# How to target specific android api version

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-to-target-specific-android-api-version/91965>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [May 27, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-to-target-specific-android-api-version/91965 "2017-05-27T12:05:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![techsnake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@techsnake](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/techsnake)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-to-target-specific-android-api-version/91965/1 "2017-05-27T12:05:33Z")

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I downloaded 19 api

this is AndroidManifest , i chacnged it to this

`<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" android:target SdkVersion="19" />`

this is config.xml file

```auto
 <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="16" />
    <preference name="android-targetSdkVersion" value="19" />

```

this. is project.properties file

```auto

target=android-25

```

thanks in advance