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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Determine a suitable default value for minSdkVersion","articleBody":"The `minSdkVersion` is currently set to 17 (Android-4 2012).\r\n\r\nWhen building the app with a common plugin like @nativescript/background-http the build will fail.\r\n\r\n```\r\nExecution failed for task ':app:processDebugMainManifest'.\r\nManifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 17 cannot be smaller than version 21 declared in library [net.gotev:uploadservice:4.7.0] /Users/ianbrindley/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/24fa1312ea1be6efbab27240facdcfb1/transformed/jetified-uploadservice-4.7.0/AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 17\r\n        Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 17,\r\n                or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 21,\r\n                or use tools:overrideLibrary=\"net.gotev.uploadservice\" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)\r\n```\r\n\r\nInstead I have to add additional configuration to gradle to get this plugin to work.\r\n\r\nI suggest that the `minSdkVersion` is set to 21.\r\n\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/insytes","@type":"Person","name":"insytes"},"datePublished":"2023-07-11T15:47:12.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/1773/android/issues/1773"}