android ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission() not found

Question

I am trying to make runtime permissions backward compatible with older devices but using the support library i cant find checkSelfPermission() static call in

Answer 1

1. Make sure class exampleActivity class is extending from AppCompatActivity.

2. Make sure that your minSdkVersion is 23 in the build.gradle file.

3. Sync your gradle after making this change.

That should work.