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Drop support for Android API levels 21-22 since Google Play Services …
kannanjgithub Mar 6, 2026
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Remove redundant check for API level >= 23.
kannanjgithub Mar 6, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion README.md
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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ gRPC-Java - An RPC library and framework
Supported Platforms
-------------------

gRPC-Java supports Java 8 and later. Android minSdkVersion 21 (Lollipop) and
gRPC-Java supports Java 8 and later. Android minSdkVersion 23 (Marshmallow) and
later are supported with [Java 8 language desugaring][android-java-8].

TLS usage on Android typically requires Play Services Dynamic Security Provider.
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion android/build.gradle
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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ android {
}
compileSdkVersion 34
defaultConfig {
minSdkVersion 22
minSdkVersion 23
targetSdkVersion 33
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
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Expand Up @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ android {
targetCompatibility 1.8
}
defaultConfig {
minSdkVersion 22
minSdkVersion 23
targetSdkVersion 33
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion cronet/build.gradle
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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ android {
namespace = 'io.grpc.cronet'
compileSdkVersion 33
defaultConfig {
minSdkVersion 22
minSdkVersion 23
targetSdkVersion 33
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
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5 changes: 1 addition & 4 deletions cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetChannelBuilder.java
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import static io.grpc.internal.GrpcUtil.DEFAULT_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE;

import android.net.Network;
import android.os.Build;
import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
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builder.setTrafficStatsUid(trafficStatsUid);
}
if (network != null) {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23) {
builder.bindToNetwork(network.getNetworkHandle());
}
builder.bindToNetwork(network.getNetworkHandle());
}
return builder;
}
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defaultConfig {
applicationId "io.grpc.helloworldexample"
minSdkVersion 21
minSdkVersion 23
targetSdkVersion 33
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
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Expand Up @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ android {

defaultConfig {
applicationId "io.grpc.routeguideexample"
minSdkVersion 21
minSdkVersion 23
targetSdkVersion 33
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
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