I am using android-sdk on a linux machine to build a cordova project for android. I have everything working fine but I want to understand in more detail how different sdk tools are working.
Current versions of tools installed are ./sdkmanager --list
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Path | Version | Description | Location
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build-tools;25.0.3 | 25.0.3 | Android SDK Build-Tools 25.0.3 | build-tools/25.0.3/
emulator | 26.1.4 | Android Emulator | emulator/
extras;android;m2repository | 47.0.0 | Android Support Repository | extras/android/m2repository/
extras;google;m2repository | 58 | Google Repository | extras/google/m2repository/
patcher;v4 | 1 | SDK Patch Applier v4 | patcher/v4/
platform-tools | 26.0.2 | Android SDK Platform-Tools | platform-tools/
platforms;android-19 | 4 | Android SDK Platform 19 | platforms/android-19/
platforms;android-25 | 3 | Android SDK Platform 25 | platforms/android-25/
platforms;android-26 | 2 | Android SDK Platform 26 | platforms/android-26/
tools | 26.1.1 | Android SDK Tools | tools/
After reading and searching for the different sdk-components I am still not clear on build-tools, platform-tools, platforms and tools. I have not specified any sdkVersion in my configuration but still the target is always set is Android-25. Why isn't it set to the highest available i.e. Android-26 by default.
Currently I have build-tools 25.0.3, platform-tools 26.0.2 and sdk-tools as 26.1.1 and when I add the android platform to my project I get Android target: android-25.
None of these version numbers coincide. So I am confused how is my project being built and which devices will it be compatible with.
