android: requires previous sdk support even if min sdk version is higher?

Question

I am new to Android Development and I tried to import an Android Application in to my Eclipse (ADT). But , I am getting an error saying :

 Unable to resolve target 'android-8'

But , I checked in the manifest file that , the min sdk and target sdk are set as follows:

  <uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="11"
    android:targetSdkVersion="19" />

Then , why am I having an this error? Why do I require API 8 , even-though the application supports min sdk 11 ? The Application has Facebook and GCM integrated into it? Is it because of this? Or , are there any classes that require API 8 support? I am getting confused and not able to find a satisfactory answer. Thanks.

check this link , hope it helps you stackoverflow.com/questions/13053353/… — Rajesh Mikkilineni
no , this link does not help me. I have a higher level APIs downloaded and all those APIs that my minSDk and target SDK have mentioned. Why is it asking me to download a lower level API ? API 8 is nowhere in the picture of my application. — user2056245
check if u have this jar file annotations.jar in android-sdk\tools\support\annotations.jar — Rajesh Mikkilineni
if not try this , copy ..\android-sdk\extras\android\support\annotations\android-support-annotations.jar and copy it to ..\android-sdk\tools\support\ — Rajesh Mikkilineni

Alok Nair Alok Nair · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-25T10:12:45

You application has set Android 8 as target version. Change it from properties option

Right click the project and click "Properties". Then select "Android" from left. You can then select the target version from right side.

Always try to select the highest available target version. Currently go for Android 19 (4.4.2 Kitkat).

android: requires previous sdk support even if min sdk version is higher?

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