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Asked: 2026-06-07T11:30:17+00:00

I’m working on an app that targets API 11 (3.0) but minSDKVersion is 7

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I’m working on an app that targets API 11 (3.0) but minSDKVersion is 7 (2.1).

I generate my PreferenceActivity programmatically instead of with XML. In Honeycomb, preference layouts have a built-in spot for an icon that can go next to each preference. You can set it with prefScreen.setIcon(R.drawable.my_icon);

So I don’t want to do this on API 7-10. Is this sufficient protection from crashes?

if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT>=11)
    prefScreen.setIcon(R.drawable.myIcon);

The more elaborate solution that I know is safe is to use reflection to check if that method exists before trying to use it.

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  1. Editorial Team

    According to http://developer.android.com/training/basics/activity-lifecycle/starting.html, it’s implied that it’s safe to use the SDK_INT constant on Android 2.0 and above to wrap calls to newer APIs, without using reflection.

    Caution: Using the SDK_INT to prevent older system’s from executing
    new APIs works in this way on Android 2.0 (API level 5) and higher
    only. Older versions will encounter a runtime exception.

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