[chromium-discuss] target sdk version issue for crosswalk

[Jincheol Jo]

Hi guys.

I have a question.
Our project uses old chromium as 50 version.

I read this article.
https://developer.android.com/distribute/best-practices/develop/target-sdk

Google Play will require
<https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113469#targetsdk>
that *new apps* target at least Android 8.0 (API level 26) from August 1,
2018, and that *app updates* target Android 8.0 from November 1, 2018.

* Should we rebuild our chromium with new android tools as target SDK
version 26 or just bump up targetSdkVersion of AndroidManifest.xml.*

Sincerely.

[Torne (Richard Coles)]

You should not use such an old chromium version at all - there are a large
number of security issues with it and it's unsafe for your users.

I don't know whether a version that old will build successfully with newer
tools, nor whether increasing targetSdkVersion will cause subtle problems -
any version of chromium from before we updated our code to support Android
8.0 isn't guaranteed to work no matter what you do.

Also, note that this problem is only going to get worse over time if you
remain on ancient code.

Post by Jincheol Jo
Hi guys.
I have a question.
Our project uses old chromium as 50 version.
I read this article.
https://developer.android.com/distribute/best-practices/develop/target-sdk
Google Play will require
<https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113469#targetsdk>
that *new apps* target at least Android 8.0 (API level 26) from August
1, 2018, and that *app updates* target Android 8.0 from November 1, 2018.
* Should we rebuild our chromium with new android tools as target SDK
version 26 or just bump up targetSdkVersion of AndroidManifest.xml.*
Sincerely.
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