that I only had a single API level present, that > > being 17. > > > > Mark > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: brian.ler...@gmail.com [mailto:brian.ler...@gmail.com] On Behalf > Of > > Brian LeRoux > > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 3:04 PM > > To: dev@cordova.apache.org > > Subject: Re: Confused about Android API level and Cordova, does it > support > > anything less than 19 > > > > NEVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN > > > > (jk) > > > > np, Mark. also: API level should be backwards compat so having at 19 > means > > 17 *should* work but please let us know if not! > > > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Mark E. Scott Jr. < > msc...@scott-usa.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Apologies for this, I misread the mailing list text at > > > http://cordova.apache.org/#mailing-list, didn't realize that this was > > > for development of Cordova, not developing with Cordova. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mark E. Scott Jr. [mailto:msc...@scott-usa.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 2:49 PM > > > To: dev@cordova.apache.org > > > Subject: Confused about Android API level and Cordova, does it support > > > anything less than 19 > > > > > > So, > > > > > > If I have android API 19 installed, everything works fine, I can > > > execute the command "cordova platform add android". However, to > > > support the Galaxy S 3 devices we have for test, I need API level 17. > > > According to the Cordova docs for 3.5.0< > > > http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.5.0/guide_platforms_android_index. > > > md.html#Android%20Platform%20Guide>, > > > it supports API level 10 and later. > > > > > > Things still worked when I added API level 17, but we noticed it was > > > still using the API level 19. Upon removing API level 19, I get the > > > following error executing "cordova platform add android". > > > > > > Error: Please install Android target 19 (the Android newest SDK). Make > > > sure you have the latest Android tools installed as well. Run "android" > > > from your command-line to install/update any missing SDKs or tools. > > > at > > > > > > C:\Users\mscott\.cordova\lib\android\cordova\3.5.1\bin\lib\check_reqs.js:80:29 > > > at _fulfilled > > > > > > (C:\Users\mscott\.cordova\lib\android\cordova\3.5.1\bin\node_modules\q\q.js:798:54) > > > at self.promiseDispatch.done > > > > > > (C:\Users\mscott\.cordova\lib\android\cordova\3.5.1\bin\node_modules\q\q.js:827:30) > > > at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch > > > > > > (C:\Users\mscott\.cordova\lib\android\cordova\3.5.1\bin\node_modules\q\q.js:760:13) > > > at > > > > > > C:\Users\mscott\.cordova\lib\android\cordova\3.5.1\bin\node_modules\q\q.js:574:44 > > > at flush > > > > > > (C:\Users\mscott\.cordova\lib\android\cordova\3.5.1\bin\node_modules\q\q.js:108:17) > > > at process._tickCallback (node.js:419:13) > > > Error: > C:\Users\mscott\.cordova\lib\android\cordova\3.5.1\bin\create.bat: > > > Command failed with exit code 8 > > > at ChildProcess.whenDone > > > > > > (D:\projects\mobile\EMS-Mobile\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\cordova\superspawn.js:135:23) > > > at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:98:17) > > > at maybeClose (child_process.js:756:16) > > > at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:823:5) > > > > > > Does it, or does it not actually support earlier Android API levels? > > > Do I have to move to an earlier version of Cordova to support API level > > 17? > > > > > > I am using this in conjunction with phonegap, but was starting with > > > the simple command of adding a platform. I'm aware there is a > > > preference for SDK level in the config.xml, but it didn't appear to > > > have any affect on the cordova add platform command. > > > > > > I'm getting ready to add API 19 back in conjunction with the > > > config.xml preferences in place, to see if it will compile with the > > > right SDK tools in that scenario. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Mark E. Scott, Jr. > > > msc...@scott-usa.com > > > > > > -- Carlos Santana <csantan...@gmail.com>
