Play Store app upgrade requirement

[Raphael Awoseyin]

I have just received a notice from Google that my app must be upgraded to target Android 15 (API 35) and use  Google Play Billing Library version 7.0.0 or later. Deadline is 31-August-2025.

How soon can we have the DS version to enable us meet these requirements? Or is the required DS version already available?

[Alan Hendry]

Hi,

On Discord it was suggested that build.json can handle it

{
  "manifest": {
    "minSdkVersion": 23,
    "targetSdkVersion": 35
  }
}

Regards, ah

[Raphael Awoseyin]

And where do I save the build.json file? Can I create it with the DS editor? 

[Cemal]

Yes, open your project and create a file called build.json.

[Raphael Awoseyin]

Done it and successfully uploaded the app to Play Store. Many thanks!

[FrickelPit]

Be careful with targetSDK 35 in build.json. I got problems with that solution and described them in this post. It shows that parts of the screen are missing in app built from apk with targetSDK = 35.

Regards Peter 

[Dave]

Hi Guys,

We will soon release a new version of DS and APKBuilder that internally targets (and builds with) SDK 35, this will be a more reliable solution than just changing the target in the build.json file.

We are very close to a release of the latest beta, we just need to sort a few Android 15 issues out first.

Thanks for your patience

[Raphael Awoseyin]

Google has again required that we update our apps in the Play Store to target  

SDK 36 or 37 and that the Google Play Billing Library be version 9. Can I just have

"targetSdkVersion": 37

in the build.json file and rebuild? And what else do I need to do?

[Ferhat]

Hi,

As far as I know, this isn't possible at the moment. We'll need to wait for a version of APK Builder that's compatible with DroidScript's new SDK libraries.

In the meantime, you can also request an extension through the Play Console. That may give you some additional time while waiting for the updated APK Builder to be released.

7 Ağustos 2026 Cuma tarihinde saat 16:55:27 UTC+3 itibarıyla rsawo...@gmail.com şunları yazdı:

[Jumar]

I tried building AAB by adding targetSdkVersion 36 in build.json, uploaded the bundle to PlayStore and it was accepted.

[Dave]

A new ApkBuilder is available here for 2.79 that targets SDK 16 and Billing 8 - 

  http://droidscript.org/download/v2.79/apkbuilder_v2.79.2b.ppk

(You won't need to use a build.json file to set the target SDK with this one)

[Ferhat]

Hi Dave,

I need to release an urgent update. I’m currently using DroidScript V2.79, but an issue with app.WriteFile() and app.CreateWebServer() has completely halted my project. Are you planning to release an update addressing these issues?

18 Ağustos 2026 Salı tarihinde saat 18:25:28 UTC+3 itibarıyla Dave şunları yazdı:

[Dave]

Hi, 

If you send me a minimal example that demonstrates the problem I am more likely to fix it sooner :)

[Ferhat]

WriteFile issue:

//Called when application is started.
function OnStart()
{
//Create a layout with objects vertically centered.
lay = app.CreateLayout( "Linear", "VCenter,FillXY" )

app.ChooseFile( "Choose a File", "*/*", OnChoose );

//Add layout to app.
app.AddLayout( lay )
}

function OnChoose( file )
{
  /*
  When I add more characters than the original file
  content, the file is updated successfully. However,
  if the new content contains fewer characters than
  the original, the replacement fails. The same issue
  occurs with files inside folders for which the user
  has granted access.
  */
app.WriteFile( file, "Hello" )
}

cfg.EdgeToEdge issue:

Due to Android's new UI design, the navigation and status bars overlap the application content on many devices. As a result, many buttons, UI elements, and other components at the top and bottom of the application become unusable. To handle this properly, we need a way to determine the dimensions of the device's safe areas.

20 Ağustos 2026 Perşembe tarihinde saat 15:03:40 UTC+3 itibarıyla Dave şunları yazdı:

[Alan Hendry]

HI,

I think the writefile problem occurs for uri but not path

You could try to work around it

function OnPermission (pathURI) {
    uri = pathURI
    var folderName = uri.split("%3A")[1].replace("%2F", "/")
//    path = "/Internal/"+folderName
    path = app.GetInternalFolder()+"/"+folderName
    if (uri.search(/primary/i) ==-1) path = app.GetExternalFolder()+"/"+folderName

...

Regards, ah

[Alan Hendry]

HI,

Do we need to use the new version of the builder

to build for Android 16? 

A problem has been reported with OnBack.

(Or can we use the old builder with a Build.json?)

Also, if I build one AAB it completes OK,

but if I try to build another project it gets to 99% then hangs

(closing DS and doing another build is OK),

this was reported in the last version.

Regards, ah

[Dave]

What's the problem with OnBack() and what version of Android is it on?