Android Studio Failure INSTALL FAILED OLDER SDK

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Today I have downloaded Android Studio v 0 8 0 beta  I am trying to test my app on SDK 17   Android studio error Failure  INSTALL FAILED OLDER SDK  Here is my android manifest        lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt manifest xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      package  com vahe muradyan notes   gt       lt application         android allowBackup  true          android icon   drawable ic launcher          android label   string app name          android theme   style AppTheme   gt           lt activity             android name   Main Activity              android label   string app name   gt               lt intent-filter gt                   lt action android name  android intent action MAIN    gt                    lt category android name  android intent category LAUNCHER    gt               lt  intent-filter gt           lt  activity gt       lt  application gt    lt  manifest gt    It seems that android studio uses configurations in build gradle Here is build gradle      apply plugin   com android application   android       compileSdkVersion  L      buildToolsVersion  20 0 0       defaultConfig           applicationId  com vahe muradyan notes          minSdkVersion 8         targetSdkVersion  L          versionCode 1         versionName  1 0            buildTypes           release               runProguard false             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile  proguard-android txt     proguard-rules pro                     dependencies       compile fileTree dir   libs   include      jar        compile  com android support appcompat-v7 19

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Check the minimum API level inside the build gradle module  app  inside of the gradle scripts   Thatt should be equal to or lower than the device you use

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in the AndroidManifest xml file change the user-sdk to older version   lt uses-sdk android minSdkVersion  19   gt

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I ran into the same issue and solved it by downloading api level 20 using sdk manager and changing every string that points to android-L  I did it because I dont have a kitkat device and don t want to use emulator   See the image download the marked one   Here s my build config   apply plugin   com android application   android   compileSdkVersion 20  changed this from default buildToolsVersion  20 0 0   defaultConfig       applicationId  com example subash test      minSdkVersion 12  changed this from default     targetSdkVersion 20  changed this from default     versionCode 1     versionName  1 0    buildTypes       release           runProguard false         proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile  proguard-android txt     proguard-rules pro             dependencies       compile fileTree dir   libs   include      jar

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I fixed this problem  I just modified the compileSdk Version from android L to 19 to target my nexus 4 4 4   buildscript       repositories           jcenter             dependencies           classpath  com android tools build gradle 0 12 2          apply plugin   com android application   repositories       jcenter      android         compileSdkVersion  android-L    modified to 19     buildToolsVersion  20 0 0       defaultConfig           applicationId  com antwei uiframework ui          minSdkVersion 14         targetSdkVersion  L          versionCode 1         versionName  1 0            buildTypes           release               runProguard false             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile  proguard-android txt     proguard-rules pro                     dependencies       compile fileTree dir   libs   include      jar          compile  com android support support-v4 21      modified to compile  com android support support-v4 20 0 0      how to modified the value by ide    select file- Project Structure -  Facets -  android-gradle and then modified the compile Sdk Version from android L to 19  sorry I don t have enough reputation to add pictures

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Check the   minSdkVersion  in your build gradle  The default project creates it with the latest API  so if you re phone is not yet up-dated  e g  minSdkVersion 21   which is probably your case    Make sure the minSdkVersion value matches with the device API version or if the device has a  higher one   Example   defaultConfig       applicationId  xxxxxx      minSdkVersion 16     targetSdkVersion 21     versionCode 1     versionName  1 0

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your device older than minSDK   edit minSdkVersion in build gradle

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you need update   This is my current solution  09 2015    In Android Studio search   Menu -- gt  Help -- gt  check for update   Upate and problem solved    Good luck

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Just go to build gradle Module App  and change the minSdkVersion to whatever you are using with emulator   Example   defaultConfig           applicationId  com example raghu sample             Change the version in following line         minSdkVersion 10     lt -- Whatever you are using with Emulator         targetSdkVersion 23         versionCode 1         versionName  1 0

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There are my config to support L and old versions of android   apply plugin   com android application   android       buildToolsVersion  20 0 0       defaultConfig           applicationId  com example uladzimir klyshevich myapplication          versionCode 1         versionName  1 0            buildTypes           release               runProguard false             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile  proguard-android txt     proguard-rules pro                        productFlavors           l               minSdkVersion  android-L              targetSdkVersion  android-L              compileSdkVersion  android-L                    old               minSdkVersion 10             targetSdkVersion 20               TODO comment second line if build is not compiles for  L              compileSdkVersion 20                    dependencies       compile fileTree dir   libs   include      jar        lCompile  com android support appcompat-v7 21        oldCompile  com android support appcompat-v7 19 1 0      As result you will have flavors   oldDebug oldRelease lDebug lRelease   And can install your application on old versions of android

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I m using Android Studio Beta version 0 8 1 and I have the same problem  I now I sold my problem by changing the AVD  I m using Genymotion  to API 19  and here is my build gradle file  apply plugin   com android application   android       compileSdkVersion 19     buildToolsVersion  19 1 0       defaultConfig           applicationId  com example daroath actionbar          minSdkVersion 14         targetSdkVersion 19         versionCode 1         versionName  1 0            buildTypes           release               runProguard false             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile  proguard-android txt     proguard-rules pro                     dependencies       compile fileTree dir   libs   include      jar          Hope this help

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Just installed Android Studio v 0 8 1 beta and ran into the same problem targeting SDK 19   Copied 19 from the adt-bundle to android-studio  changed build gradle to   compileSdkVersion 19 targetSdkVersion 19  then project -  app -  open module settings  aka project structure   change compile sdk version to 19   Now works fine

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Do those changes in build gradle file in the wear module  compileSdkVersion 20 targetSdkVersion 20   So the final wear build gradle content will be   apply plugin   com android application   android       compileSdkVersion 20     buildToolsVersion  20 0 0       defaultConfig           applicationId  your package name          minSdkVersion 20         targetSdkVersion 20         versionCode 1         versionName  1 0            buildTypes           release               runProguard false             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile  proguard-android txt     proguard-rules pro                     dependencies       compile fileTree dir   libs   include      jar        compile  com google android support wearable        compile  com google android gms play-services-wearable

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In build gradle change minSdkVersion 17 or later

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I initially went into the SDK Manager and updated all that it had set to update   I also added in the SDK version for the version of Android I had on the Droid I had   Version 2 3 4 10   I don t think that really fixed anything  and after a Android Studio restart as recommended after the SDK installs  I changed the minSdkVersion to 8 in the build gradle file  I was then able to download the application to my Droid   defaultConfig       applicationId  com cmcjr chuck droid u      minSdkVersion 8     targetSdkVersion 20     versionCode 1     versionName  1 0      This is Android Studio installed on Ubuntu 12 04

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Failure  INSTALL FAILED OLDER SDK    basically means that the installation has failed due to the target location  AVD Device  having an older SDK version than the targetSdkVersion specified in your app   FROM  apply plugin   com android application   android    compileSdkVersion  L    Avoid String change to 20 without quotes buildToolsVersion  20 0 0   defaultConfig       applicationId  com vahe muradyan notes      minSdkVersion 8     targetSdkVersion  L    Set your correct Target which is 17 for Android 4 2 2     versionCode 1     versionName  1 0    buildTypes       release           runProguard false         proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile  proguard-android txt     proguard-rules pro             dependencies   compile fileTree dir   libs   include      jar     compile  com android support appcompat-v7 19       Avoid Generalization     can lead to dependencies issues remove        TO  apply plugin   com android application   android   compileSdkVersion 20  buildToolsVersion  20 0 0   defaultConfig       applicationId  com vahe muradyan notes      minSdkVersion 8     targetSdkVersion 17     versionCode 1     versionName  1 0    buildTypes       release           runProguard false         proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile  proguard-android txt      proguard-rules pro             dependencies   compile fileTree dir   libs   include      jar     compile  com android support appcompat-v7 19 0 0      This is common error from eclipse to now Android Studio 0 8- 8 6  Things to avoid in Android Studio  As for now    Avoid Strings instead set API level Number Avoid generalizing dependencies   be specific

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Change file AndroidManifest xml   lt uses-sdk android minSdkVersion  19   gt   lt uses-sdk android minSdkVersion  14   gt

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lt uses-sdk android minSdkVersion  19   gt    In AndroidManifest xml worked for me on Android Studio Beta 0 8 2

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Try changing you sdk min version   lt uses-sdk     android minSdkVersion  4      android targetSdkVersion  19    gt

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After a lot of research i found the solution for this huge error which i was struggling for 2 days   Instead of changing the minSdkVerison  amp  targetSdkVersion in build gradle  Just open the Manifest file and use this    ltuses-sdk  android minSdkVersion  17   android targetSdkVersion  21

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One more place where minSdkVersion makes a sense is a flavor   productFlavors       dev           minSdkVersion 22           prod           minSdkVersion 9           minSdkVersion  22  will not install on development devices with API level older than 22

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The real issue is that with vanilla Android Studio v 0 8 beta  it only installs recognize SDK 20 which is android L  In order to target another complieSDK you need to install it via the SDK manager  Once it is set  you can then change the compileSDK to a lower version and it should work   you may also want to restrict the compatibility library  it needs to be restricted from using the latest version of the library so change the dependecy to something like     compile  com android support appcompat-v7 19 1 0            really use 19 1 0 even if something else resolves higher     force   true

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As mentioned before switching to build 19 is the suggested route here until v20 is  fixed   This thread helped me solve the issue  but it seems similar answers have been posted here as well  https   code google com p android issues detail id 72840

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Another way to support Android L is to use custom lpreview property for Gradle  For instance   lpreview   hasProperty  lpreview    apply plugin   com android application   android       compileSdkVersion lpreview    android-L    19     buildToolsVersion  20 0 0       productFlavors   lpreview   lpreview     classic          defaultConfig lpreview                  minSdkVersion 14         targetSdkVersion 19         Now  you can build your app with     gradlew clean   gradlew -Plpreview assembleDebug   or    gradlew -Plpreview installLpreviewDebug   This way you can build your app with lpreview property for Android L and without it for previous versions

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Similar to a few posts prior - I went to SDK Manager and uninstalled v20 and version L   Then I installed version 19 and this problem was resolved and I could debug using my android device  no errors

[android] Android Studio : Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]

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