user12424231
user12424231

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What is the earliest android version a modern app should to be compatible with?

since a few weeks i get in touch with app testing in espresso and junit and the question of compatibility came to my mind. Which is the earliest android version an modern app should be at least runnable? Thanks!

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papafe
papafe

Reputation: 3070

It really depends on your public, but if you want to have a more general idea you can look at the distribution of devices running a certain version of Android here.

As you can see, if you want to target the majority of devices, it could be a good idea to target from version 4.4 (API 19) onwards.

Upvotes: 1

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