Higher API calls when lower SDK targeted

Question

My app supports minSdkVersion=10 and targeting 16. I want to call methods specific to API level >= 14 if a specific device supports them. I could check running OS version at runtime and whether call or not higher API methods but when I specify min SDK version, methods that exist only in versions higher than 10 are not visible. Is there any way to use higher API methods than minSdkVersion?

Answer 1

You can test the device's API with this:

if(android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14) {
    // Do something fancy
}
else {
    // Do something regular
}