I’m trying to upload an app called SMS from my computer to my phone. When I check for devices connected my phone shows up as connected. I have tried other apps and they do upload but there are a few that do now like this one call SMS. The following is what I do and see on the command prompt when I try to upload it:
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb install "C:\Users\Computer Engineer\Desktop\SM
S.apk
1248 KB/s (16618 bytes in 0.013s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/SMS.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]
Why does this happen and what do I need to do in order to be able to upload it to my phone?
It looks like you compiled your application to an SDK newer than the SDK of
your device. (API Levels explained)
In order to successfully upload to device, you need to decrease your minSDK version in your android manifest file. Keep in mind that some features may require the higher SDK version, and might not work properly, or not work at all. (Android compatibility explained)