# Update your target Android API level by November 1

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/update-your-target-android-api-level-by-november-1/227841>\
**Category:** Capacitor\
**Created:** [October 19, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/update-your-target-android-api-level-by-november-1/227841 "2022-10-19T14:39:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ceceliaionic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/ceceliaionic/32/142619_2.png) [@ceceliaionic](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/ceceliaionic)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/update-your-target-android-api-level-by-november-1/227841/1 "2022-10-19T14:39:12Z")

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Originally published at: [https://ionic.io/blog/update-your-target-android-api-level-by-november-1](https://ionic.io/blog/update-your-target-android-api-level-by-november-1)  
   
Appflow and Capacitor are built for mobile developers, and we know the challenges of managing various dependencies and requirements. That’s why we keep you up-to-date on the latest deadlines. Starting November 1, existing and updated apps have new requirements for the targeted Android API level. These requirements set by Android are designed to ensure the latest…

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**Author:** ![AlainTerieur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@AlainTerieur](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/AlainTerieur)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/update-your-target-android-api-level-by-november-1/227841/2 "2022-10-20T13:34:52Z")

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Strange choice.

When we start a new project from Android Studio, and choose API 30 Android 11.0 (R), the IDE inform us “ **Your app will run on approximately 40.5% of devices** ”.

Isn’t it bad for business ?

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**Author:** ![julio-ionic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@julio-ionic](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/julio-ionic)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/update-your-target-android-api-level-by-november-1/227841/3 "2022-10-20T15:02:06Z")

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What you choose there is the minimum SDK, not the target SDK.

Capacitor 4 supports SDK 22 as minimum, that’s 98,4% of devices.

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**Author:** ![shravanvis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/shravanvis/32/140973_2.png) [@shravanvis](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/shravanvis)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/update-your-target-android-api-level-by-november-1/227841/4 "2022-12-19T18:18:15Z")

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How to work in Cordova  
I mean all the settings you have for capacitor only

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**Author:** ![julio-ionic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@julio-ionic](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/julio-ionic)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/update-your-target-android-api-level-by-november-1/227841/5 "2022-12-20T09:38:53Z")

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For cordova you have to use cordova-android 11.

```auto
cordova platform rm android
cordova platform add android@latest

```