Mac OSX - minSdk(API 18) > deviceSdk(API 15)

Question

I\'m using Android Studio 2.1.1 on my Mac (Version 10.9.2) and I\'m receiving the above error when trying to run the application I\'m developing on the Android phone that I

Answer 1

Your application's minSdkVersion is set to 18, which corresponds to Android 4.3. Your device is an Android 4.0.4 devices, which is API Level 15. You cannot run a minSdkVersion 18 app on a API Level 15 device.

If your objective is to be able to run this app on that device, edit your minSdkVersion (app/build.gradle or via File > Project Structure from the Android Studio main menu) to be 15 (or lower) instead of 18.