INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK

[Pramod P Deore]

Hello I have created one application when I had ran it on emulator it
runs perfectly, but when I tried to install it on my G1 then it gives
me following error.

D:\Pramod Backup\android\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb install
ReadSimContact.apk
464 KB/s (14833 bytes in 0.031s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/ReadSimContact.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]


Then how should I can install this application on my mobile?


Thanks in advance

[Ankit Garg]

Pramod it seems you've put up the question on other places too like here (and according to me the answer given to you there is right). Please read this...

[Monu Tripathi]

INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK is an Installation return code passed by PackageManager to the PackageInstallObserver, if the installation of new package failed because the current SDK version is older than that required by the package.

Min SDK Version: This is an integer that indicates the minimum API Level required to properly run your application. The minSdkVersion attribute is found in the <uses-sdk> of your Android Manifest file.

What is the minSdkversion specified in the manifest of your application? What is the device API version?

[Pramod P Deore]

after chainging

   <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="5" /> 

to

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />

application is successfully get installed on mobile but now it gives me another error as,

 
03-10 17:02:30.905: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321): java.lang.VerifyError: com.micro.ReadSimContact
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at java.lang.Class.newInstanceImpl(Native Method)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:1472)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at android.app.Instrumentation.newActivity(Instrumentation.java:1097)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2316)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2417)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2100(ActivityThread.java:116)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1794)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4203)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:791)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:549)
03-10 17:02:30.915: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6321):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

how to see device API version?

[Monu Tripathi]

how to see device API version?

Depends on which flavor of Android device is running(you can verify that from Settings -> About Phone -> Firmware version).

... application is successfully get installed on mobile but now it gives me another error as,...

Does your application use external JARs? Chances are that could be causing problems.

[Pramod P Deore]

Its Firmware version is 1.6
can I use "android.provider.ContactsContract" class to build my application? because it's API level is 5.

[Ulf Dittmer]

API level 5 is Android 2.0, so, no - you can't use that class on an Android 1.6 device.