Meteor minSdkVersion not read by the Google Play Console

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When adding the apk file to the google play console, the minimum API level information is not read. In the mobile-config.js file I set the following parameters:

App.setPreference('android-targetSdkVersion', '28');
App.setPreference('android-minSdkVersion', '24');

target sdk works but google play console sets min sdk to API Level 19+. Is there a way to set this correctly? I would like to support applications with android 7.0+

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Ok, perhaps not a full solution but a hint. When I was experimenting building Meteor Android with Android Studio, on the first build I was getting an error message advising to not set the minimum SDK version in android/app/AndroidManifest.xml ( <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21" android:targetSdkVersion="26" />)and to keep it in the build.gradle file. I notice in my project, the version is set at android/build.gradle.
It looks as follows. Iā€™d start by making sure that the gradle files have the intended minimum SDK version set.

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// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
        maven {
            url "https://maven.google.com"
        }
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        maven {
            url "https://maven.google.com"
        }
        jcenter()
    }
    //This replaces project.properties w.r.t. build settings
    project.ext {
      defaultBuildToolsVersion="28.0.3" //String
      defaultMinSdkVersion=19 //Integer - Minimum requirement is Android 4.4
      defaultTargetSdkVersion=28 //Integer - We ALWAYS target the latest by default
      defaultCompileSdkVersion=28 //Integer - We ALWAYS compile with the latest by default
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}
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Hi,
Thank you for your Hint. At the next implementation, I will share information on how it went

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Hey again,
I tested this hint today and it looks like it works, which makes me happy :slight_smile: However, this should be set in mobile-config.js. of course

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