Relation between android:minSdkVersion, android:targetSdkVersion and “target”

Question

So, I\'m a little confused, I thought I understood the meaning of android:minSdkVersion, android:targetSdkVersion and target in projec

Answer 1

android:minSdkVersion="7" means you can't run this app in devices under 2.1(API-7). android:targetSdkVersion="13" the app is built targetting this API. the build target will be set to 13 and the methods and stuffs that are available till 13 will work.

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html