使用minSdkVersion 7

Question

I need in my app this piece of code:

//compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:6.+'

But I also need the minSdkVersion to be 7, and tha doesn't work. The error:

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.
> Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 7 cannot be smaller than version 9 declared in library com.google.android.gms:play-services:6.1.71

This is the content of my Gradle:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 21
    buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "codificador.aplicacion.safrapp.codificadorandroid"
        minSdkVersion 7
        targetSdkVersion 21
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            runProguard false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.0'
    //compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:6.+'
}

Isn't there an smaller version of compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services?, because this is what causes my error.

UPDATE: I changed it to compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:5.0.89' New error:

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.
> Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 7 cannot be smaller than version 9 declared in library com.google.android.gms:play-services:5.0.89

Answer 1

Finally understand your problem . Google Play Services is supported on Android 2.3.3 and above.Set this :

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:6.1.71' // or 6.1.+

or

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:5.0.89' 

And set minSdkVersion 15 . I hope it helps you a lot