Update my app API to Android 13

[Royce_Grey]

People's wallets are involved. They need it dumbed down a bit.

[Royce_Grey]

This is the message I received:
We've detected that your app is targeting an old version of Android. To provide users with a safe and secure experience, Google Play requires all apps to meet target API level requirements.

From August 31, 2023, if your target API level is not within 1 year of the latest Android release, you won't be able to update your app.

To continue making updates to your app, ensure your app targets Android 13 (API level 33).

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Summary

Status

• You won't be able to release app updates (5 days away)

Date sent

Aug 10, 2023

Deadline

Aug 30, 2023

Violation

App must target Android 13 (API level 33) or higher

How to fix

Your highest non-compliant target API level is Android 12 (API level 31).

To ensure that you can continue to make updates to your app you must:

1. Update your app to target Android 13 (API level 33) or higher.
2. Publish a new version of your app to production. Before you do this, you can test your app using internal, closed, or open testing.

O.K., do we have proof now? Well, there's enough for me.

[Royce_Grey]

Yeah, those of us who intend to keep updating our apps are not going to be helped by this fact.

[ShanmugaNathan2023]

SDK 33 is ready in test server, I don't know when will you received updates, but as per previous update, it will be done on AUG,26,2023.
Hope you can soon Target SDK33 within few days

[Anke]

@Royce_Grey

those of us who intend to keep updating our apps are not going to be helped by this fact.

I have already explained everything necessary for this in post #37.

smartphone with android 13 requires api 33 . from January 2023

This is just a warning. As long as your apps aren't on targetSdkVersion = 30 or lower, and you don't plan to update or release a new app right away on Aug. 31 or Sept. 1, there is NO action required for now. Everything you need to know about this:

[Taifun]

@Royce_Grey

those of us who intend to keep updating our apps are not going to be helped by this fact

a temporary solution to extend the deadline until November has been mentioned here

API Level 33 Necessary from August 2023

Thank you for your efforts @ewpatton but here is a temporary solution to extend the deadline till November. Go to Inbox in your play console, click on notification and go to View details. [image] Scroll down and click Request more time. [image] Select appropriate reasons and click Request. You will be granted extension till Nov 01, 2023. [image] Extend deadline for all of your published apps. So, no need to worry as of now, we have enough time to do the things.

Taifun

[GlobalComunication]

Thanks, looking forward to the update

[Spain_Paranormal]

Hi, is there a new date for release with the SDK 33 related changes? I need to update my apps in the near future and wanted to know if finally it will be done before Aug 31. If not i will ask google play store for time extension, but wanted to know if its possible to get app inventor updated before doing so. Thank you very much in advance Sir.

[Paul]

Any news on the update?

[ewpatton]

Due to a few bugs identified on Friday and Saturday we decided to push the release to tomorrow to address those issues.

[Anke]

@ewpatton

Due to a few bugs identified

Have these bugs already been fixed on the test server?

[Spain_Paranormal]

Thank you very much for the info and for your efforts

[ewpatton]

We are still waiting on one fix but everything on ai2-test should be going out with the release.

[Plaza_Miraflor]

google console it sending mail about ours app dont have the requeriment, and need up the level to API for Android 13, i dont know, i am no good, please help me.

[nishyanthkumar]

API Level 33 Necessary from August 2023

My hope is that the update will be available for testing starting this weekend. We're in the process of reviewing a bunch of pull requests that will go into the next release, which is tentatively scheduled for Aug 26.

Update my app API to Android 13

Due to a few bugs identified on Friday and Saturday we decided to push the release to tomorrow to address those issues.

smartphone with android 13 requires api 33 . from January 2023

This is just a warning. As long as your apps aren't on targetSdkVersion = 30 or lower, and you don't plan to update or release a new app right away on Aug. 31 or Sept. 1, there is NO action required for now. Everything you need to know about this:

API Level 33 Necessary from August 2023

Thank you for your efforts @ewpatton but here is a temporary solution to extend the deadline till November. Go to Inbox in your play console, click on notification and go to View details. [image] Scroll down and click Request more time. [image] Select appropriate reasons and click Request. You will be granted extension till Nov 01, 2023. [image] Extend deadline for all of your published apps. So, no need to worry as of now, we have enough time to do the things.

[ZFP_KSA]

I'm waiting for new updates on app inventor.
I appreciate your effort Evan

[Royce_Grey]

It has. But I was annoyed by his seeming assumption that no one should then be worried. That's what I'm objecting to.

[Anke]

@Royce_Grey

But I was annoyed by his seeming assumption that no one should then be worried. That's what I'm objecting to.

Update my app API to Android 13

Exactly, and many users don't seem to realize this and are panicking about Google's pathetic information policy (as I've said elsewhere).

[Micro]

@ewpatton

few bugs identified on Friday and Saturday we decided to push the release to tomorrow to address those issues.

Thank you, Sir

[Royce_Grey]

I'm guessing the release did not go out. I'll apply for the extention and still get an Android 13 version out as soon as I can because I'm planning a new version at Thanksgiving and don't want to crowd new versions too close together.

Thank you.