API level is an integer value that uniquely identifies the framework API revision offered by a version of the Android platform. The Android platform provides a framework API that applications can use to interact with the underlying Android system. The framework API consists of:
The API level identifier serves a key role in ensuring the best possible experience for users and application developers:
Each Android platform version stores its API level identifier internally, in the Android system itself.
Applications can use a manifest element provided by the framework API – – to describe the minimum and maximum API levels under which they are able to run, as well as the preferred API level that they are designed to support. The element offers three key attributes:
When the user attempts to install an application, or when revalidating an application after a system update, the Android system first checks the attributes in the application’s manifest and compares the values against its own internal API level. The system allows the installation to begin only if these conditions are met:
You can use Android Studio to change your Android app API level (SDK Version) with these two methods.
a. In build.gradle file
b. In project structure dialog
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