Android Studio: What is the right way to change targetSdkVersion?

Question

I want to change the targetSdkVersion from 19 to 18 in Android Studio (not Eclipse), but failed.

Android Studio complains the following after I changed the targetSdk

Answer 1

in build.gradle Change these values according to current project Updation in sdk manager

compileSdkVersion 25 buildToolsVersion "25.0.2" minSdkVersion 15 targetSdkVersion 25

in dependencies replace below code
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.1.0'

and synchronise project

Answer 2

How to change targetSdkVersion and minSdkVersion in Android studio

Did have the same issue but mange to nail it down after a couple of hours.

Step 1

Open build.gradle - *Path\Your_Application\app\build.gradle*

defaultConfig {
    minSdkVersion 8
    targetSdkVersion 19
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
}

Change targetSdkVersion & minSdkVersion values to what you desire.

Step 2

In Android stuido menu find "Build" ( alt + b @ windows ) and choose "Clean project"

Hope this help others with the same issue.

Answer 3

Alternatively, click on File > Project Structure > Application > Flavours > Min Sdk Version and press ok on change. You can also change the Target Sdk Version as well. I think this is a neater approach to editing the gradle build file directly.