Check min version of compatibility of Android app

Question

For an Android application, how can I test what the lowest version/API of Android it can work on, without manually changing API level on the emulator?

Answer 1

Open build.gradle of your app there should be written minSdkVersion which it supports.

Answer 2

The minSdkVersion set in the app level gradle file is the lowest API version it will work on.

There are other factors though...for example:

Lets say the minSdkVersion is 21...but you call a method that wasnt introduced until api 25 (and dont handle that), then it will crash...and not really work.