How do I use tools overrideLibrary in a build gradle file

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I m using the leanback libraries  which require Android 17 or later   However my app supports a minSDK of 16  so I get a build error from gradle saying  Error Execution failed for task   Tasks processPhoneDebugManifest    gt  Manifest merger failed   uses-sdk minSdkVersion 16 cannot be smaller than version 17 declared in library  Users mike Projects android-for-dummies-v3 Tasks build intermediates exploded-aar com android support leanback-v17 21 0 2 AndroidManifest xml     Suggestion  use tools overrideLibrary  android support v17 leanback  to force usage   When I look at the build tools documentation  I see how to add the overrideLibrary marker to my manifest  but the problem is that I m declaring my minSdk in my gradle file instead of in my manifest   How do I use overrideLibrary when the minSdk is declared in build gradle instead of in AndroidManifest xml

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Use overrideLibrary when the minSdk is declared in build gradle instead of in AndroidManifest xml If you are using Android Studio  add  lt uses-sdk tools overrideLibrary  quot android support v17 leanback quot   gt  to your manifest  don t forget to include xmlns tools  quot http   schemas android com tools quot  too

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I just changed minSdkVersion  7  in C  MyApp platforms android CordovaLib AndroidManifest xml and it worked   Steps    Path  C  MyApp platforms android CordovaLib AndroidManifest xml     Value   lt uses-sdk android minSdkVersion  7   gt     Ran command in new cmd prompt   C  MyApp gt phonegap build android --debug  phonegap  executing  cordova build android --debug      phonegap  completed  cordova build android --debug

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lt manifest xmlns tools  http   schemas android com tools       gt     lt uses-sdk tools overrideLibrary  nl innovalor ocr  nl innovalor corelib    gt    I was facing the issue of conflict between different min sdk versions   So this solution worked for me

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just changed only android minSdkVersion  16  and it s work perfect C  MyApp platforms android CordovaLib AndroidManifest xml

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use this code in manifest xml   lt uses-sdk android minSdkVersion  16  android maxSdkVersion  17  tools overrideLibrary  x   gt

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As library requires minSdkVersion 17 then you can change the same in build gradle Module Application  file   defaultConfig           minSdkVersion 17          targetSdkVersion 25     and after that building the project should not throw any build error

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Open Android Studio -  Open Manifest File   add   lt uses-sdk tools overrideLibrary  android support v17 leanback   gt    don t forget to include xmlns tools  http   schemas android com tools  too  before the  lt application gt  tag

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As soulution for all libraries we can match sdk version of them so no unexpected event may happen  subprojects    afterEvaluate  project - gt       if  project hasProperty  android               android                compileSdkVersion 28              buildToolsVersion  28 0 3              defaultConfig                     It s kinda tricking android studio but anyway it works                 minSdkVersion 17                                     if  project hasProperty  dependencies              dependencies               implementation  com android support support-core-utils 28 0 0              implementation  com android support appcompat-v7 28 0 0              implementation  com google android gms play-services-base 16 1 0                         Remove libraries that you do not use in your project  gms  and make sure that sdk version matches your app level gradle data

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it doesn t matter that you declare your minSdk in build gradle  You have to copy overrideLibrary in your AndroidManifest xml  as documented here    lt manifest           gt   lt uses-sdk tools overrideLibrary  com example lib1  com example lib2   gt           lt  manifest gt    The system automatically ignores the sdkVersion declared in AndroidManifest xml   I hope this solve your problem

[android] How do I use tools:overrideLibrary in a build.gradle file?

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