Your app is affected by Google Play’s target API level (35) requirements

Capacitor
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Starting August 31, 2025, new apps and app update submissions must target Android 15 (API level 35), except for Wear and TV OS apps, which must target Android 15 (API level 35) or higher. Existing apps must target Android 15 (API level 35) or higher to remain available to new users on devices running Android OS higher than your app’s target API level. To save time and effort, you can use the new SDK Upgrade Assistant in Android Studio. You will also be able to request an extension until November 1, 2025 if you need more time to update your app."

What do I do to fix this error and upload my app back to the play store?i have “@ionic/angular”: “^8.0.0” and I set in my capacitor.config.ts that:

import type { CapacitorConfig } from ‘@capacitor/cli’;

const config: CapacitorConfig = {
appId: ‘com.myapp.app’,
appName: ‘Name My App’,
webDir: ‘www’,
cordova: {
preferences: {
MinSdkVersion: “23”,
TargetSdkVersion: “35”,
CompileSdkVersion: “35”
}
}
};

export default config;

But it doesn’t work

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You need to upgrade to Capacitor 7 which targets SDK 35. It has nothing to do with the Ionic Framework or Angular.

3

But how can I make it so that every time I use the ionic cap open android command and compile, it uses API 35 without having to manually modify it? That is, I’m currently using 34. Should I update because there should be a pattern that updates that on my computer? In other words, my question is, should I update Android Studio, the Capacitor plugin because I currently have version 7, Node, or the project?

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Did you follow the upgrade guide I linked above? That has everything you need to do.