Your application is currently targeting API level 23. However, it must target API level 26 to a minimum in order to benefit from the latest APIs

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Please, I'm in the process of publishing an app on Google Play and I've had a problem with the version of the API, I've already tried to change the API version to the latest version but it does not work . the error message is :Your application is currently targeting API level 23. However, it must target API level 26 to a minimum in order to benefit from the latest APIs, which are optimized for security and performance. Set the target API level of your application to at least 26.

here it is my app.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'

defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.me.guide.myapp"
    minSdkVersion 15
    targetSdkVersion 23
    versionCode 1
    versionName "DEVELOP-EMS"
}
buildTypes {
    release {
        debuggable false
        minifyEnabled true
        shrinkResources true
        proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
    }
}
} 
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.2.1'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:8.4.0'
}

thanks?

https://stackoverflow.com/q/33517184/62576 I see where it says `targetSdkVersion 23`. Did you try changing that to `26` instead? — Ken White, Aug 23 '18 at 01:29
You have several `23` entries in your app.gradle. Certainly you can put some effort into solving this? — Ken White, Aug 23 '18 at 19:31

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 28 '18 at 11:05

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Change your targetSdkVersion to 26. You say this doesn't work. This is the required solution, so can you say more about why it doesn't work?

answered Aug 28 '18 at 11:05

Nick Fortescue

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Your application is currently targeting API level 23. However, it must target API level 26 to a minimum in order to benefit from the latest APIs

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