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Can an Android application or activity call APIs in higher API levels?

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Is it possible for an Android application with a given minimum API level (say 8 "Froyo") to conditionally use APIs that are only in higher API levels (e.g. the NFC APIs in level 10) for example by detecting for the presence of the API or API level at run-time?

Thanks.

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Richard Lawler Avatar asked Feb 12 '11 19:02

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Yes, using reflection. Here's an article that shows how to do this on Android:

  • Backwards Compatibility for Applications Backward compatibility for Android applications
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Roman Nurik Avatar answered Sep 30 '22 03:09

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