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I think the question is pretty clear but what's the earliest API level I can target on Kotlin?
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When you upload an APK, it must meet Google Play's target API level requirements. New apps must target Android 12 (API level 31) or higher; except for Wear OS apps, which must target Android 11 (API level 30) or higher.
minSdkVersion is the minimum version of the Android operating system required to run your application. The Android app must have a minimum SDK version 19 or higher. If you want to support devices below API level 19, you must override minSDK version.
Android Studio provides full support for Kotlin, enabling you to add Kotlin files to your existing project and convert Java language code to Kotlin. You can then use all of Android Studio's existing tools with your Kotlin code, including autocomplete, lint checking, refactoring, debugging, and more.
For the best development experience with the Android 11 SDK, use Android Studio 4.2 or higher. You can compile and test Android 11 apps using Android Studio 3.3 and higher, but some users of the Android 11 SDK may encounter Gradle sync failures and warnings about outdated dependencies.
Actually, any API level.
That's because Kotlin is compiled into bytecode for JVM 6 platform, which is supported in all Android API levels. So, unless you use any of the newer Android API in your Kotlin code, it does not require any specific API level.
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