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Asked: 2026-06-12T23:49:24+00:00

What is the purpose of an Android Support Library? Does this mean http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/support-library.html ?

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What is the purpose of an Android Support Library?

Does this mean http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/support-library.html?

Currently my app minSdkVersion is restricted to level 10.

I am trying to use ViewPager, which is not available for a higher API (for example for level 16)…

What does this support library mean? Does it mean I can use ViewPager, and the user of the phone with API level less than 16 can still see ViewPager widget?

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  1. Editorial Team

    From the description of the support library:

    The Support Package includes static “support libraries” that you can
    add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either
    not available for older platform versions or that offer “utility” APIs
    that aren’t a part of the framework APIs. The goal is to simplify your
    development by offering more APIs that you can bundle with your
    application so you can worry less about platform versions.

    Off course you have to use only the lower SDK available functions.
    You should also look the Google Support Library thats make available some new functions for older SDK.
    http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/support-library.html

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