Changing API level Android Studio

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I want to change the minimum SDK version in Android Studio from API 12 to API 14  I have tried changing it in the manifest file  i e     lt uses-sdk     android minSdkVersion  14      android targetSdkVersion  18    gt    and rebuilding the project  but I still get the Android Studio IDE throwing up some errors  I presume I have to set the min SDK in  project properties  or something similar so the IDE recognizes the change  but I can t find where this is done in Android Studio

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As well as updating the manifest  update the module s build gradle file too  it s listed in the project pane just below the manifest - if there s no minSdkVersion key in it  you re looking at the wrong one  as there s a couple   A rebuild and things should be fine

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For me what worked was   right click project- android tools- clear lint markers  Although for some reason the Manifest reverted to the old  lower  minimum API level  but after I changed it back to the new  higher  API level there was no red error underline and the project now uses the new minimum API level   Edit  Sorry  I see you were using Android Studio  not Eclipse  But I guess there is a similar  clear lint markers  in Studio somewhere and it might solve the problem

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When you want to update your minSdkVersion in an existent project      Update build gradle Module  app  - Make sure is the one under Gradle Script and it is NOT build gradle Project  yourproject     An example of build gradle   apply plugin   com android application   android       compileSdkVersion 28     buildToolsVersion  28 0 2       defaultConfig           applicationId  com stackoverflow answer          minSdkVersion 21         targetSdkVersion 28         versionCode 1         versionName  1 0            buildTypes           release               minifyEnabled false             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile  proguard-android txt     proguard-rules pro           dependencies       androidTestCompile  junit junit 4 12      compile fileTree dir   libs   include      jar         Sync gradle button  refresh all gradle projects also works       For beginners in Android Studio  Sync gradle button  is located in   Tools -  Android -  Sync Project with Gradle Files  Rebuild project    Build -  Rebuild Project    Rebuild project   After updating the build gradle s minSdkVersion  you have to click on the button to sync gradle file   Sync Project with Gradle files    That will clear the marker   Updating manifest xml  for e g  deleting any references to SDK levels in the manifest file  is NOT necessary anymore in Android Studio

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In android studio you can easily press     Ctrl   Shift   Alt   S   If you have a newer version of android studio  then press on app first  Then  continue with step three as follows  A window will open with a bunch of options Go to Flavors and that s actually all you need    You can also change the versionCode of your app there

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If you re having troubles specifying the SDK target to Google APIs instead of the base Platform SDK just change the compileSdkVersion 19 to compileSdkVersion  Google Inc  Google APIs 19

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File Project Structure Modules  you can change it from there

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For android studio users    right click the App directory choose the  module setting  option change the ADK Platform as what you need Click Apply   The gradle will rebuild the project automatically

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In build gradle change minSdkVersion 13 to minSdkVersion 8 Thats all you need to do  I solved my problem by only doing this   defaultConfig       applicationId  com example sabrim sbrtest      minSdkVersion 8     targetSdkVersion 20     versionCode 1     versionName  1 0

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Changing the minSdkVersion in the manifest is not necessary  If you change it in the gradle build file  as seen below  you accomplish what you need to do    defaultConfig      applicationId  com demo myanswer     minSdkVersion 14    targetSdkVersion 23    versionCode 1    versionName  1 0

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Gradle Scripts -  build gradle  Module  app  -  minSdkVersion  Your min sdk version

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As now Android Studio is stable  there is an easy way to do it    Right click on your project file Select  Open Module Settings  Go to the  Flavors  tab       Select the Min SDK Version from the drop down list   PS  Though this question was already answered but Android Studio has changed a little bit by its stable release  So an easy straight forward way will help any new answer seeker landing here

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For the latest Android Studio v2 3 3  October 11th  2017     1  Click View on menu bar   2  Click Open Module Settings   3  Open Flavors tab   4  Choose Min Sdk version you need     6  Click OK

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According to this answer  you just  don t include minsdkversion in the manifest xml  and the build system will use the values from the build gradle file and put the information into the final apk   Because the build system needs this information anyway  this makes sense  You should not need to define this values two times   You just have to sync the project after changing the build gradle file  but Android Studio 0 5 2 display a yellow status bar on top of the build gradle editor window to help you  Also note there at least two build gradle files  one master and one for the app module  The one to change is in the app module  it already includes a property minSdkVersion in a newly generated project

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In Android studio open build gradle and edit the following section   defaultConfig       applicationId  com demo myanswer      minSdkVersion 14     targetSdkVersion 23     versionCode 1     versionName  1 0      here you can change minSdkVersion from 12 to 14

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