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

Question

I have one version of app uploaded on Playstore with different architecture and now I want to upload my app with new version but getting.

Error: You can't rollout this release because it doesn't allow any existing users to upgrade to the newly added APKs.

And also getting some warning error like

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.

Right now,

Minimum API level : 16
Maximum API level : 26

and Earlier, it was

Minimum API level : 11
Maximum API level : 21

Anyone have any idea how to resolve this error ?

Solution

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

Comments

[Sanjay Chauhan]

i think you should change application versionCode and versionName .!

[Danger]

Did you increment the versionCode in your gradle file (module:app), and also did you use the same .jks file as previous version, while creating new release version.

[Himadri]

@ Danger Yes updated the versionCode and versionName and earlier I had generated certificate in eclipse and using the same certificate in studio

[Zoe stands with Ukraine]

I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because meta.stackoverflow.com/q/272165/6296561

[Himadri]

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

[Akram]

@Himadri I have updated my answer to answer your question.

[Himadri]

Thanks for answering. I had uploaded mulitple apk with different architecture. By handling version code properly for all apk has resolved my problem

[Akram]

@Himadri Glad that it worked for you. As it solved the problem, please mark my answer as accepted answer then.

[Karan Khurana]

@Merka i've same error, but my min api is same as previous release rollout.

[Tara]

@Merka even I am getting same warning though I have not incremented min API level.

[Akram]

@Tara what changes you had in your build.gradle? Did you for example change the max api level? Or anything else?

[Tara]

no. not even max APi level as well. only version code and name change. Apart from this few URL changes or library updates

[Akram]

@Tara maybe some of the libraries that you are using now, have higher min api level. It is just s guess, can you check it?

[Tara]

ok will check it. Thanks for your support. But incase if they are using it then!!