uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 15 cannot be smaller than version 16 declared in library

Question

I don't understand this error message

  C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins\workspace\__temp-mobile-prev\platforms\android\AndroidManifest.xml:67:5 Error:         uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 15 cannot be smaller than version 16 declared in library C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins\workspace\__temp-mobile-prev\platforms\android\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.paypal.sdk\paypal-android-sdk\2.14.2\AndroidManifest.xml         Suggestion: use tools:overrideLibrary="com.paypal.android.sdk.payments" to force usage 

Because line 67 of AndroidManifest.xml looks like:

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="18" android:targetSdkVersion="22" /> 

Where does 15 come from?

I use ionic to build my app. But I don't think that this is the problem.

Answer 1

The problem for me was in cordova-plugin-browsertab.

You need to change line 1 of my_project/plugins/cordova-plugin-browsertab/src/android/BrowserTab.gradle to

def minSdkVersion = 19 

Make sure you have the minimum SDK added to your config.xml

<preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="19" /> 

Then remove and add cordova-android by:

cordova platform remove android cordova platform add android