Running using lower target SDK

[kfrajer]

Hi,
I am running AS 3.4.1 (latest) and my app is launched on the device which has Android API 28.

However, I have setup my manifest and my gradle file for my app (it is sync'd) to targetSDK 26.

When I run my app, I choose my device as the target. I read the SDK which prints 28 using this code and printing it on the screen:

`AndroidAPIver = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;`

What should I do so my app runs with targetSDK 26 on my phone?
I followed a guide like this (I found a cpl like that) but it did not work: https://abhiandroid.com/androidstudio/change-api-sdk-level-android-studio.html

 

[Brian Berry]

lower your minimum sdk in your gradle file to api 26 or lower and your target sdk to 28

 

[kfrajer]

Actually, my device is configured with Android API 28. When I run my app, it prints in my screen API 28. But I want to run using API 26. What I did is these two things:
1. I set the targetSDK to 26 in my manifest
2. I set the targetSDK and compileSdkVersion to 26 in my app build.gradle

That means my app should print 26 when launch on my device, right?

 

[Brian Berry]

It will use whatever is installed on the. Phone. The Android version is backwards compatible. 26 will run on 28