I getting this error while publish application to playstore

Question

This is my Warning message while publish my application to playstore.

Device support removed Warning:

Deactivation of this APK will result in your app being available for new installs on fewer types of devices.

Tip:

If this is an unintended change, then retain this APK in the new release or ensure that your new APKs support all currently supported devices.

This is my SDKversion minSdkVersion 21 targetSdkVersion 28

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49443602/warning-deactivation-of-this-apk-will-result-in-your-app-being-available-for-n?rq=1 — Quick learner, Jan 18 '19 at 11:50
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43098392/error-while-uploading-apk-on-playstore — Quick learner, Jan 18 '19 at 11:50
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because https://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/272165/6296561 — Zoe, Jan 18 '19 at 12:07

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 18 '19 at 11:52

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It is because you increased minimum api level from 11 to 16, so some of your potential users with android 16- can not update their application.

Update

I cannot decrease the api level due to some library used Is there any solution to resolve this error

To answer your question, you can upload multiple apk in play store. One with old libraries that support minSdk 11 and one with new libraries and possibly new functionalities that supports minSdk 16. You can find the required guides here

answered Jan 18 '19 at 11:52

Kannan panneer selvam

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Is there any problem, to ignore this warning and start Rollout to production? – TCSTEST Jan 18 '19 at 12:06
Library which supports high api level wont work . but google itself shows the error if api level is min and need to increase – Kannan panneer selvam Jan 18 '19 at 12:09
I did not increase this level and am getting this error. – Nimitz14 Sep 05 '19 at 15:44

I getting this error while publish application to playstore

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