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InvenTree mobile app
https://docs.inventree.org/en/latest/app/app/
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Minimum OS Now Android 13? #425

Closed rezafouladian closed 1 year ago

rezafouladian commented 1 year ago

Was there a specific reason for changing the minimum Android version to Android 13 in 81907ad72f293fa73d9fa6bfe7ced2f985115695? The barcode scanning phones I'm trying to work with from Zebra and Datalogic only have Android 8, 9, 10, or 11.

SchrodingersGat commented 1 year ago

@rezafouladian if you look at this website you can see that the required targetSdk version was bumped to 33 for apps and app updates by August 2023. This is why I made the change.

However the same page further down suggests that the minSdk could be as low as 21 (Android 5)?

So, potentially we could adjust minSdk to be API level 26 (supporting Android 8) with a targetSdk level of 33 and still be in compliance?

The whole versioning system is very confusing...

rezafouladian commented 1 year ago

Yes, I believe the targetSdk version can be higher while leaving the minimum lower.

https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/target-sdk

Every new Android version introduces changes that bring security and performance improvements and enhance the Android user experience. Some of these changes only apply to apps that explicitly declare support through their targetSdkVersion manifest attribute (also known as the target API level).

Configuring your app to target a recent API level ensures that users can benefit from these improvements, while your app can still run on older Android versions.

SchrodingersGat commented 1 year ago

@rezafouladian please LMK if it works for you now