Unable to adjust minSdkVersion so I cannot use libraries that are dependent on a specific Android version

[payminty-shaun]

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Current Behavior

I receive this error message during my Android builds:

/Users/builder/clone/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml Error:
uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 21 cannot be smaller than version 26 declared in library [:mek_stripe_terminal] /Users/builder/clone/build/mek_stripe_terminal/intermediates/merged_manifest/release/AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 21
Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 21,
or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 26,
or use tools:overrideLibrary="mek.stripeterminal" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

Expected Behavior

If I build this locally with minSdkVersion, then the build works perfectly. I would however like to use the built in FlutterFlow deployment process as I am paying for a Teams license.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install a dependency that requires a minSdkVersion, in my case this is this dependency: https://pub.dev/packages/mek_stripe_terminal

2. Try to perform a deployment to the Google Play store

3. Build process fails with the above error.

Reproducible from Blank

• The steps to reproduce above start from a blank project.

Bug Report Code (Required)

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Context

I need this dependency for my application and this issue is preventing me from using the build/deploy process in FlutterFlow for Android. As a result, I am having to sync my project with GitHub and perform my builds locally which is more inefficient.

Visual documentation

Codemagic Deploy Output
Failed Step: Build AAB with Flutter

Resolving dependencies...
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Got dependencies!

Upgrading build.gradle
Running Gradle task 'bundleRelease'...
Font asset "MaterialIcons-Regular.otf" was tree-shaken, reducing it from 1645184 to 3088 bytes (99.8% reduction). Tree-shaking can be disabled by providing the --no-tree-shake-icons flag when building your app.
Note: /Users/builder/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dev/cloud_firestore-4.8.0/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/firebase/firestore/FlutterFirebaseFirestoreMessageCodec.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: /Users/builder/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dev/cloud_firestore-4.8.0/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/firebase/firestore/FlutterFirebaseFirestoreMessageCodec.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
/Users/builder/clone/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml Error:
uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 21 cannot be smaller than version 26 declared in library [:mek_stripe_terminal] /Users/builder/clone/build/mek_stripe_terminal/intermediates/merged_manifest/release/AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 21
Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 21,
or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 26,
or use tools:overrideLibrary="mek.stripeterminal" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':app:processReleaseMainManifest'.

Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 21 cannot be smaller than version 26 declared in library [:mek_stripe_terminal] /Users/builder/clone/build/mek_stripe_terminal/intermediates/merged_manifest/release/AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 21
Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 21,
or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 26,
or use tools:overrideLibrary="mek.stripeterminal" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)

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BUILD FAILED in 2m 28s
Running Gradle task 'bundleRelease'... 149.6s

┌─ Flutter Fix ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The plugin mek_stripe_terminal requires a higher Android SDK version. │
│ Fix this issue by adding the following to the file │
│ /Users/builder/clone/android/app/build.gradle: │
│ android { │
│ defaultConfig { │
│ minSdkVersion 26 │
│ } │
│ } │
│ │
│ Following this change, your app will not be available to users running Android SDKs below 26. │
│ Consider searching for a version of this plugin that supports these lower versions of the │
│ Android SDK instead. │
│ For more information, see: │
│ https://docs.flutter.dev/deployment/android#reviewing-the-gradle-build-configuration │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Gradle task bundleRelease failed with exit code 1

Build failed :|
Step 7 script Build AAB with Flutter exited with status code 1

Additional Info

No response

Environment

- FlutterFlow version: 4.0
- Platform: Android
- Browser name and version: Chrome 118.0.5993.118 
- Operating system and version affected: Windows 11

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[payminty-shaun]

Hi @hariprasadms / @agreaves, can I please get an update on this issue to keep it open please?

This issue is directly impacting me, and adding the option to edit the minSdkVersion would help me a lot thank you and I don't believe would add much risk to your product.

Thanks!

[hariprasadms]

Hi @payminty-shaun - Thanks for submitting the issue. At this stage, android SDK version not able to change inside editor. There is a work around that pushing the code to git repository and modify the bit of code you required and deploy from outside to stores. However, you can create a feature request under help section, so that the request goes to correct channel and team consider for next steps. I hope this can help you. Thanks

[payminty-shaun]

Hi @payminty-shaun - Thanks for submitting the issue. At this stage, android SDK version not able to change inside editor. There is a work around that pushing the code to git repository and modify the bit of code you required and deploy from outside to stores. However, you can create a feature request under help section, so that the request goes to correct channel and team consider for next steps. I hope this can help you. Thanks

Thanks @hariprasadms, I have done so. Appreciate your help.