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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Testing and Debugging Running the App on a Device

Posted by alberto perez
alberto perez
1,274 Points

INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK never had a problem on eclipse, now I do, I'm using a HUAWEI tmobile mytouch Q.

INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK in the log, nothing popped up on my phone, phone worked fine previously doing this course on eclipse, now I get this error. Please advise.

1 Answer

Kristen Law
Kristen Law
16,244 Points
Kristen Law
Kristen Law
16,244 Points

Is your targetSdkVersion set to 'android-L' by any chance? I had this issue too, and I was able to fix it by changing targetSdkVersion to 19. You can check the targetSdkVersion in the AndroidManifest.xml file. Also, you might want to figure out what version of the Android operating system you have on your phone and make sure the minSdkVersion in the AndroidManifest.xml file is set to that version or an older version.

Hope that helps!