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Mobile SDK Development Guide

Native Android Requirements

To develop a native Android app, meet the Salesforce and Android requirements.

Salesforce Requirements

Salesforce Mobile SDK 13.0 or later for Android.
A Salesforce Developer Edition organization with a connected app.

The SalesforceSDK project is built with the Android 9 Pie (API 28) library.

Android Requirements

To install the Android development environment, go to the Mobile SDK Trailhead project and do the following steps:

Here’s a list of the items you install.

Java JDK 17 or later—www.oracle.com/downloads.
Latest version of Android Studio —developer.android.com/sdk.
Android SDK, including all APIs in the following range:
- Minimum API: Android 9 Pie (API 28)
- Target API: Android 15 (API 35)
Android SDK Tools
Android Virtual Device (AVD)

For best results, install all Android SDK versions recommended by the Android SDK Manager, and all available versions of Android SDK tools.
On Windows, be sure to run Android Studio as administrator.

Tip

See Also

”Android Studio” at developer.android.com

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