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== Specify Minimum and Target API Levels ==
The [http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html AndroidManifest.xml] file describes details about your app and identifies which versions of Android it supports. Specifically, the <code>minSdkVersion</code> and <code>targetSdkVersion</code> attributes for the <code>[http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html <uses-sdk]</code> element identify the lowest API level with which your app is compatible and the highest API level against which you’ve designed and tested your app.

For example:
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" ... >
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" android:targetSdkVersion="15" />
    ...
</manifest>
</syntaxhighlight>
As new versions of Android are released, some style and behaviors may change. To allow your app to take advantage of these changes and ensure that your app fits the style of each user's device, you should set the <code>[http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target targetSdkVersion]</code> value to match the latest Android version available.