Writing backwards compatible Android code

Question

I\'m writing an app that uses some functions and classes only available in the latest API level - 16, but I want it to run with no errors on devices with API level 15.

Answer 1

1. You have Target Api and Minimum SDK attributes to define what kind of device are you targeting and which will be the least Api version on which it will run.

2. Target Api will be the one on which the App runs with Full features, whereas Minimum SDK will make the App run on it with some Compromises as there can be chances that the lower API version dont have the features which are in its higher versions.