What does it mean by "Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 9 cannot be smaller than version 14"

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when start a project i get this error in android studio

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'. Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 9 cannot be smaller than version 14 declared in library [com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.0.0-alpha1] C:\Users\max.android\build-cache\794d310f97f0ec38ea2a53aafb733961774fb930\output\AndroidManifest.xml Suggestion: use tools:overrideLibrary="android.support.v7.appcompat" to force usage

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javaandroidandroid-gradle-plugin
You started a brand new project? What minimum sdk did you use? – OneCricketeer
change ur minSdkVersion from 9 to 14 in your project level gradle. – Sachin Bahukhandi
i need it run start from android 2.3 – Mo Me
stackoverflow.com/questions/43173107 – rmtheis

2 Answers

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It means that Your project uses library with minimum SDK 14 and in Your app You've set it to 9. Minimum SDK for the main project and libraries should be same.

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you can resolve this problem by just changing minSdkVersion from 9 to 14 in build.gradle(Module app) file of your app and then sync the project