How to fix "Call requires API level 26 (current min is 25) " error in Android

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I know this question may be duplicated but I didn't find any answer for my problem, I'm using LocalDateTime in my Android app that requires API 26 and my device's API is 25.

What can I do? Your help will be very appreciated.

It is quite obvious that you can't use newer features on older devices. You have to either implement this feature by yourself, or find a library that provides similar functionality — Vladyslav Matviienko, Jun 21 '19 at 06:25

score 21 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 04 '21 at 04:01

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You need to use https://github.com/JakeWharton/ThreeTenABP to be able using LocalDateTime with Android API < 26.

Add the dependencies to your project (please follow the project README):

implementation 'com.jakewharton.threetenabp:threetenabp:1.2.1'

Then change your LocalDateTime import from:

import java.time.LocalDateTime;

to:

import org.threeten.bp.LocalDateTime;

Update:

The library mentioned above is no longer the best way as mentioned in JakeWharton/ThreeTenABP README:

Attention: Development on this library is winding down. Please consider switching to Android Gradle plugin 4.0, java.time.*, and its core library desugaring feature in the coming months.

To use LocalDateTime in older API levels, use the desugaring feature from Gradle plugin 4.0: https://developer.android.com/studio/write/java8-support#library-desugaring

edited Feb 04 '21 at 04:01

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answered Jun 21 '19 at 03:32

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Thank you so much! You saved me. – Anna Jun 21 '19 at 23:49
Great it helps you! – ישו אוהב אותך Jun 22 '19 at 02:43
It is recommended now in the ThreeTenABP repo that you use code desugaring(https://developer.android.com/studio/write/java8-support#library-desugaring) – Hiro Nov 25 '20 at 18:40

Jim · Answer 2 · 2020-09-29T05:57:56.720

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The best way to use LocalDateTime on a lower versions of Android is by desugaring (you must have Android Gradle plugin version 4.0 or higher). Just add the below lines to your app module gradle file:

Finally, add the ff. dependency to your dependencies block:

coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.0.10'

edited Sep 29 '20 at 05:57

answered Aug 19 '20 at 15:06

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score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

You can use ThreeTenBP. But for android it is recommended to use Jake Wharton's ThreeTenABP.

Why not use ThreeTenBP?

Similar to the problems with using Joda-Time on Android, the threetenbp uses a JAR resource for loading timezone information. This is an extremely inefficient mechanism on Android.

This library places the timezone information as a standard Android asset and provides a custom loader for parsing it efficiently.

Why not use Joda-Time?

Joda-Time has a very large API which brings with it a very large binary size and large method count. The creator of both JSR-310 and Joda-Time has also said that while Joda-Time isn't broken, it does have design flaws.

If you are using Joda-Time already, there's little reason to switch unless its size or method count is relevant to you. For new projects, however, this library offers the standard APIs in Java 8 as a much smaller package in not only binary size and method count, but also in API size.

These explanations came from Jake Wharton's ThreeTenABP.

I just followed the link you gave me but the error is always there :( — Anna, Jun 21 '19 at 02:31

How to fix "Call requires API level 26 (current min is 25) " error in Android

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