PI90760: THE ANDROID:MAXSDKVERSION VALUE IS OVERWRITTEN WHEN AN ANDROID APPLICATION IS BUILT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Product components impacted: Android JSONStore SDK
  Affected mobile development environments: Android
  Mobile Devices Operating Systems impacted: Android
  User roles impacted: Developer
  Distribution: Fix Central, Gradle, DevCenter
  Versions affected: 8.0
  
  In a native Android application the "android:maxSdkVersion"
  property set in AndroidManifest.xml is overwritten upon building
  the
  application when the MobileFirst JSONStore SDK is included in
  the app. In the console output the following is seen:
  
  Value of input property 'maxSdkVersion' has changed for task
  ':app:processWalletReleaseManifest'
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * MobileFirst Android developers who make use of the JSONStore *
  * component.                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When an Android application that embeds the JSONStore SDK    *
  * sets the android:maxSdkVersion value in the                  *
  * AndroidManifest.xml, it is overwritten by the constant value *
  * of 18 by the maxSdkVersion of the JSONStore SDK when the     *
  * application is built.                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The maxSdkVersion has been removed from the AndroidManifest.xml
  of the JSONStore SDK so that the maxSdkVersion if set by the
  application is not overwritten during build.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MOBILE1ST PLATF

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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