Play Store app upgrade requirement

Raphael Awoseyin

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Jul 7, 2025, 2:33:37 PM7/7/25

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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

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Jul 7, 2025, 5:51:35 PM7/7/25

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Hi,

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

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

Regards, ah

Raphael Awoseyin

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Jul 7, 2025, 6:31:32 PM7/7/25

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

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Cemal

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Jul 8, 2025, 4:21:55 AM7/8/25

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

Raphael Awoseyin

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Jul 8, 2025, 1:30:09 PM7/8/25

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

FrickelPit

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Jul 8, 2025, 2:20:19 PM7/8/25

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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

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Jul 9, 2025, 4:00:03 AM7/9/25

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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

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Aug 7, 2026, 9:55:27 AM (yesterday) Aug 7

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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

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Aug 7, 2026, 10:17:41 AM (yesterday) Aug 7

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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.

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