App must target Android 15 (API level 35) or higher

Question

I have an kivy app and i compile it via Buildozer.

My settings are:

# (int) Target Android API, should be as high as possible.
android.api = 34

# (int) Minimum API your APK / AAB will support.
android.minapi = 21

# (int) Android SDK version to use
android.sdk = 34

# (str) Android NDK version to use
android.ndk = 25b

Should i change only android.api = 34 to android.api = 35

or

Should i change both android.api = 34 and android.sdk = 34 to android.api = 35 and android.sdk = 35

Thanks for your replies.

Answer 1

For anyone who comes across this and is looking for a solution for an expo React Native App you need to either

1. Update your expo SDK to v53 (see here: https://expo.dev/changelog/sdk-53) or

2. (in case you are looking for a quick fix without updating expo AGAIN): set expo-build-properties in app.json or app.config.js (thanks to @Drazar and @HabiburRaman for pointing this out in the comments)

Use expo-build-properties in app.json:

// app.json
{
  "expo": {
    ...
    "plugins": [
      [
        "expo-build-properties",
        {
          "android": {
            "compileSdkVersion": 35,
            "targetSdkVersion": 35,
            "buildToolsVersion": "35.0.0"
          },
        }
      ]
    ]
  }
}

---

Original Answer:

Creating a custom config plugin:

1. Create a file named withTargetSdk35.js (or similar) in your project root:

   // withTargetSdk35.js
   const { withAppBuildGradle } = require('@expo/config-plugins');
   
   module.exports = function withTargetSdk35(config) {
     return withAppBuildGradle(config, (config) => {
       if (config.modResults.language === 'groovy') {
         config.modResults.contents = config.modResults.contents.replace(
           /targetSdkVersion\s*\d+/,
           'targetSdkVersion 35'
         );
       } else {
         throw new Error('Cannot modify build.gradle: unexpected language');
       }
       return config;
     });
   };
   
   

2. Register the Plugin in app.json or app.config.js

   1. If you're using app.json :

      {
        "expo": {
          ...
          "plugins": ["./withTargetSdk35"]
        }
      }
      

   2. If you're using app.config.js

      import withTargetSdk35 from './withTargetSdk35';
      
      export default {
        expo: {
          ...
          plugins: [withTargetSdk35],
        },
      };