What version of Android should I develop for?

Question

How should I make the choice ? What are the parameters I should take into account ?

Answer 1

First of all you should take into account relative number of devices running a given version of the Android platform

Answer 2

Have a look at Android versions market share. I would develop for 1.6+. If you will realize in the middle of development that you want some API feature from newer version, you will have 3 choices:

1. Don't use that feature
2. Detect Android version from the app and then decide what to do
3. Change required Android version in your manifest file and project settings