From d56760ce1ecb949a258e1c667eb46446e2575269 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Main
Prior to installing an application, the Android system checks the value of this - attribute and allows the installation only if it - is less than or equal to the API Level used by the system itself.
- -If you do not declare this attribute, then a value of "1" is assumed, which +
Caution:
+ If you do not declare this attribute, then a value of "1" is assumed, which
indicates that your application is compatible with all versions of Android. If your
- application is not universally compatible (for instance if it uses APIs
- introduced in Android 1.5) and you have not declared the proper minSdkVersion,
- then when installed on a system with a lower API Level, the application
- will crash during runtime. For this reason, be certain to declare the appropriate API Level
+ application is not compatible with all versions (for instance, it uses APIs
+ introduced in API Level 3) and you have not declared the proper minSdkVersion,
+ then when installed on a system with an API Level less than 3, the application will crash
+ during runtime when attempting to access the unavailable APIs. For this reason,
+ be certain to declare the appropriate API Level
in the minSdkVersion attribute.
Prior to installing an application, the Android system checks the value of this - attribute and allows the installation only it - is greater than or equal to the API Level used by the system itself.
+Introduced in: API Level 4