For instance, Android 1.0 is API level 1 and Android 4.4 is API level 19. The API level allows you to declare the minimum version with which your app is compatible, using the <uses-sdk> manifest tag and its minSdkVersion attribute .
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With the release of Android 10, Google has stopped support for Android 7 or earlier . This means that no more security patches or OS updates will be pushed out by Google and Handset vendors as well.
Read moreWhat is the minimum Android version?
From now on, the lowest level of Android we’ll be supporting is Android 6 (Marshmallow) .
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