Android Runtime Support for older Android versions

[trancee]

Since the root issue was closed on the NativeScript main project site, I would like to continue the discussion here as recommended in the last post:
NativeScript/NativeScript#453

What is the current progress on the support for older Android versions (API >= 10)?

[slavchev]

@trancee

The work is already in progress. Please use this issue #198

[trancee]

You are saying, #198 is also supporting older SDK, like API 10? Because that issue is talking about API 16 and I need even older API support. Thank you for the clarification.

[Plamen5kov]

Hi, @trancee
There is a PR: #364 and when it's accepted into the master we will be able to lower the api version.
Yes, we can lower the version of the android-runtime to api level 10, but this will affect ONLY the android-runtime.
What this means is you won't be able to use the tns_modules, because for the moment they have dependency to api level 17, and you will have to write your own code if you want to support api level lower than 17.

[trancee]

@Plamen5kov Thank you for the update and the additional information. Although I have no idea about tns_modules and how to make them API Level 10 conform, I hope that someone else will pick up the work and ensures backwards compatibility.

[slavchev]

@trancee API level 10 is supported now #198 (comment)

[Plamen5kov]

issue should be moved to {N} modues:
NativeScript/NativeScript#1742