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Asked: 2026-06-16T12:51:17+00:00

My Android app has a android:minSdkVersion=8 which I want to keep, but at the

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My Android app has a android:minSdkVersion=”8″ which I want to keep, but at the same time, for users running Android 3.0 and above, I want to create a widget backed up by a collection.

Following the steps here http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html#collections
I run into a compilation error, because I need to use classes from API level 11 (RemoteViewsService).

So is there a way to do this? To keep the app available for people with Android 2.2+ but in it build a widget for people with Android 3.0+? It should be possible.
GMail does it, it’s available for earlier versions of Android but also provides this kind of widgets for Android 3.0+ users.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I think perhaps the following answer on SO can provide some insight:

    Android Min SDK Version vs. Target SDK Version

    In essence, you have two variables you can define: Min SDK and Target SDK. The above link will explain in great clarity how to use them.

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