buildToolsVersion and compileSdkVersion had been deprecated

Question

I've just noticed in a library module, that compileSdkVersion and buildToolsVersion had recently been deprecated. These are the two configurations, which it complains about (strikethrough text). This currently only affects com.android.library, not com.android.application:

plugins {
    id "com.android.library"
}
android {
    defaultConfig {
        compileSdkVersion 31
        buildToolsVersion "31.0.0"
    }
}

When clicking through, on may notice that com.android.build.gradle.AndroidConfig had been deprecated in favor of BaseExtension (whatever that may mean for a matching build.gradle):

Apparently compileSdkVersion is now called compileSdk (this part seems to work) ...and buildToolsVersion has to be defined as a property. But when building (it's not that I've not tried), property buildToolsVerson = "31.0.0" is unknown:

android {
    defaultConfig {
        compileSdk 31
        buildToolsVersion = "31.0.0"
    }
}

How to make it build without deprecation warnings?

score 23 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 13 '23 at 08:18

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If you see this error 'compileSdkVersion' is deprecated For new SDK 33:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
   // compileSdkVersion 33
    defaultConfig {
        compileSdk 33
    }
...}

answered Apr 13 '23 at 08:18

Mori

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This one removed my warning. BUT, I do not get the logic behind: For "minSdkVersion" and "targetSdkVersion", the "Version" postfix is OK (and pretty meaningful to me). BUT in "compileSdkVersion", the "Version" postfix is a problem. Are Google product owners on drugs ? – Jiří Křivánek Aug 16 '23 at 05:59
I've changed "compileSDKversion" to "compile SDK", but buildToolsVersion = '30.0.3' is still deprecated. Should I delete the string " buildToolsVersion = '30.0.3' " completely? – bic55 Aug 21 '23 at 10:26
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Hi @bic55, You can safely remove `buildToolsVersion = '30.0.3'` because according to the documentation: _If you're using Android plugin for Gradle 3.0.0 or higher, your project automatically uses a default version of the build tools that the plugin specifies._ – Amc Aug 24 '23 at 08:28

Martin Zeitler · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-22T08:22:49.543

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It builds alike this (the library module needs to be changed):

plugins {
    id "com.android.application"
}
android {
    defaultConfig {
        compileSdkVersion 31
    }
}

plugins {
    id "com.android.library"
}
android {
    defaultConfig {
        // compileSdkVersion 31
        compileSdk 31
    }
}

edited Sep 22 '21 at 08:22

answered Sep 22 '21 at 07:17

Martin Zeitler

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It is no longer necessary to specify **buildToolsVersion** if you're using Android plugin for Gradle 3.0.0 or higher, because your project automatically uses a default version of the build tools that the plugin specifies. – Amc Aug 24 '23 at 08:33

score 10 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 27 '23 at 14:03

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compileSdk 33
buildToolsVersion = '30.0.3'

edited Aug 27 '23 at 14:03

Nicolas

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answered Aug 08 '23 at 07:47

Herbert Rodriguez

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I've changed "compileSDKversion" to "compile SDK", but buildToolsVersion = '30.0.3' is still deprecated – bic55 Aug 21 '23 at 10:23

score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 17 '21 at 13:07

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If you are using a kts gradle file instead (build.gradle.kts)

plugins {
    id("com.android.library")
}
android {
    defaultConfig {
        // compileSdkVersion 31
        compileSdk = 31
    }
}

answered Oct 17 '21 at 13:07

Chris

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 27 '23 at 03:48

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apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    defaultConfig {
        buildToolsVersion = '30.0.3'
        compileSdk = 31
    }
}

answered Aug 27 '23 at 03:48

WilliaGuy

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buildToolsVersion and compileSdkVersion had been deprecated

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