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Updated to Android minSdkVersion 19 and targetSdkVersion 34

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This is updated to meet the latest requirements for apps on the Google Play store
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Sam Lantinga
2023-08-24 08:23:06 -07:00
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Requirements
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Android SDK (version 31 or later)
Android SDK (version 34 or later)
https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Android NDK r15c or later
https://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html
Minimum API level supported by SDL: 16 (Android 4.1)
Minimum API level supported by SDL: 19 (Android 4.4)
How the port works
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https://developer.nvidia.com/tegra-graphics-debugger
Why is API level 16 the minimum required?
Why is API level 19 the minimum required?
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The latest NDK toolchain doesn't support targeting earlier than API level 16.
As of this writing, according to https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html
about 99% of the Android devices accessing Google Play support API level 16 or
higher (January 2018).
The latest NDK toolchain doesn't support targeting earlier than API level 19.
As of this writing, according to https://www.composables.com/tools/distribution-chart
about 99.7% of the Android devices accessing Google Play support API level 19 or
higher (August 2023).
A note regarding the use of the "dirty rectangles" rendering technique