Flutter app not compatible with Android 14

[zamargab]

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Steps to reproduce

1. Create a new flutter app
2. without adding any package or making any changes, build the app
3. Run on Android 14 Physical device

Expected results

The app should run perfectly with any compatibility warning.

Actual results

A user reported that my app showed a compatibility message on Android 14. (This app isn't compatible with the latest version of Android. Check for an update or contact the app's developer.) I decided to research ways to fix this issue but could not find any useful information.

I even created a fresh flutter project without adding packages or making changes, but the message still appears. I attached a screenshot of the message for reference.

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Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.13.9, on macOS 13.3.1 22E261 darwin-x64, locale
    en-GB)
[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 34.0.0)
    ✗ cmdline-tools component is missing
      Run `path/to/sdkmanager --install "cmdline-tools;latest"`
      See https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line for more details.
    ✗ Android license status unknown.
      Run `flutter doctor --android-licenses` to accept the SDK licenses.
      See https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/macos#android-setup for
      more details.
[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 14.3)
[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
[✓] Android Studio (version 2021.2)
[✓] VS Code (version 1.77.3)
[✓] Connected device (3 available)
[✓] Network resources

[huycozy]

Hi @zamargab
Does this issue only happen on a physical device? I checked this issue on emulator (same Android version) but can't reproduce it.

What happens after you click on OK button? Can you still use the app afterward?

Can you share this file content: /android/app/build.gradle?

[zamargab]

It happens only on physical devices. For the version of my app in production, when the user clicks on the ok button, the message disappears but the app often crashes at intervals.

for my production app.

def localProperties = new Properties()
def localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('local.properties')
if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
    localPropertiesFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader ->
        localProperties.load(reader)
    }
}

def flutterRoot = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.sdk')
if (flutterRoot == null) {
    throw GradleException("Flutter SDK not found. Define location with flutter.sdk in the local.properties file.")
}

def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
    flutterVersionCode = '1'
}

def flutterVersionName = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionName')
if (flutterVersionName == null) {
    flutterVersionName = '1.0'
}

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply from: "$flutterRoot/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/flutter.gradle"

   def keystoreProperties = new Properties()
   def keystorePropertiesFile = rootProject.file('key.properties')
   if (keystorePropertiesFile.exists()) {
       keystoreProperties.load(new FileInputStream(keystorePropertiesFile))
   }
  
  
android {
    compileSdkVersion 34
    ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion

    // compileOptions {
    //     sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_1
    //     targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_1
    // }
  

    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = '1.8'
    }

    sourceSets {
        main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
    }

    defaultConfig {
        // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
        applicationId "com.paysure.peppa"
        // You can update the following values to match your application needs.
        // For more information, see: https://docs.flutter.dev/deployment/android#reviewing-the-build-configuration.
        minSdkVersion 24
        targetSdkVersion 34
        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
        versionName flutterVersionName
    }

   signingConfigs {
       release {
           keyAlias keystoreProperties['keyAlias']
           keyPassword keystoreProperties['keyPassword']
           storeFile keystoreProperties['storeFile'] ? file(keystoreProperties['storeFile']) : null
           storePassword keystoreProperties['storePassword']
       }
   }
   buildTypes {
       release {
            lintOptions {

                disable 'InvalidPackage'
                disable "Instantiatable"
                checkReleaseBuilds false
                abortOnError false

            }
           signingConfig signingConfigs.release
       }
   }


}

flutter {
    source '../..'
}

dependencies {
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
    implementation 'com.android.installreferrer:installreferrer:2.2'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:18.0.1'
    implementation platform('com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:31.2.3')
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics'
    implementation "com.clevertap.android:push-templates:1.0.5"
    //start
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:21.0.0'
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'
    implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.2.1'
    implementation 'androidx.viewpager:viewpager:1.0.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'
    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.12.0'

    //end
    implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.3.0'
    implementation 'androidx.fragment:fragment:1.3.6'
    implementation 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:latest.release'

    
}

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

for the fresh flutter app i created to try solve this issue. I did not make any changes or add any packages. I only created the app then built an apk

plugins {
    id "com.android.application"
    id "kotlin-android"
    id "dev.flutter.flutter-gradle-plugin"
}

def localProperties = new Properties()
def localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('local.properties')
if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
    localPropertiesFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader ->
        localProperties.load(reader)
    }
}

def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
    flutterVersionCode = '1'
}

def flutterVersionName = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionName')
if (flutterVersionName == null) {
    flutterVersionName = '1.0'
}

android {
    namespace "com.example.control_peppa"
    compileSdkVersion flutter.compileSdkVersion
    ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }

    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = '1.8'
    }

    sourceSets {
        main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
    }

    defaultConfig {
        // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
        applicationId "com.example.control_peppa"
        // You can update the following values to match your application needs.
        // For more information, see: https://docs.flutter.dev/deployment/android#reviewing-the-gradle-build-configuration.
        minSdkVersion flutter.minSdkVersion
        targetSdkVersion flutter.targetSdkVersion
        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
        versionName flutterVersionName
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            // TODO: Add your own signing config for the release build.
            // Signing with the debug keys for now, so `flutter run --release` works.
            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
        }
    }
}

flutter {
    source '../..'
}

dependencies {}

[DaveLomber]

We have same issue

[reidbaker]

We are digging into this but currently do not know why your app is seeing this dialog.
This reddit post seems to indicate it is happening to pure android apps as well. https://beta.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/17bp21f/this_app_isnt_compatible_with_the_latest_version/?sort=confidence

The only thing I see in your build file that looks old is the version of java (1.8) but I think that was/is part of the flutter template and have no specific evidence that is the issue.

[reidbaker]

Digging into the android source the comments indicate this is used when the apps is in 32bit mode and the device is a 64 bit device.
https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/main/+/main:frameworks/base/core/res/res/values/strings.xml;l=5420?q=deprecated_abi_message%20f:strings.xml%20%22compatible%20with%20the%20latest%20version%20of%20Android%22%20%20

In our documentation flutter supports building android for both 32 and 64 bit android. https://docs.flutter.dev/deployment/android#:~:text=per%2Dabi%20flag.-,What%20are%20the%20supported%20target%20architectures%3F,x86%20Android%20through%20ARM%20emulation.

[reidbaker]

@zamargab can you try to build with split abis and see if you use the 64 bit version the dialog goes away?
https://docs.flutter.dev/deployment/android#build-an-apk

Further digging into the android code shows that the dialog might only appear one time per package. https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/main/+/main:frameworks/base/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DeprecatedAbiDialog.java;l=44?q=AppWarnings.FLAG_HIDE_DEPRECATED_ABI%20-f:strings.xml

[faaqi]

I built the release Android App bundle and shared it via internal testing. It works fine on other versions but shows black screen for Android 14. @reidbaker

[zamargab]

I performed a split build, and we installed the 64-bit version of the app on an Android 14 device., the dialog did not appear. The issue of sporadically displaying a blank screen still persists. This problem is similar to what @faaqi also mentioned. This is only happening on Android 14 devices.

[reidbaker]

OK can one of yall file a different issue for the black screen on android 14 (with reproduction code). I am going to close this since I think we have confirmed the dialog is unrelated to android 14.

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