Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 8 cannot be smaller than version 9 declared in library [com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.8.0]

Question

The problem is

Error:Execution failed for task \':app:processDebugManifest\'.

Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 8 cannot be smal

Answer 1

Update your build.gradle:

 minSdkVersion 9