how to set minSDKversion when exporting to android?

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• keszegh Member

  October 2022

  i've found the same issue mentioned here:
  https://forum.giderosmobile.com/discussion/comment/59419#Comment_59419
  so do i need android studio to do that? if yes, then how? also, then it's not too practical since play store universally asks for this, so perhaps in gideros export settings there could be a slot for this info to set.

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  Fragmenter - animated loop machine and IKONOMIKON - the memory game

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• MoKaLux Member

  October 2022 edited October 2022

  @keszegh here?
  C:\Program Files\Gideros\Tools\export_android.lua

  AndroidProject={ permissions={}, features={}, _minSdk=14 }   local MAX_SDK=1000

  Could it be that simple?

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• keszegh Member

  October 2022

  @MoKaLux ,sounds good, i will try.

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• keszegh Member

  October 2022

  @MoKaLux , apparently this worked, thanks a lot for the tip. nevertheless, this should be an export option too.

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• hgy29 Maintainer

  October 2022

  Well, it is counter intuitive to raise the min sdk on purpose, since the effect is to forbid using the app on older devices, that's why it wasn't included in the export settings. If you use a plugin or component which have a higher min sdk requirement, then it is better to have the plugin itself request this min sdk. Anyway it is easy to show the option in the export pane, modifiying the apk.gexport file is enough.

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• keszegh Member

  October 2022

  thanks, it is a play store requirement, to ensure some security minimum.

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  Fragmenter - animated loop machine and IKONOMIKON - the memory game

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• hgy29 Maintainer

  October 2022 edited October 2022

  IMO if it is a play store requirement, then it should be Gideros default.
  Current we support Android 4.0 and higher, setting min sdk to 21 would mean supporting only android 5.0 and higher.

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• keszegh Member

  October 2022

  it is not a requirement in the strict sense. you need it only if you want the 'Automatic integrity protection' to be switched on. so it should be optional to turn it on in gideros, also there is life outside the play store (e.g. installing apk's directly on a device for personal use).

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  Fragmenter - animated loop machine and IKONOMIKON - the memory game

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