What does “Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]” mean in Android Studio?

Question

I got this Froyo (2.2) device that I am using to make an app. When I try to run the app directly to the device it shows an error saying

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Answer 1

In android studio: reduce minSDKversion. It will work...

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "healthcare.acceliant.trianz.com.myapplication"
        minSdkVersion 11
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1'
}

Answer 2

This is because you mobile has older sdk version than your application..!!! It means your application need sdk version suppose Lollipop but you mobile has version kitkat.

Answer 3

Fix your gradle file the following way

defaultConfig {
    applicationId "package.com.app"
    minSdkVersion 8 //this should be lower than your device
    targetSdkVersion 21
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
}

Answer 4

Besides checking the right minSdkVersion in build.gradle, make sure you have installed all necessary tools and correct SDK Platform for your preferred Android Version in SDK Manager. In Android Studio klick on Tools -> Android -> SDK Manager. Then install at minimum (for Android 2.2 without emulator):

• Android SDK Tools
• Android SDK Platform-tools
• Android SDK Build-tools (latest)
• Android 2.2 (API 8)
  • SDK Platform
  • Google APIs

This is what worked for me.

Answer 5

Make sure you don't have a minSdkVersion set in your build.gradle with a value higher than 8. If you don't specify it at all, it's supposed to use the value in your AndroidManfiest.xml, which seems to already be properly set.

Answer 6

After I changed

defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.example.bocheng.myapplication"
    minSdkVersion 15
    targetSdkVersion 'L' #change this to 19
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
}

in build.gradle file.

it works