React Native Android needs to target API level 29 before November 2, 2020

[amarjain07]

Description

As per the new Google Play policy, all apps must target at least Android 10 (API 29) before November 2, 2020.

More info: https://developer.android.com/distribute/play-policies

React Native is targeting API 28 as of today(v0.63), are there any plans to update the target SDK version?

React Native version:

v0.63

Expected Results

React Native to target API 29 well before November 2020, so that all apps using React Native can adapt to it.

[Gustash]

I agree that it needs to be updated upstream, but I'm fairly sure you can update the API target and the build tool versions yourself. I've done it before on previous versions where my app had a higher API target and it worked just fine in production

[aklinker1]

Yup, you can just update it yourself while the upstream is updated. After making the change, run a gradle sync in Android Studio after doing the update to double check that everything went well.

android {
    defaultConfig {
        ...
-       targetSdkVersion 28
+       targetSdkVersion 29
        ...
    }
}

[Gustash]

Btw, I'm pretty sure 0.63.2 already targets API 29

[ayox]

Yup, you can just update it yourself while the upstream is updated. After making the change, run a gradle sync in Android Studio after doing the update to double check that everything went well.

android {
    defaultConfig {
        ...
-       targetSdkVersion 28
+       targetSdkVersion 29
        ...
    }
}

What about other properties, should they also be updated to 29 ?

      { 
        buildToolsVersion = "28.0.3"
        minSdkVersion = 16
        compileSdkVersion = 28
        targetSdkVersion = 29
        supportLibVersion = "28.0.0"
    }

[Gustash]

Yup, you can just update it yourself while the upstream is updated. After making the change, run a gradle sync in Android Studio after doing the update to double check that everything went well.

android {

defaultConfig {

    ...

•   targetSdkVersion 28
  

•   targetSdkVersion 29
  

    ...

}

}

What about other properties, should they also be updated to 29 ?

      { 

        buildToolsVersion = "28.0.3"

        minSdkVersion = 16

        compileSdkVersion = 28

        targetSdkVersion = 29

        supportLibVersion = "28.0.0"

    }

Yes, except for minSdkVersion

[aklinker1]

@ayox If you do the gradle sync in android studio is should walk you though and give you warnings and versions to update them to.

[amarjain07]

@ayox @Gustash @aklinker1
API 29 upgrade is not as straightforward as it seems, since it requires some specific handlings for permissions, storage, caching etc.
The changes that may be required are listed in the following links:
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/10/behavior-changes-all
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/10/behavior-changes-all
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/10/behavior-changes-all
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/10/behavior-changes-all

[Gustash]

@ayox @Gustash @aklinker1

API 29 upgrade is not as straightforward as it seems, since it requires some specific handlings for permissions, storage, caching etc.

The changes that may be required are listed in the following links:

https://developer.android.com/about/versions/10/behavior-changes-all

https://developer.android.com/about/versions/10/behavior-changes-all

https://developer.android.com/about/versions/10/behavior-changes-all

https://developer.android.com/about/versions/10/behavior-changes-all

I don't think any of these are used in the core. And again, 0.63.2 is already targeting API 29, so I don't even know why this issue is still open

[Gustash]

Check #29350

[amarjain07]

Hey @Gustash , I checked the build.gradle of v0.63.2 https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/v0.63.2/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
It shows the targetSDKVersion as 28. Could you help me how you came to know that 0.63.2 is targeting 29?

[Gustash]

Go to the Upgrade Helper from 0.62 to 0.63 and check android/build.gradle.

You can also just run npx react-native init TempProject to start a brand new 0.63 project and you'll see it creates an android/build.gradle with API 29 as a target

[Gustash]

Also, this is what you should be checking for the files created on react-native init

[ibrahimyolbir]

Hi @Gustash I have a question. I dont want to upgrade my React native version 62.2 to 63.2. Is it enough if i just change android/build.gradle > targetSdkVersion = 28 to 29