On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 4:50 PM, firebreather <[email protected]>wrote:
> is there any significant risk in using a higher sdk to develop than the > minsdkversion target declared in the manifest? > You run the risk of using new APIs that won't exist on older versions. > in other words, if i'm developing on android 4.0.3 version 15 sdk/api > will the app work correctly on an android 2.3.3 api phone. > If coded correctly it will. See this old but relevant blog post: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/04/backward-compatibility-for-android.html > currently my app has been working on both tablets and version 2.3.3 > phones with this strategy, although the console says I have to declare > minimum target 11 or better for tablets. I've been asking this basic > question for over a year in forums, stack overflow and support emails > without a response. > Really? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
