Xamarin.Android error ADB0040
Example messages
error ADB0040: The device does not support the minimum SDK level specified in the manifest.
Issue
ADB0040 means that you are trying to deploy to an emulator or device that has an older Android version than what your Xamarin.Android application supports.
This message indicates that adb
(Android Debug Bridge) reported an
INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK error. adb
is part of the Android SDK and
is used internally by Xamarin.Android to communicate with Android
emulators and devices. Learn more about adb
from the Android
documentation.
Solution
Verify you are setting the appropriate values for uses-sdk
in your
AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="15" android:targetSdkVersion="27"/>
Your attached device must at least be able to support minSdkVersion
.
Implementation notes
Note that nothing in the open source xamarin-android repository emits ADB0040, as features such as debugging and "fast deployment" are implemented in the proprietary Xamarin.Android additions.