Android API Level 26 required as of August 2018

[J. Landman Gay]

Thanks for the quick fix, Ali. I'll copy it for now, I'm going to need 
it next week.

On 5/18/18 3:23 PM, Ali Lloyd via use-livecode wrote:
> PR: https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/6536
> 
> I've managed to lock myself out of Bugzilla, so will finish it off when
> I've reported a bug! But obviously the patch can be applied locally if
> anyone needs it urgently.
> 
> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 9:05 PM Ali Lloyd <ali.lloyd at livecode.com> wrote:
> 
>> Currently the merge only takes the maximum of the provided minimum SDK
>> versions, which is something of an oversight. However it's an easy patch to
>> ensure it takes the maximum of the target versions too - I will submit a PR
>> shortly.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 8:17 PM J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Answering myself, the target version is already included in the Android
>>> manifest that LC uses by default. It is set to be the same as the
>>> minimum version. We can edit that to use a different number. Make a copy
>>> of the default manifest, located at:
>>> <Your LC app>/Contents/Tools/Runtime/Android/Manifest.xml
>>>
>>> Change this:
>>> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="${MIN_SDK_VERSION}"
>>> android:targetSdkVersion="${MIN_SDK_VERSION}"/>
>>>
>>> To this:
>>> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="${MIN_SDK_VERSION}"
>>> android:targetSdkVersion=26/>
>>>
>>> Then include the revised manifest in the Copy Files pane of the
>>> standalone settings. In LC versions prior to LC 9 it will replace the
>>> default one when you do a build. In LC 9, the standalone builder now
>>> merges your manifest with the default template.
>>>
>>> I'm not entirely clear how the merging works, but it sounds like you
>>> could create a manifest with only the changes you want to implement. For
>>> now I'll just edit the template and assume LC will find which edits to
>>> include. If anyone knows for sure, I'd like to hear how it works exactly.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/18/18 1:42 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote:
>>>> I brought this up on the list a while ago. The target version is
>>>> different from the minimum version I think, and there's no way to
>>>> specify a target in standalone settings. I think we'll need to create
>>>> our own manifest that includes the target. I'll have to look up how to
>>>> do that, I'm not sure yet what to include.
>>>>
>>>> This will affect me too, since I need to upload to the Play Store in a
>>>> couple of days.
>>>>
>>>> On 5/18/18 12:45 PM, bob--- via use-livecode wrote:
>>>>> I posted an APK to the Google Play Store today for another project I
>>>>> work on (not LC based) and received a warning that I've not seen
>>>>> before (1 week ago the same App not receive this warning).
>>>>>
>>>>> "Target API level requirements from August 2018
>>>>> Warning:
>>>>> Your app currently targets API level 25 and must target at least API
>>>>> level 26 to ensure it is built on the latest APIs optimized for
>>>>> security and performance.
>>>>>
>>>>>>  From August 2018, new apps must target at least Android 8.0 (API
>>>>>> level 26).
>>>>>>  From November 2018, app updates must target Android 8.0 (API level
>>> 26).
>>>>> Tip:
>>>>> Change your app's target API level. Learn how."
>>>>>
>>>>> Some months ago I attempted to build for Android on LC I ran into
>>>>> problems until I used an older version of either the API???/ SDK???
>>>>> (not sure what right now). I'm posting this here just as an FYI and to
>>>>> see if anyone might now if this is something we need to worry about in
>>>>> the LC space.
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't want to open a QC report until someone can confirm/deny this
>>>>> is an issue or not.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>> Bob Hall
>>>>>
>>>>>
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