What does "Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]" mean in Android Studio?
After I changed
defaultConfig { applicationId "com.example.bocheng.myapplication" minSdkVersion 15 targetSdkVersion 'L' #change this to 19 versionCode 1 versionName "1.0"}in build.gradle file.
it works
This error
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]Means that you're trying to install an app that has a higher minSdkVersion specified in its manifest than the device's API level. Change that number to 8 and it should work. I'm not sure about the other error, but it may be related to this one.
Besides checking the right minSdkVersion in build.gradle, make sure you have installed all necessary tools and correct SDK Platform for your preferred Android Version in SDK Manager. In Android Studio klick on Tools -> Android -> SDK Manager. Then install at minimum (for Android 2.2 without emulator):
- Android SDK Tools
- Android SDK Platform-tools
- Android SDK Build-tools (latest)
- Android 2.2 (API 8)
- SDK Platform
- Google APIs
This is what worked for me.