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Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DEPRECATED_SDK_VERSION: App package must target at least SDK version 23, but found 21
And Android 15 bumps it up to min version of 24, so this'll be a moving target forevermore.
I assume it's going to be one of those things that'll force orgs to either figure out how to get it updated, or abandon the legacy app and redevelop it. Neither being a fun activity, nor cheap I'd imagine, but little choice now save for remaining on old, outdated hardware.
It’s going to be a mixed bag but I know a number of end customers that consider their business app more important than what version of Android they’re running and will therefore either keep old devices around or downgrade the ones they can. It’s easier to downgrade a device to an older Android OS than refactoring a mobile app where the original developer has left the company. Definitely a risky way to run a business but I tend to side with these orgs that Google shouldn’t be the one to decide which apps they’re allowed to install on devices that they own.
