'Android application install warning (built for older version)
I followed this tutorial to build Android application from command line. This is my batch script to build and install the application on my device using USB debugging.
aapt package -f -m -J build\gen\ -S res -M AndroidManifest.xml -I "%ANDROID_HOME%\platforms\android-30\android.jar"
javac -source 1.7 -target 1.7 -bootclasspath "%JAVA_HOME%\jre\lib\rt.jar" -classpath "%ANDROID_HOME%\platforms\android-30\android.jar" -d build\obj build\gen\net\hanshq\hello\R.java src\net\hanshq\hello\MainActivity.java
java -jar "%ANDROID_HOME%\build-tools\30.0.0\lib\dx.jar" --dex --output=build\apk\classes.dex build\obj
aapt package -f -M AndroidManifest.xml -S res\ -I "%ANDROID_HOME%\platforms\android-30\android.jar" -F build\Hello.unsigned.apk build\apk
zipalign -f -p 4 build\Hello.unsigned.apk build\Hello.aligned.apk
call apksigner sign --ks debug.keystore --ks-key-alias androiddebugkey --ks-pass pass:android --key-pass pass:android --out build\Hello.apk build\Hello.aligned.apk
adb install -r build\Hello.apk
adb shell am start -n net.hanshq.hello/.MainActivity
I use OpenJDK-17, Android-30 platform version, and Android 30.0.0 build tools version.
This is the AndroidManifest.xml file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="net.hanshq.hello"
versionCode="1"
versionName="0.1">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="30"/>
<application android:label="Hello">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
What I want to ask is when I set the minSdkVersion to 30 it installed fine on my device. But, when I set it to a lower value like 21, it still installed correctly but output a warning popout like this.
This app was built for an older version of Android and may not work properly. Try checking for updates, or contact the developer.
What I want to ask is this warning related to value of minSdkVersion or is it because the version of Android SDK platform and build tools that I used? Thanks in advance for the answer.
Edit: My device is running Android 11 OS
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